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World Hotels - A Carol for a Corpse (Hemlock Falls Mystery)
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List Price: $6.99
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Manufacturer: Berkley
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780425218341
ISBN: 0425218341
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2007-11-06
Publisher: Berkley
Studio: Berkley
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Editorial Reviews:
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For the Quilliam sisters, there's nothing jolly about this Christmas. Someone with a paintball gun is taking down inflatable Santas all over town. And Meg and Quill are near-broke. At least there's one bright star on the horizon: a big-time magazine and television show will feature the Inn. But soon the editor's husband skis to his death. Now, if the Quilliams are to save the Inn from a lawsuit, they'll need to prove this was no accident. But the slopeside slayer has a message for them: You better watch out.
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Summary: Where's the corpse?
Comment: While I love reading Christmas mysteries - especially cozies - during December, some just don't make it, even with the holiday season providing a real hook.
This book is one of those. I live by a rather simple rule when it comes to mysteries, even cozies: If no one's been murdered by the end of the fourth chapter, the book will probably be a boring bomb for me.
Ka-boom!
I got almost halfway through this book, and there still had not been a real murder. Lots of suspects, lots of ill feelings - but if this is a murder-mystery (and especially considering the title) - to paraphrase Clara Peller, "Where's the corpse?"
I couldn't finish it before leaving it for another more interesting Yuletide mystery - and then Christmas was over. Oh well, I might try again next year ... but I won't buy a book in this series again.
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Summary: Consistent
Comment: This uthor always comes up with a plot that is believable & well written. Her characters are well drawn. I am looking forward to the next book
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Summary: merry Yuletide amateur sleuth tale
Comment: The Inn at Hemlock Falls in Upstate New York is owned by twosisters, Meg Quilliam who is a three star chef and Sara Quilliam-McBride runs the hotel. Since the opening of a nearby upscale resort, business has been bad and the siblings fear they may have to shut their hotel down. The bank is working with them by sending over an efficiency expert to find ways of improving service while reducing costs.
They also sign a deal with L'Apertif magazine who will feature their jams and jellies and televise a show they are producing four times a year. They will tape the cooking show Good Taste at the inn and it will last a month for each taping. Lydia Kingsfield is the star of the magazine and the show and her husband Zeke, who is even more obnoxious than his odious wife is a notorious larger than life business man who has cheated many people out of their money with his unethical ventures. His body is found at the Inn's ski run; it looks as if he was killed by negligence, but Quill believes otherwise. She sets out to prove murder occurred, but finds half the State had a motive to want Zeke dead.
A CAROL FOR A CORPSE is a charming cozy that puts readers in the holiday spirit due in large part to the vivid picturesque descriptions of Christmas décor, the mouthwatering food, the feeling of good will, but especially the Scrooge attitude of Quill. She is ruthless when it comes to keeping her cherished sister safe and is passionate about the inn. Thus she needs no more motives to investigate the death of Zeke than the possible harm to Meg or the loss of the inn, as she rejects the negligence ruling. Fans of the series will enjoy the freshness in the story line due to a couple of interesting surprises, making this a merry Yuletide amateur sleuth tale.
Harriet Klausner
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