Book Overview
In this first exciting mystery in the popular series, Laura Fleming heads home to Byerly, North Carolina, after her grandfather suffers a fatal fall from a ladder, and soon discovers that his... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1575664291
ISBN13:9781575664293
Release Date:January 1999
Publisher:Kensington Publishing Corporation
Length:319 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"
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Fiction Historical Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Romance Women SleuthsCustomer Reviews
5 ratings
down home murder
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Having belatedly picked up the Laura Fleming mysteries, I am very pleased with the first installment. Being a southerner myself, Kelner's depiction of the South is dead on, & I enjoyed immersing myself in Laura's world. Family is most important in the South & in this book, as the mystery revolves around buried family secrets. This book is truly a page turner, & I enjoyed every minute of it. Laura is a very likeable heroine, & her observations of the South are comical but have deeper meaning. I'm looking forward to reading the second novel in this series.
Light and funny!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I wasn't sure about this mystery, but it turned out be a great read! The characters are fun and interesting and really quite humorous! Laura and her husband, Richard, live in Boston, but are in her hometown in North Carolina because her grandfather had an "accident." He tells Laura that he was hit before he dies and so she investigates. While the plot is a little slow at times, it is enjoyable. I even managed to figure out "whodonit" - something I seldom do! I will definitely be picking up another book in this series and recommend you do as well!
Good Southern mystery
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
As a person from the South, I enjoyed the Southern colloquialisms in this book! I'm not much of a mystery reader, but I enjoyed this one. Good beach reading...
A great start for the series
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Laura and Richard Fleming are called home to Byerly, North Carolina because Laura's grandfather, Paw, who raised her after her parents death, had a serious accident. Paw is semiconscious in the hospital and tells Laura that he didn't fall, he was pushed. A young local woman also went missing about the same time. Soon after, Paw dies and Laura is determined to bring his killer to justice. Laura has always felt like an outsider in her family and the possibility that one of them murdered her much loved grandfather can either bring the family together or blow them apart completely.I wish that I had read this mystery first, it explains alot of the family dynamics for the later books. It is also a first rate mystery and I highly recommend it.
great Southern mystery, medium-light, not too gory
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
A great beginning to a series. I especially liked the married couple detectives- and their relationship to each other. I also enjoyed the way that their interactions with each other and with relatives echoed the themes of the mystery itself- this interweaving of themes enriches the story and makes it richer and more interesting than the typical mystery. But, the book is not too heavy- there is good-hearted humor in the descriptions and characterizations, and the murder is handled well- with seriousness but not too much gore.
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