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Still Life With Murder (2010)

by P.B. Ryan(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Hawkley Books

series

Nell Sweeney Historical Mysteries

review 1: I was so amazed this was a free book on Amazon! I've been making the rounds of the free-reads with little success (too much sex and not enough of a storyline is usually the problem), but this one was a pleasant surprise. Although not entirely historically accurate, the characters were fleshed-out, the ending had a twist, and Ryan left me wanting to continue Nell's story. Altogether, I came at the book with some trepidation, but in the end I was very happy. Cheers to Ryan!
review 2: It took me a long time to understand the appeal of mysteries. When I was a child, I couldn’t even stand the suspense of watching Lassie. Even though everything worked out fine in the end, I would leave the room when my family watched that program.When I started working for the Pa... moremunkey Regional Library, my boss suggested I try talking books. The library system is spread out over four counties in central Virginia and my job required a lot of driving. So I picked up some books on tape and found I liked that form of reading.I decided to try some of the Grande Dames of mystery – Allingham, Sayers and Christie. I figured those mysteries couldn’t be too bloody and I would just have to deal with the suspense. With audiobooks you can’t turn to the last page to see if it all turns out okay.I finally understood the appeal of mystery stories, especially series. So when a volume of a series is available for free on BookBub or somewhere else, I download them. That is the long way to say why I read this book by Ryan.I like the book and I may someday look for the rest of the series. Nell Sweeney is an interesting character and I like how she uses her brain. Her “partner,” William Hewitt is also appealing and smart. Learning about that time period in Boston also has some charm for me. All in all this was a fast, entertaining read. less

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