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Some secrets can't stay hidden, especially when they involve murder...Liz Farrell is still reeling over the murder of her mother almost a year earlier at the hands of her father, Leo Bauer, when she receives the startling news that she's inherited her estranged father's sizable estate. Unable to come to terms with her father's unspeakable legacy, Liz and her grandmother, Kate Stanton, visit Leo's property in Benedict Canyon, desperately hoping to find closure. Instead, they find a bunker show more hidden under an old hunting lodge that had been used by Leo at one time to hold Liz's mother captive. Horrified by the discovery, Liz immediately orders the bunker filled and the lodge destroyed but the ensuing demolition quickly comes to a grinding halt after a man's remains are discovered in a shallow grave at the base of the old lodge. Once the press get wind of the gruesome discovery, rumors quickly surface, linking the remains to a murder spree that took place at the same address almost half a century earlier; a murder spree conveniently covered up by the governor at the time who also happened to be Leo Bauer's stepbrother. Liz and Kate's efforts to uncover the truth behind the murders are soon hampered by family secrets and a killer who's intent on finishing the job started almost fifty years ago. show lessTags
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Liz, one of the main characters, unexpectedly inherits a piece of real estate from her estranged father and discovers a body on the estate. Simultaneously, Liz's realtor aunt discovers a murder victim in one of the houses she's showing. And a third thread of the mystery involves a friend of the family.
This was the first book in this series that I've read -- there were a lot of characters involved and it was difficult for me to keep track of who was who in the beginning (I started reading it late at night, and had to re-read several chapters the next morning to get it all straight). I think character development would also have been clarified by reading the book -- while I liked the characters all right, I didn't quite feel that I "knew" show more them well enough. Although it can stand alone, I think this book would be much more enjoyable if its prequel were read first to explain all the background info that is frequently referenced in this book.
The book is fairly well written with good description and very few grammatical errors ("enamored with" instead of "enamored of" is the only one I recall seeing). A fun way to spend a rainy day! show less
This was the first book in this series that I've read -- there were a lot of characters involved and it was difficult for me to keep track of who was who in the beginning (I started reading it late at night, and had to re-read several chapters the next morning to get it all straight). I think character development would also have been clarified by reading the book -- while I liked the characters all right, I didn't quite feel that I "knew" show more them well enough. Although it can stand alone, I think this book would be much more enjoyable if its prequel were read first to explain all the background info that is frequently referenced in this book.
The book is fairly well written with good description and very few grammatical errors ("enamored with" instead of "enamored of" is the only one I recall seeing). A fun way to spend a rainy day! show less
Reading this novel was my first introduction to the writing by author Marta Tandori. In order to acquaint myself to the author before reading the novel, I briefly visited the Facebook page of “Marta Tandori Author”. As introduction for the “About” section, it says, “Writer of women's suspense: strong female protagonists with closets full of nasty skeletons and the odd murder or two.” I couldn’t wait to begin reading this novel.
It is my understanding that the title of “No Hard Feelings” is a sequel as requested by readers to the title, “Too Little, Too Late”. In answer to multiple fan requests, the author decided to create the Kate Stanton Mystery Series based on the characters from the book. The new title, “No show more Hard Feelings” features Kate Stanton, the feisty and successful semi-retired real estate broker and her new granddaughter, Liz Farrell.
Although this book is a sequel, I thoroughly enjoyed it as a page-turning, suspense-filled independent mystery. There are some sequels and books in a series that cannot be read independently or “out of order”. There are also some sequels and books in a series where the author takes valuable space in the new title to reiterate character history and/or plot history. I am thrilled to share that Marta Tandori does neither. The novel captivates the reader as it blossoms like a flower from beautiful bud to exquisite and multi-layered petals. It reminds me that there are moments in life when you meet individuals that are new acquaintances to you but you can immediately tell that these same individuals have known each other for a long time when you see them exchange a meaningful glance or hear part of their shared conversation that almost seems as though it is spoken in a code only they can understand. You can tell that they share history and have deep respect and love for one another. As I was reading the conversations between Kate and her daughter Eve, Eve and the detective, Eve and daughter Karen and niece Liz, Kate with Karen and Liz, I found myself wishing that I had read “Too Little, Too Late” first but it didn’t detract my appreciation of this novel. It only intrigued me all the more in wishing to spend more time with all of the characters as introduced by the author. It will be very exciting to read the original novel, “Too Little, Too Late” and to read the continued development of this series.
I do not include spoilers in my book reviews but must include that the title of “No Hard Feelings” will unfold in a very unique way! I mention it here as it is an extraordinary element of the story and the presentation when used in the novel is outstanding and clever!
