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Deadly Magic (2012)

by Elisabeth Crabtree(Favorite Author)

3.26 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Elisabeth Crabtree

series

A Grace Holliday Mystery

review 1: OK; it's really a 3.5 :)Enough of a story to keep me interested, and an enjoyable read. There are times when I wished I had pen and paper to hand to work out the layout of the office block where it all happens (actually this was provided at one point.)It would also have helped to keep track of all the characters - most are related to or have been married to one of the others!Still, a murder at a magic show, several other murders and a mysterious back story or three. Worth a quick read, but I don't think there is enough to make me want to read a sequel
review 2: Toy company with an attached toy store, a magic shop, illusions, a stage show and murder all sound like an interesting setting for a story. Grace, our protagonist, has worked for the Straker Toy Company... more as a designer for ten years. Why, we’re just not sure because it’s definitely not a good place to work. When the boss’ wife is killed on his birthday on stage during a magic act she used to tour with, it’s ruled a suicide. But Grace knows that just doesn’t make sense and starts asking questions, putting her own life in danger.Plenty of characters with a great deal of motive is the best I can say about this story. We don’t know whodunit until the author is set to reveal it. The biggest problem with the story is a lack of character building and a scattered plot. You will dislike some characters and be very suspicious of others, and that’s the most interesting aspect of the story. Other than the reveal of a detective’s background information to tell us other character’s histories, we really don’t know much about anyone. And that includes Grace who comes across as a doormat. I almost walked away from this book a number of times. The beginning is confusing and much of the rest of it, while holding the occasional interesting scene or learning a new piece of information, was surrounded by filler that had you wondering why Grace continued to work there, or even why her boyfriend was dating her. less

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