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Loading... Quickstep to Murder: A Ballroom Dance Mystery (edition 2011)by Ella Barrick
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Easy enough read. Bit light on the investigating but it was interesting enough. Typical cozy mystery. Will possibly pick up the rest of the series if they come on sale. ( ) The blurb about the author, Ella Barrick reassured me that I did not have to be a ballroom dancing fanatic to enjoy Quickstep to Murder. I tend to lead when I do ballroom dancing which is OK when you are learning in a group of all young girls but not OK when dancing for real! I really enjoyed this book, I have never read anything by Ella Barrick before, now I want to read anything that she writes. The main character, Stacy Graysin is a ballroom dancer competitor and teaches different types of dancing in the Grayson Motion studio. She owns half of the studio and the other half was owned by her ex-fiance. They broke up when she walked in on him in bed with rumba dancer, Solana. Not long after that she finds Rafe, her ex-fiance lying on the carpet dead. Stacy is a little bit too trusting and gets into situations which later cause her to wonder if they could be the killer. Detective Lissy is a bit irritating in his manner as he doesn't seem to get farther in the investigation than Stacy does by accident. There are several characters that I predict will reappear in the future books in this series. The author is clever and writes great dialogues, keeps a fast pace and your interest will not wane. I love that she mixed in some politics and fashion. I highly recommend Quickstep to Murder for your cozy reading pleasure. Stacy Graysin is living her dream of being a competitive ballroom dancer. She also owns a dance studio with her ex-finance and dance partner, Rafe. Things have not been so great since their breakup and they are both looking for new dance partners as soon as the next two competitions are over. But Stacy finds herself in need of a new partner sooner than she expects when she finds Rafe's body with a bullet in his head. As the woman scorned she is at the top of the suspect list and is determined to clear her name. Only when she starts investigating Rafe's death does she discover that his adventures did not end in the bedroom. Now her investigations have made her a target. This was a really nice start to new cozy series. Stacy and her friends and family are interesting. The setting in DC is nice. The mystery was actually pretty good for a cozy. Stacy is pretty reckless, but so are most cozy detectives. I learned a little about dancing and dance competitions, but not too much. I will be reading the next in the series. no reviews | add a review
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After her business partner and ex-fiance is found murdered in their dance studio, Stacy Graysin finds her world spinning wildly out of control when she is named the chief suspect in the investigation. No library descriptions found. |
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