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Susan Henshaw #16
Death in Duplicate
DOUBLE THE LOVE, DOUBLE THE DEATH
Susan Henshaw and her husband, Jeb, are the proud grandparents of beautiful twins, and their daughter and son-in-law are temporarily moving into the Henshaws’ Connecticut home with their tiny bundles of joy. Added to the mix are two giant bullmastiffs and a nanny. Though a bit overwhelmed, Susan and Jeb are delighted to be a part of the chaos.
But a neighbor, Nadine Baines, soon starts to rain on their parade. She recognizes the nanny as a suspect in several recent shady deaths at a nursing home. The day after this troubling revelation, Nadine is found in her kitchen with a knife protruding from her chest. Is the nanny the culprit? Are Susan’s grandchildren at risk? With murder so close to home and another possibly following, Susan must investigate–and she uncovers a tangled conspiracy beyond her wildest imagination.
From the Paperback edition.
Susan Henshaw and her husband, Jeb, are the proud grandparents of beautiful twins, and their daughter and son-in-law are temporarily moving into the Henshaws’ Connecticut home with their tiny bundles of joy. Added to the mix are two giant bullmastiffs and a nanny. Though a bit overwhelmed, Susan and Jeb are delighted to be a part of the chaos.
But a neighbor, Nadine Baines, soon starts to rain on their parade. She recognizes the nanny as a suspect in several recent shady deaths at a nursing home. The day after this troubling revelation, Nadine is found in her kitchen with a knife protruding from her chest. Is the nanny the culprit? Are Susan’s grandchildren at risk? With murder so close to home and another possibly following, Susan must investigate–and she uncovers a tangled conspiracy beyond her wildest imagination.
From the Paperback edition.
- GenresMysteryCozy MysteryCozy
272 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 2005
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Valerie Wolzien
29 books67 followersValerie Wolzien is the author of the Susan Henshaw suburban mysteries and the Josie Pigeon seashore mysteries. Ms. Wolzien lives in an old house overlooking the Hudson River. She loves to hear from readers and can be reached online at [email protected].
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March 25, 2024
#16 in the series. I enjoyed the heck out of this book. I've read two prior books in the series, and only rated each of them 2 stars; apparently either the storyline appealed to me more in this one, or the writing has gotten more to my liking.
In this one, Chrissy, hubby, and the new twins move into the Henshaw house along with a new nurse while they look for a home in NY. Chaos of course ensues. A neighbor, Nadine, is visiting when the group comes into the house, and Nadine recognizes the nurse.....who may or may not have been accused of murder! And then....Nadine is found stabbed to death. Is Shannon, the nurse, responsible? But then, there's a second murder, and things get more and more confusing. Susan feels Shannon is innocent and sets out to prove that indeed she is.
The storyline kept my interest and I had to laugh around Chrissy and her overprotectiveness of the newborns. No drinking alcohol in front of the babies! It got a little confusing at the end given the second murder, but I think that it made sense as to how it unraveled.
I'll be on the lookout for others in the series, given how much I enjoyed reading this one.
In this one, Chrissy, hubby, and the new twins move into the Henshaw house along with a new nurse while they look for a home in NY. Chaos of course ensues. A neighbor, Nadine, is visiting when the group comes into the house, and Nadine recognizes the nurse.....who may or may not have been accused of murder! And then....Nadine is found stabbed to death. Is Shannon, the nurse, responsible? But then, there's a second murder, and things get more and more confusing. Susan feels Shannon is innocent and sets out to prove that indeed she is.
The storyline kept my interest and I had to laugh around Chrissy and her overprotectiveness of the newborns. No drinking alcohol in front of the babies! It got a little confusing at the end given the second murder, but I think that it made sense as to how it unraveled.
I'll be on the lookout for others in the series, given how much I enjoyed reading this one.
August 25, 2021
I liked this one right up to the end. And then it just lost me. Completely ruined what had been an enjoyable little cozy. . Typical it seems with the Susan Henshaw mysteries the plot is interesting, the characters well drawn but the resolution is weak - the motive for at least one of the murders is so thin that it makes no sense whatsoever. One thing I really got a kick out of was when a real estate agent told Susan he got a deal on buying the house next door to her because people didn't want to live next to someone who keeps stumbling across dead bodies!
October 26, 2024
Death in Duplicate was another fabulous book in the Susan He Shaw series by Valerie Wolzien. It is also the final book in what has become one off my favorite series ever. I am sad to say goodbye to the Henshaws, Hancock, Connecticut and all the friends and family we’ve met over the 16 books. The mystery was full of the twists and surprises that the author has been giving us in all the books. A five star book and series I’m happy to recommend.
January 23, 2018
Not a bad little mystery. Susan Henshaw is the new grandmother of twins. Her daughter and son-in-law, twin three week old babies, and the babies' nurse move into the house when her son-in-law graduates and gets his first job. Meanwhile, the next door neighbor is murdered, and Susan, an amateur sleuth, starts investigating.
