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A Thoroughly Southern Mystery #3Sixty-something-year-old MacLaren Yarbrough has celebrated enough birthdays in her lifetime to think she's seen it all. But this year, at a birthday gala hosted in honor of her husband Joe Riddley, a mysterious murder is about to shake up the party.With a man lying dead in her house with a bullet in his head, MacLaren must track down the killer and clear her family name before the authorities wrap up their own investigation--all the while managing Yarbrough's show more Feed, Seed, and Nursery, tackling her newfound duties as the town magistrate, and caring for a spouse suffering from severe brain trauma.In a race against the clock, MacLaren must use her sweet-talk sleuthing to unravel the secrets of Hopemore, Georgia, because in a town with no strangers, a homicide is the strangest it gets."Sprinkle has a gift for developing a full, rich world." --Publisher's Weekly"Sprinkle entertains and enchants her readers. Her characters are so real you'll find yourself believing you grew up with them." --Christian Retailing"Sprinkle has a real eye for regional culture and traditions. . . . She tackles weighty subject matter with a steady hand and a reassuring touch."--Atlanta Journal Constitution"Sprinkle's characters are fantastic, her Southern settings shine, and her stories always mesmerize." --Roundtable Reviews show lessTags
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MacLaren Yarborough is a very busy lady. Her husband, Joe Riddley, recovering from a gunshot wound to the head, requires her nearly constant attention while he is re-educated to learn to perform every day tasks. At the same time, MacLaren has to take care of the family business and is a town magistrate.
To celebrate Joe Riddley's improvements and his 65th birthday, MacLaren throws a birthday party which ends up with an uninvited dead guest. Keeping the murder a secret while the party progresses, the judge manages to get the sheriff to start the investigation and keep her guests happy at the same time.
This mystery is complex and yet simple. Some of the events are predictable and others are surprising. I thought it was tremendously woven show more to combine these aspects and it was sheer pleasure to read. I definitely need to find the first two in this series. 4 stars show less
To celebrate Joe Riddley's improvements and his 65th birthday, MacLaren throws a birthday party which ends up with an uninvited dead guest. Keeping the murder a secret while the party progresses, the judge manages to get the sheriff to start the investigation and keep her guests happy at the same time.
This mystery is complex and yet simple. Some of the events are predictable and others are surprising. I thought it was tremendously woven show more to combine these aspects and it was sheer pleasure to read. I definitely need to find the first two in this series. 4 stars show less
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the characters, I liked the story (even though I could figure out who dun it), and l actually liked the flow of the protagonist's narrative.
Drove me crazy with all the "if only I had known" comments
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Patricia Sprinkle was born in West Virginia, but grew up in North Carolina and Florida. After graduating from Vasser College where she studied creative writing, Sprinkle spent a year writing in the Scottish Highlands. Sprinkle has written non-fiction articles for religious magazines such as Guideposts and has also written educational materials on show more hunger. Sprinkle enjoys reading mysteries, and since 1988, Sprinkle has written twenty mystery novels. Sprinkle and her husband live in Georgia. They have two grown children. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Who Invited the Dead Man?
- Original publication date
- 2002
- People/Characters
- MacLaren Yarbrough; Joe Riddley Yarbrough
- Important places
- Yarbrough's Seed, Feed, and Nursery
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- Reviews
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- Rating
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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