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Title: The Mother's Day Murder by Lee Harris ISBN: 0-449-00442-2 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.73 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: 12th Chris Bennett maybe best - terrific Sister Joseph plot
Comment: We've had reasonably high praise for all the previous entries in the ex-nun Christine Bennett series, using such words as pleasant and relaxing to describe these consistently nice clean murder puzzlers, many of which hark up events long since past. In this one, the 12th (of 14 so far), the people and tone we consistently like are back, with husband Jack now finished with law school and holding a new administrative position with the police department; and son Eddie now a toddling two-and-a-half years old. We continue to enjoy watching the family grow and mature.
This story features a particularly compelling plot - a little higher level of intrigue than usual increases the suspense and tension right along with the speed at which the pages turn! Early on, a young woman lands at Chris' doorstep professing to be a nun from the old convent with a troubling secret - she is in fact the Mother Superior's actual birth daughter. Chris can hardly believe something this shocking about her mentor and dear friend, Sister Joseph, whom we readers also know quite well from appearances in virtually every tale. After just a couple of days with Chris, the young woman is suddenly murdered at a nearby neighborhood property, and the initial investigation reveals her to be an imposter. Too make matters more compelling, the early clues point to Sister Joseph as a potential suspect, even with the police unaware of the secret (that would provide powerful motive) agonizing Chris to explore and unravel. The rest of the story obviously deals with discovering the murderer, not easy, and unearthing the truth about the "daughter" claim, which looks more likely with every passing page. Chris even travels to Ohio (making it sound like Thailand or something!) to look into matters near the time of the victim's birth and supposed adoption, flying and renting cars and such - all pretty foreign to our sheltered leading lady. A great twist at the end only puts more icing on a sweet cake.
So - all the good stuff is back, and to us, a particularly gripping story line makes this perhaps the best Lee Harris to date. Bring on #13!
Rating: 5
Summary: Mother's Day Murder is a tightly plotted mystery....
Comment: Lee Harris has given her former nun, turned suburban housewife, an especially difficult puzzle. And one that has the fate of her dear friend and mentor, Sister Joseph, squarely in her hands. A young woman knocks on Christine's door one night with a story to tell that could ruin the reputation and the very life of Joseph. She begs for help from Christine, but within 48 hours, she is found dead. And Sister Joseph looks like the most likely suspect to the police. Christine must get the true facts FAST in order to keep her friend from being arrested for the murder.
Lee Harris does another masterful job of weaving her story, throwing in a few red herrings that will keep her readers guessing up to the end. It's another winner....and one more holiday that gets celebrated with a murder thrown in.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best One Yet!
Comment: Lee Harris and Christine Bennett get better and better with each book. I just hope that Harris never runs out of holidays!
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Title: The April Fools' Day Murder : A Christine Bennett Mystery by Lee Harris ISBN: 0449007014 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 27 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Father's Day Murder by Lee Harris ISBN: 0449004414 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 29 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: New Year's Eve Murder by Lee Harris ISBN: 0449150186 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 29 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Happy Birthday Murder, The by Lee Harris ISBN: 0449007022 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Christening Day Murder by Lee Harris ISBN: 0449148718 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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