One of the conversations between Liz and Karen (see partial quotations below) really made me smile as years after being in 4th grade a few of my classmates and I learned that the reason our class spent sooooo much time on Social Studies with first year teacher, Mr. R.S. was due to his own total delight and interest in the subjects of geography and history and his non-interest in science. Looking back, we realized we didn’t have any science lessons that year. But apparently it all worked out in the end as most of us went forward to have Mr. T.U. for 5th grade and he had the opposite preference so our 5th grade year was filled with science lessons and no social studies lessons. But to this day, I still have an unusual amount of remembrances of statistics and unusual facts about Paraguay and Uruguay, the two (2) countries my team was assigned by Mr. R.S. It made me wonder if Karen had any science lessons in her 6th grade year.
30% - Locations 1156-63 on b&w Kindle.
Liz turned to look at her (Karen) in astonishment. “You’re like an encyclopedia. How do you know all this?
Karen grinned, looking slightly shamefaced. “Grade six social studies project.”
I received a pre-publication copy from the author. The author contacted me via private message on Facebook due to mutual participation in The Mystery Readers Book Club (also on Facebook). I was invited to contact her via email if interested in receiving a copy of the book to read and review prior to publication date at the end of May 2014. show less
It is my understanding that the title of “No Hard Feelings” is a sequel as requested by readers to the title, “Too Little, Too Late”. In answer to multiple fan requests, the author decided to create the Kate Stanton Mystery Series based on the characters from the book. The new title, “No show more Hard Feelings” features Kate Stanton, the feisty and successful semi-retired real estate broker and her new granddaughter, Liz Farrell.
Although this book is a sequel, I thoroughly enjoyed it as a page-turning, suspense-filled independent mystery. There are some sequels and books in a series that cannot be read independently or “out of order”. There are also some sequels and books in a series where the author takes valuable space in the new title to reiterate character history and/or plot history. I am thrilled to share that Marta Tandori does neither. The novel captivates the reader as it blossoms like a flower from beautiful bud to exquisite and multi-layered petals. It reminds me that there are moments in life when you meet individuals that are new acquaintances to you but you can immediately tell that these same individuals have known each other for a long time when you see them exchange a meaningful glance or hear part of their shared conversation that almost seems as though it is spoken in a code only they can understand. You can tell that they share history and have deep respect and love for one another. As I was reading the conversations between Kate and her daughter Eve, Eve and the detective, Eve and daughter Karen and niece Liz, Kate with Karen and Liz, I found myself wishing that I had read “Too Little, Too Late” first but it didn’t detract my appreciation of this novel. It only intrigued me all the more in wishing to spend more time with all of the characters as introduced by the author. It will be very exciting to read the original novel, “Too Little, Too Late” and to read the continued development of this series.
I do not include spoilers in my book reviews but must include that the title of “No Hard Feelings” will unfold in a very unique way! I mention it here as it is an extraordinary element of the story and the presentation when used in the novel is outstanding and clever!
One of the conversations between Liz and Karen (see partial quotations below) really made me smile as years after being in 4th grade a few of my classmates and I learned that the reason our class spent sooooo much time on Social Studies with first year teacher, Mr. R.S. was due to his own total delight and interest in the subjects of geography and history and his non-interest in science. Looking back, we realized we didn’t have any science lessons that year. But apparently it all worked out in the end as most of us went forward to have Mr. T.U. for 5th grade and he had the opposite preference so our 5th grade year was filled with science lessons and no social studies lessons. But to this day, I still have an unusual amount of remembrances of statistics and unusual facts about Paraguay and Uruguay, the two (2) countries my team was assigned by Mr. R.S. It made me wonder if Karen had any science lessons in her 6th grade year.
30% - Locations 1156-63 on b&w Kindle.
Liz turned to look at her (Karen) in astonishment. “You’re like an encyclopedia. How do you know all this?
Karen grinned, looking slightly shamefaced. “Grade six social studies project.”
I received a pre-publication copy from the author. The author contacted me via private message on Facebook due to mutual participation in The Mystery Readers Book Club (also on Facebook). I was invited to contact her via email if interested in receiving a copy of the book to read and review prior to publication date at the end of May 2014. show less
Reading this novel was my first introduction to the writing by author Marta Tandori. In order to acquaint myself to the author before reading the novel, I briefly visited the Facebook page of “Marta Tandori Author”. As introduction for the “About” section, it says, “Writer of women's suspense: strong female protagonists with closets full of nasty skeletons and the odd murder or two.” I couldn’t wait to begin reading this novel.
