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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780060564087
ISBN number: 0060564083
Label: Avon
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Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: February 01, 2006
Publishing house: Avon
Release Date: January 31, 2006
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WEALTHY TEXAS WIDOWS NEED LOVING TOO...
...which is why Bebe Kent joined a dating service for 'discriminating' seniors soon after relocating to the swanky Belle Meade retirement community. Unfortunately, Bebe didn't live long enough to meet 'Mr. Right.' And though doctors declared her death totally natural, extravagant blue-blooded Dallas socialite Cissy Blevins Kendricks believes her old friend's demise was hastened -- and she's ready to check herself into Belle Meade incognito to prove it.
Cissy's rebellious, sometime-sleuthing daughter, Andrea, wants no part of her mother's glittering social whirl -- and she's anything but pleased to have Cissy muscle her way into Andy's milieu. She has no choice, however, but to join her mom in search of the truth -- especially when more well-heeled widows start turning up dead...
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If this had been the very first Debutante Dropout book I read, I wouldn't bother with the others. I was really disgusted with Andi. She has some really big issues, although she doesn't seem to know it. She's so proud of her lifestyle and her utter rejection of her mother's way of life that you wonder just why she's so vehement about it. A little compromise would make the way smoother for both of them. She's proud her clothes have no designer labels. I wouldn't eat the way she does. In book 1 she's in The Palm and orders a plain hamburger, hoping the waiter won't bring the filet mignon her mother surreptitiously ordered for her. She's also insistent that she won't be walking down the aisle any day soon. Although her relationship with Brian is young, her clock is ticking.
Cissy, on the other hand, is everything a girl's mother should be. I just love her and wish I could be more like her. And she's sharp as a tack. Shame on Andi for thinking she's crazy. I can't believe that Andi would react the way she did. Cissy owed her a great big "I told you so" at the end of the book. And I can just imagine her in the tacky clothes and tawdry wig. You go, girl!!! (Yes, I mean Cissy, not Andi!)
Annabelle is as dumb as paint in spite of running a thriving business. Or maybe she's deliberately blind. People just don't die the way the very first woman did--laid out on the bed in her best nightgown. And a healthy woman in her sixties or seventies usually doesn't just drop dead.
I guess the main lesson in this is that sometimes Mother does know best!
And Andi--lighten up.
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Andrea Kendricks doesn't want to be at Bebe Kent's memorial service, but her mother talked her into going to be her moral support. Bebe was one of her dear friends. After the service, Andrea's mother, Cissy, announces she believes Bebe was murdered. Andrea's afraid the grief is too much for Cissy.
Bebe had recently moved into Belle Meade, a swanky retirement community. When Cissy takes her there, she runs into an old friend she hasn't seen for years.
Then another resident is found dead. Another friend of Cissy's. Now Cissy is insistent that they were both murdered, even though there is no evidence to support her claims.
Andrea agrees to help her mother prove it was murder to humour her. But as Cissy begins digging, Andrea realizes something is going on and joins in the investigation. Can they get to the truth without finding themselves pushing up daisies?
I love this series. Andrea is such a fun character. I'm actually warming to her mother with each book. I'm not into the society scene. That's probably why I like Andrea so much. I thought this book was the best glimpse into the real Cissy and now I like her better.
I really enjoyed the mystery in this book and the retirement community was a great backdrop. I highly recommend this book and the complete series.
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Andrea Kendricks was looking forward to a nice relaxing Saturday alone. However, one of her mother's best friends, Bebe Kent, has died, and "Andy" gets talked into attending the memorial service to be Cissy's moral support. After the service, Andy learns that Cissy thinks her friend was murdered. Clearly, Cissy's grief is affecting her mental health.
Bebe had recently moved into the Belle Meade, a plush retirement community for the extremely rich. When another resident is found dead, Cissy again finds the normal looking circumstances suspicious. Could she be right?
Having read the previous two books in the series, I expected the plot of the book to be a little slow right out of the gate. However, I wasn't prepared for this. The plot moved forward with glacial speed, with too much of it being revealed on the back of the book. Frankly, the back of the book may be my complaint more then anything else. I love Andy and Cissy, so I was highly disappointed by the lack of development. One of Andy's childhood friends makes an appearance, and I loved learning more about Andy from their interactions.
Die hard fans of the series will still enjoy reading the book. But don't bother reading if you don't love the characters.
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In the 3rd Debutante Dropout Mystery, Andrea Kendricks Blevins (aka Andy) feels even more pressure than usual from her wealthy Texas mother, Cissy Blevins. Normally, the pressure facing Andy has to do with the fact that she shuns high society, and lives without her trust fund. Always trying to marry her off to a rich suitor, Cissy spends a lot of time worrying about her independent daughter. But when one of Cissy's friends is found dead, Cissy enlists the help of her daughter to prove that the death was not from natural causes as the retirement community claims. Adding insult to injury, Andy soon learns that an old camp buddy, Annabelle, is the proud owner of the swanky community. Annabelle begs Andy to get Cissy off the case, and puts Andy is a difficult situation. And when Cissy goes deep undercover, will a killer be unmasked or will Cissy find herself as the latest victim?
I really enjoy this fun series! It is nice to see the relationship between Andy and Cissy grow with each new installment, and I have enjoyed watching Andy become more understanding of her mother's point of view. Some of the mystery itself was a bit unbelievable, but it did not take away from the story itself. For example, I found it a bit implausible that a retirement community could have a doctor on staff that could rule a death "natural causes" or not, especially with more than one death so close together. It seemed to me that Annabelle would have been more than willing to have an autopsy done just to prove no foul play was involved, which added to the mystery. I was kept guessing almost to the end, and still have some questions that I believe could be answered in future books. There is also a hint of a romance for Cissy, which could be a welcome addition to the series.
The very first book in the series is called "Blue Blood". Enjoy!
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This was my very very first Susan McBridge book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Since I'm in the age group of most of the characters in The Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club I could relate to some of what went on though made me wary of high-class communities for seniors. If you want light reading that will make you giggle at times while stretching your brain to figure out "who done it", give this one a try.
Marilyn Meredith, author of Wingbeat and other Deputy Tempe Crabtree mysteries.
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