January 30, 2024
Nice neighborhood, Great neighbors
I immediately felt like part the family, and wanted to help solve the mystery and help out with the twins. I ready to join Susan on her next adventure.
I immediately felt like part the family, and wanted to help solve the mystery and help out with the twins. I ready to join Susan on her next adventure.
August 8, 2018
I love this series just fpund amother book at a,used book store
March 14, 2021
So sad to see the end of a good series. This final entry did justice to it. It was typical Susan solving multiple murders.
March 14, 2017
I want to cry.....valerie has stopped this series here. I will so miss Susan Henshaw!
January 21, 2010
Susan and Jed Henshaw are thrilled to become grandparents for the first time when their daughter Chrissy gives birth to twins. Susan is even more thrilled when Chrissy, her husband Stephen, and the twins move in with them until they find a place to live. Twins are a lot of work and Chrissy and Stephen hire a baby nurse, Shannon Tapley, to help out. Things are a bit hectic but everything is going okay until Susan's next door neighbor, Nadine Barnes, recognizes Shannon and tells Susan that Shannon was a suspect in several deaths at a nearby nursing home. Susan is still dealing with that revelation when Nadine is discovered murdered in her own kitchen. Really worried now, but not sure how much to tell the police, Susan, with some help from her friend, Kathleen Gordon, begins to investigate not only Nadine's death, but also the events at the nursing home. When a second murder occurs, Susan begins to think she should pull back and let the police do the work. But the killer may already believe that Susan has gotten a little too close to the truth and may try to stop her.
I've read many of Valerie Wolzien's Susan Henshaw mysteries and "Death in Duplicate" is one of the best in the series. Susan is a good strong character, willing to do what it takes to protect her family. While she's not in this book as much as she is in other books in the series, ex-policewoman, Kathleen Gordon, adds a lot to the scenes she is in. As in all the other Susan Henshaw mysteries, Susan's husband Jed is a bit bland as is her daughter Chrissy (this is truly Susan's book and series). Shannon is the standout among the supporting characters, wanting to protect her cousin Mike who is the chief suspect, yet afraid he really is the killer. A couple of the nursing home residents, Sally and Tally, add a lot to the book. Wolzien seems to be well aware of her readers thoughts - just when I was wondering why Susan knew so much more than the police, Wolzien lets readers know that police chief Brett Fortescue is well aware that Susan is withholding information. There's a nice sense of humor throughout the book (I loved Stephen's parents Rhythm and Blues) and some of the humor is tongue in cheek like when many people recognize Susan as a bit of a celebrity because she's had her picture in the paper from solving other cases. The mystery is well plotted and while there aren't a lot of suspects, I thought I knew who the murderer was, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I was completely wrong.
"Death in Duplicate" is a great cozy mystery.
I've read many of Valerie Wolzien's Susan Henshaw mysteries and "Death in Duplicate" is one of the best in the series. Susan is a good strong character, willing to do what it takes to protect her family. While she's not in this book as much as she is in other books in the series, ex-policewoman, Kathleen Gordon, adds a lot to the scenes she is in. As in all the other Susan Henshaw mysteries, Susan's husband Jed is a bit bland as is her daughter Chrissy (this is truly Susan's book and series). Shannon is the standout among the supporting characters, wanting to protect her cousin Mike who is the chief suspect, yet afraid he really is the killer. A couple of the nursing home residents, Sally and Tally, add a lot to the book. Wolzien seems to be well aware of her readers thoughts - just when I was wondering why Susan knew so much more than the police, Wolzien lets readers know that police chief Brett Fortescue is well aware that Susan is withholding information. There's a nice sense of humor throughout the book (I loved Stephen's parents Rhythm and Blues) and some of the humor is tongue in cheek like when many people recognize Susan as a bit of a celebrity because she's had her picture in the paper from solving other cases. The mystery is well plotted and while there aren't a lot of suspects, I thought I knew who the murderer was, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I was completely wrong.
"Death in Duplicate" is a great cozy mystery.
May 23, 2013
While the mystery was intriguing, I found the protagonist to be irritating. Most of all, though, I was annoyed that the author purposely kept the readers in the dark, making it difficult to figure things out before the conclusion, by including conversations and notes in which the readers were only told of someone's reaction to said conversations or notes, but not what information was actually contained in them.
July 27, 2013
The last of the Susan Henshaw series finishes with a good mystery. Susan's daughter, husband, twin newborn babies,a baby nurse (who might be a serial killer) and two BIG rotweillers move in at the same time her next door neighbor is murdered. Susan gets involved to clear the baby nurse and the mystery is nice and complicated. The chaos created by the babies and the dogs add to the fun. I will miss Susan and family.
January 4, 2014
A cute cozy mystery. I have now read two of this series.
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