It is my understanding that the title of “No Hard Feelings” is a sequel as requested by readers to the title, “Too Little, Too Late”. In answer to multiple fan requests, the author decided to create the Kate Stanton Mystery Series based on the characters from the book. The new title, “No show more Hard Feelings” features Kate Stanton, the feisty and successful semi-retired real estate broker and her new granddaughter, Liz Farrell.
Although this book is a sequel, I thoroughly enjoyed it as a page-turning, suspense-filled independent mystery. There are some sequels and books in a series that cannot be read independently or “out of order”. There are also some sequels and books in a series where the author takes valuable space in the new title to reiterate character history and/or plot history. I am thrilled to share that Marta Tandori does neither. The novel captivates the reader as it blossoms like a flower from beautiful bud to exquisite and multi-layered petals. It reminds me that there are moments in life when you meet individuals that are new acquaintances to you but you can immediately tell that these same individuals have known each other for a long time when you see them exchange a meaningful glance or hear part of their shared conversation that almost seems as though it is spoken in a code only they can understand. You can tell that they share history and have deep respect and love for one another. As I was reading the conversations between Kate and her daughter Eve, Eve and the detective, Eve and daughter Karen and niece Liz, Kate with Karen and Liz, I found myself wishing that I had read “Too Little, Too Late” first but it didn’t detract my appreciation of this novel. It only intrigued me all the more in wishing to spend more time with all of the characters as introduced by the author. It will be very exciting to read the original novel, “Too Little, Too Late” and to read the continued development of this series.
I do not include spoilers in my book reviews but must include that the title of “No Hard Feelings” will unfold in a very unique way! I mention it here as it is an extraordinary element of the story and the presentation when used in the novel is outstanding and clever!
One of the conversations between Liz and Karen (see partial quotations below) really made me smile as years after being in 4th grade a few of my classmates and I learned that the reason our class spent sooooo much time on Social Studies with first year teacher, Mr. R.S. was due to his own total delight and interest in the subjects of geography and history and his non-interest in science. Looking back, we realized we didn’t have any science lessons that year. But apparently it all worked out in the end as most of us went forward to have Mr. T.U. for 5th grade and he had the opposite preference so our 5th grade year was filled with science lessons and no social studies lessons. But to this day, I still have an unusual amount of remembrances of statistics and unusual facts about Paraguay and Uruguay, the two (2) countries my team was assigned by Mr. R.S. It made me wonder if Karen had any science lessons in her 6th grade year.
30% - Locations 1156-63 on b&w Kindle.
Liz turned to look at her (Karen) in astonishment. “You’re like an encyclopedia. How do you know all this?
Karen grinned, looking slightly shamefaced. “Grade six social studies project.”
I received a pre-publication copy from the author. The author contacted me via private message on Facebook due to mutual participation in The Mystery Readers Book Club (also on Facebook). I was invited to contact her via email if interested in receiving a copy of the book to read and review prior to publication date at the end of May 2014. show less
It is my understanding that the title of “No Hard Feelings” is a sequel as requested by readers to the title, “Too Little, Too Late”. In answer to multiple fan requests, the author decided to create the Kate Stanton Mystery Series based on the characters from the book. The new title, “No show more Hard Feelings” features Kate Stanton, the feisty and successful semi-retired real estate broker and her new granddaughter, Liz Farrell.
Although this book is a sequel, I thoroughly enjoyed it as a page-turning, suspense-filled independent mystery. There are some sequels and books in a series that cannot be read independently or “out of order”. There are also some sequels and books in a series where the author takes valuable space in the new title to reiterate character history and/or plot history. I am thrilled to share that Marta Tandori does neither. The novel captivates the reader as it blossoms like a flower from beautiful bud to exquisite and multi-layered petals. It reminds me that there are moments in life when you meet individuals that are new acquaintances to you but you can immediately tell that these same individuals have known each other for a long time when you see them exchange a meaningful glance or hear part of their shared conversation that almost seems as though it is spoken in a code only they can understand. You can tell that they share history and have deep respect and love for one another. As I was reading the conversations between Kate and her daughter Eve, Eve and the detective, Eve and daughter Karen and niece Liz, Kate with Karen and Liz, I found myself wishing that I had read “Too Little, Too Late” first but it didn’t detract my appreciation of this novel. It only intrigued me all the more in wishing to spend more time with all of the characters as introduced by the author. It will be very exciting to read the original novel, “Too Little, Too Late” and to read the continued development of this series.
I do not include spoilers in my book reviews but must include that the title of “No Hard Feelings” will unfold in a very unique way! I mention it here as it is an extraordinary element of the story and the presentation when used in the novel is outstanding and clever!
