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Title: Grace Under Pressure
Author: Julie Hyzy
ISBN: 9780425235218
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime/2010
Pages: 310
Grace Under Pressure is set in a Manor in Emberstowne and is a cozy mystery. Grace Wheaton is the assistant curator of Marshfield Manor. Just when she thinks her life is settled, the curator of the Manor is murdered. It seems like a mistaken killing as the killer wanted to get the owner Bennett Marshfield.
Grace takes over as the curator and starts to investigate the murder in her own fashion. She discovers that everyone is trying to get a piece out of the owner. She discovers some dubious financial dealings. And while searching through her own papers left to her by her mother, she finds a link with Manor.
Grace does whatever it takes to save the Manor despite the skeletons tumbling out. It is good cozy mystery and Hyzy has created a good character in Grace. This is the first book in the Manor of murder mystery series. Worth looking at..
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9 comments:
Oh, I love cozy mysteries, and the cover and synopsis make this one sound like a must-read.
Here's mine:
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Sounds like an interesting mystery indeed.
My `J` is up
I do love a mystery!
http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/10/to-z-starts-with-j.html
Love this type of book!
Thanks for playing!
A cozy mystery in a manor! Sounds like just the thing for me! Here's mine: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2010/10/z-wednesday-letter-j.html
I enjoy her White House Chef mysteries. I have this one on my shelf.
I haven't read a mystery in a while. Sounds like this could be an interesting one.
I love mysteries! I'm now trying to open up and be more diverse into reading new branches of this genre. And this one sounds like another good one =)
I read this one a little while ago and I really enjoyed it too. Great review :)
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