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Deadly Daggers (2010)

by Joyce Lavene(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0425236447 (ISBN13: 9780425236444)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Berkley

series

A Renaissance Faire Mystery

review 1: I pulled this book off the shelf because my friends and I were talking about visiting the Renaissance Festival today and I thought it would give me an idea what to expect. At first I was worried this book would be cheesy, given that the main character's boyfriend is named Chase Manhattan and comes from serious money. But the authors manage to explain that in a rather logical manner and proceed to paint a charming portrait of a town peopled with oddballs and oddities (Bart the Human Tree, Fred the Red Dragon, Robin Hood, Mother Goose, people who duel with swords and bow and arrow, and monks who duel with flour) and you come to love this weird little world. It is a nice combination of a historical mystery and a modern cozy, with a less far-fetched involvement by the main ... morecharacter in sniffing out the murderer than you find in a cozy set in a more ordinary world. The mystery was pretty well done and the characters were fun. I would read another in this series.
review 2: It's going to be tough summer. Jessie studies with Daisy, renowned swords-woman of the village this summer in hopes of learning how to make a dagger. Somehow Jessie didn't take in what hot and heavy work this would be - working on olde worlde clothing in summer heat near a forge... It doesn't help that Portia and Bart are pressuring her to work her matchmaking magic or that Daisy is having troubles of her own. Daisy's ex-lover Alastair is the RenFaire's star visitor this summer, until Alastair gets himself murdered right after losing a public duel with Daisy (which was right after he insulted her publicly.) Meantime Alastair's evil dagger collection is also floating around the village, and as they are valuable (and possibly evidence) its Chase's job to help locate them. Jessie insists on helping, as usual. Meantime Chase's brother and ex-fiance are trying to convince to the brave Bailiff to either come back with them and run the family business or sign away his share. There's never a dull moment in this village, or in this mystery :) less

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