One of the conversations between Liz and Karen (see partial quotations below) really made me smile as years after being in 4th grade a few of my classmates and I learned that the reason our class spent sooooo much time on Social Studies with first year teacher, Mr. R.S. was due to his own total delight and interest in the subjects of geography and history and his non-interest in science. Looking back, we realized we didn’t have any science lessons that year. But apparently it all worked out in the end as most of us went forward to have Mr. T.U. for 5th grade and he had the opposite preference so our 5th grade year was filled with science lessons and no social studies lessons. But to this day, I still have an unusual amount of remembrances of statistics and unusual facts about Paraguay and Uruguay, the two (2) countries my team was assigned by Mr. R.S. It made me wonder if Karen had any science lessons in her 6th grade year.
30% - Locations 1156-63 on b&w Kindle.
Liz turned to look at her (Karen) in astonishment. “You’re like an encyclopedia. How do you know all this?
Karen grinned, looking slightly shamefaced. “Grade six social studies project.”
I received a pre-publication copy from the author. The author contacted me via private message on Facebook due to mutual participation in The Mystery Readers Book Club (also on Facebook). I was invited to contact her via email if interested in receiving a copy of the book to read and review prior to publication date at the end of May 2014. show less
I found No Hard Feelings to be very enjoyable. This is the second book in the series and I would recommend reading the first one before to have more back story. I thought that it was a fast moving story that keep my attention. The characters were well done and after reading the first book I liked seeing how they were doing. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good mystery. I will look forward to a third book.
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I read Too Little - Too Late before reading this installment of the series and I am glad I did as I benefited tremendously.
There are a lot of characters so the relationships take some time to learn. The characters are well written and generally all have a positive impact on the story. It is best to take your time reading the story as there are a few nuances and it can be easy to think you are reading about a character when the story has shifted to another.
This story is a natural follow-on to Too Little - Too Late with the same character set and family relationships. It is equally enjoyable.
This is the third book I have read by this author and have enjoyed them all. Marta Tandori has great talent and I hope that she continues writing. I show more particularly enjoyed Continuance which was the first book I read by this talented author. show less
There are a lot of characters so the relationships take some time to learn. The characters are well written and generally all have a positive impact on the story. It is best to take your time reading the story as there are a few nuances and it can be easy to think you are reading about a character when the story has shifted to another.
This story is a natural follow-on to Too Little - Too Late with the same character set and family relationships. It is equally enjoyable.
This is the third book I have read by this author and have enjoyed them all. Marta Tandori has great talent and I hope that she continues writing. I show more particularly enjoyed Continuance which was the first book I read by this talented author. show less
Amanda Nixon has been friends with Kate Stanton for years but Kate doesn't know the truth about her. Amanda has lived in fear for her life for as long as she can remember thanks to Cade Hardy. Liz Farrell now has a family along with an inheritance from Leo Bauer and Sigourney Weaver Bauer. While Liz is taking a tour of the property a gruesome discovery was made~a skeleton was found. Liz only wants the whole thing would go away but that isn't likely to happen any time soon. Someone is killing people leaving the calling card "NO Hard Feelings" which baffles the police. Will Liz accept her inheritance? Will Amanda stop running from her past? Who is the killer? Your answers await you in NO Hard Feelings.
This book picks up right where Too show more Little, Too Late ends. Just when I thought Leo Bauer couldn't get sicker I'm proven wrong. I thought the story and characters were well written, honest, real, and flawed too. I do like the author's writing style. I will continue to read more of this author's work in the future. show less
This book picks up right where Too show more Little, Too Late ends. Just when I thought Leo Bauer couldn't get sicker I'm proven wrong. I thought the story and characters were well written, honest, real, and flawed too. I do like the author's writing style. I will continue to read more of this author's work in the future. show less
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I didn't know there was another book before this one as I won it in a Library Thing giveaway and it was the first time I had encountered the characters. I liked the cover art and it made me request it. Unfortunately, due to going in blind, that meant that I spent a lot of the book feeling like I was on the back-foot with regards to plot and character background but I worked it out with the author's help throughout. I'm not sure if I was able to fully appreciate the book as I didn't like the focus on the fake Hollywood lifestyle but it was well written and I believe Marta Tandori is an author to watch. Another drawback for me was that there weren't many really like-able characters or maybe it was just me? I don't know but I didn't feel show more enough empathy with them. I liked Eve and John though and would have liked a bit more focus on them. I did notice that in the additional teaser for the next book, Karen was the only familiar character featured and again, I don't know if it was just me but she was acting like a real spoilt brat. I didn't really take to her in this book but if she follows that path then she would be unbearable but I guess there has to be a mix of characters in any book. Overall, I didn't dislike it by any means but it wasn't my kind of book. show less
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