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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780060563905
ISBN number: 0060563907
Label: Avon
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Page Count: 368
Printing Date: February 01, 2005
Publishing house: Avon
Release Date: January 25, 2005
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Much to her dismay, Andrea "Andy" Kendricks just can't say no to her mother. That's how she finds herself redesigning the website for Marilee Mabry, a local celebrity. Andy is working hard to get the website ready for Marilee's nationwide debut. She's just sold the syndication rights to her TV show, "The Sweet Life," and is hoping to give Martha Stewart a run for her money.
However, trouble is lurking in the Dallas, Texas studio. A poisonous spider has found in Marilee's desk. A studio light came crashing down, just missing the star.
This doesn't slow Marilee down in the least, and she charges full speed ahead with a web cast party to celebrate the new deal. Against her will, Andy finds herself attending the party only to witness in horror as the night takes several turns for the worse. There's an unhappy chef and an egotistical star. And that's before the fire starts. Andy knows Marilee is not a pleasant person to work for. Andy is the fourth web designer Marilee has had in six weeks, and she is more then ready to quit herself. But who could have it in for the woman?
After a short very first chapter told in third person, the novel picks up with Andy's very first person narration. It has a nice, breezy style that pulls the reader in, and Andy's asides on the action add to the enjoyment.
This is important because the very first quarter of the book is pretty slow. Andy starts delving into memories of her relationship with her parents and worrying about accepting a gift from her mother. I was beginning to get a little bored when the action started.
Once the story moves to the party, it picked up speed quickly. I easily got engrossed in the events happening and had a hard time putting the book down. I saw a couple twists coming and should have seen more, but I was surprised by the events of the climax.
Adding to this are the characters. Not only are Andy and the other returning characters fully developed, but so are the slate of new characters. I found myself getting emotionally involved in the story, so when I reached the climax, it really hit me hard.
It's worth the time getting past the beginning to find the heart of the story. I am glad I persisted. I've already bought the subsequent in the series and plan to read it soon.
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In the 2nd Debutante Dropout mystery, Andy Kendricks finds herself in a difficult situation. She is designing a website for Marilee Mabry's new TV show, The Sweet Life. Normally, Andy prefers to work for non-profit groups, and tends to shy away from the elite crowd to which she was born. Andy is talked into the job by her mother, Cissy Kendricks, the only close friend of the diva talk show host.
And things have been going a little awry for Marilee lately. Nobody seems to like the tantrum prone star, and incidents are happening with increasing frequently on set. A brown recluse spider bites a staff member, a microphone falls on another, and her daughter is poisoned. Is someone trying to kill Marilee or trying to ruin her new show? Could it be the boy toy that both Marilee and her daughter, Kendall, are involved with? Or is it the ex-husband who left Marilee before she became rich and famous? Or is it one of the numerous staff members that Marilee has run off or ticked off?
Once again Andy jumps into the mystery and tries to help. When a murder occurs, Andy feels she knows exactly who is to blame. But finding the suspect becomes a bit trickier. Does she have the right person in mind? Will she help the police locate the correct suspect before anyone else becomes a victim?
This series is one of my current favorites. I think Andy is a highly entertaining character. Not having endless amounts of money myself, it is sometimes difficult for me to relate to her chosen lifestyle of living way below her means. I do admire it, however, and feel that it makes the character much more believable. (I would, however, suggest that she get a vehicle with good air conditioning. Why suffer?)
Just a note on this series. The murder does not happen right away in the book. The author spends time developing the characters before killing them off. So, if you like a mystery that has the death occur quickly, you may be a little disappointed. However, the mysteries are good, and the characters strong. This book is a great addition to the series, and I look forward to upcoming books.
The very first book in the series is called "Blue Blood". Enjoy!
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I really love murder mysteries although they do mostly follow the same structure ( sometimes this is nessecary) where by; a murder is commited (stage one) the detective interviews all the suspects/ follows leads (stage two) and (finally)reveals who the murder is, possibly whilst in danger.
In a good girl's guide to murder, Susan Mcbride instead starts by indicating who is going to be murdered (stage one) and what movives other people might have to do this (stage two) then (finally) 3/4 of the way through the book she stages the murder. This alternative structure allows Mcbride to show a more rounded charecter regarding the murder victim (including why she is so dissliked yet also the charecter's reasons for being so disslikable in more depth than is usually used).
Overall this book has engaging charecters and is easy get into but i did find the actual mystery easy to solve as the clues were not very well hiden and some vital motives were aluded to repeatedly .
This book good for someone looking to try something different but not radically different. It is not as suspenceful as works by other mystery writes (i.e. jerrilyn farmer and joanne fluke) but a reasonable addition to the genre.
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I enjoyed Blue Blood, and thought this was a great follow-up.
Again, great character structure and introducing some new ones that look interesting enough to continue on as "regulars" as well.
I'm looking very forward to the rest of the books!
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Ever feel like murdering Martha Stewart? Okay, someone like Martha Stewart, only Marth-ier? Yeah, me too. But no way I'm doing time for the crime, so The Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a good way to get to rub her out and solve the Marthacide too. (Okay, her name is "Marilee Mabry" here, but she's the Marth-iest of them all.) And I loved the wacky Texas high society setting and the character sparks between Andy, the rebel "debutante dropout" sleuth, and her socialite diva mom, Cissy. Lots of plot twists and wit and great characters. A Texan I'm not, but McBride's pithy observations of human nature, the good, the bad and the funny, ring true. The Good Girl's Guide is a good thing. (Unless you're poor doomed Martha/Marilee...)
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