The Dead Cat Bounce (Home Repair is Homicide, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Feb 08, 2010 Diane ~Firefly~ rated it it was ok

Shelves: mystery, kids

I started off giving it 3 stars but as the could have been better section kept growing and the enjoyed didn't, I had to go back to 2 stars.

What I enjoyed:
* The town has an interesting personality, as does its residents.
* Sam, wow could there be a more perfect son?

What could have been better:
* The killer was obvious, I don't know why Jacobia and the town had such a difficult time figuring it out. (view spoiler) ...more

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Aug 21, 2023 Debbie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: overdrive

I really enjoyed this book and listened to some of it on audio. The narrator was great and did all the northern accents. I am looking forward to the next book.

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Aug 28, 2019 Mary Ann rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio, kindle-e-books, library, cozy-mystery

Jake has just moved herself and her son to Eastport, ME, to an old house that she is fixing up. She has learned what her son likes and is good at and is encouraging him in that, but her ex-husband, a neurosurgeon, who hates what her son is doing keeps trying to get him to go to an Ivy League school and become what he is. While all this is happening, Jake's friend, Ellie, ends up involved in a murder and she asks Jake to find out the truth and help her and her family. Jake learns some interesting ...more

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Sep 20, 2012 Connie N. rated it really liked it

Shelves: cozy-mystery, first-in-series

This one started out a bits low but I soon became caught up in the mystery and greatly enjoyed the delightful Downeast Maine characters. It took a while for me to understand that the "dead cat" is a financial term referring to a stock that makes a bit of a last ditch jump before dying. Clever title, really, when I figured it out. Jacobia Tiptree (really?) is a financial wizard now retired to a quiet life in Maine, the ex provides some interesting negative and blustery dynamics, the teenage son S ...more

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