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Handcuffs & High Heels: A Ruby Wisdom Mystery (2000)

by J.M. Edwards(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

series

Ruby Wisdom

review 1: Dollycas’s ThoughtsThis story is all about the characters.Ruby Wisdom, ex-wife of the local sheriff, is a P.I. you don’t want to mess with. She has gained a lot of wisdom herself over the years to live up to her name. She is a woman with curves and her favorite snack is Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls. She is dating a younger man, Clint. Her is a UPS delivery man who not only looks great in his uniform but makes her happy and treats her right. Her Aunt and Uncle are today’s version of the Bickersons. Her mother tries hard to just keep everyone getting along but can always throw a few zingers in herself as well.Her latest case is to get evidence that the local car dealer is cheating on his wife, which isn’t too hard because the whole town know he is and he is beddin... moreg more than one woman that is not his wife. One of them happens to be Ruby’s boyfriend’s sister! Sadly before his wife can even file for divorce the guy ends up dead.Tripp, the car dealer really isn’t much to look at and he treats his wife like trash and barely tolerates any of the women around him but money makes certain women want to be with him. He is an easy character to hate and one I wasn’t hurt to see dead.The storyline was tight and there are plenty of suspects. I really enjoyed the humor throughout the whole book. The dialogue between all the characters was fun to read. This series is off to a splendid start. I look forward to reading the next Ruby Wisdom mystery.
review 2: This is the story of Ruby Wisdom, the only P.I. in a town so small everyone knows everyone else's business. She's hired by Violet to confirm that her husband's cheating on her. When said husband turns up dead at a local motel, she finds herself no longer looking into who he was cheating with, but who would want him dead.I loved this book. The characters were quirky, and there were many times I found myself laughing at some of the things they were saying and doing. Ruby is surrounded by a bunch of interesting characters, including her ex-husband, the Sheriff. At times it seemed like Ruby should have his job, since she came up with angles to look at that he didn't. There's Clint, the UPS boyfriend who always seems to know who's where since he drives around town, and her aunt and uncle, who are always fighting. There's a side story with the aunt and uncle that neatly ties into Ruby's investigation.One of the other reasons I enjoyed this book is because the killer wasn't who I expected it to be. I hate when I'm reading a mystery and halfway through I figure out who's at fault. In this book, it wasn't an issue, and I appreciated that.This was my first time reading anything by this author, and I'm definitely willing to read more.**A free copy was provided by the author via LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review** less

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