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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780425212240
ISBN number: 0425212246
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 272
Printing Date: September 05, 2006
Publishing house: Berkley
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Recently widowed, Jo McAllister has set up Jo's Craft Corner in the small town she now calls home. But when the clown she's hired for opening day is murdered at the store, Jo realizes that no town is too small for secrets, scandal-even murder.
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Wreath of Deception (A Craft Corner Mystery) I am an avid reader of cozy mysteries. Like many career women I am exhausted after a 9 or 10 hr day and I love a distraction in the evening. This is a most enjoyable book for mystery lovers. Not too serious, but enough suspense and some fun. I do recommend this book and am looking forward to the 2nd in the series. DG in FL
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This book was fun to read; a good mystery, interesting characters as well as craft projects that sound fun to do.
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I love this new series. I like the characters. I love how she works them all together and she doesn't leave anyone out. Very real. These people could all your friends and neighbors. Very believable. She keeps it going. I can't wait to read the subsequent one.
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This was an enjoyable read although I had figured out the killer early on by chapter 7. It was not hard for an avid mystery reader. I am hoping her subsequent in the series is harder to figure out.
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After her husband is killed, Jo McAllister moves from New York back to Maryland where she grew up and opens up her own craft store, Jo's Craft Corner. Having put all her money into the store, Jo needs as many customers as possible and on opening day she hires a clown, Cuddles, to attract customers. But her store gets the wrong kind of attention when someone murders Cuddles in her storeroom using one of her knitting needles. Police Lieutenant Russ Morgan seems to think Jo not only killed Cuddles but also arranged the explosion that killed her husband. Jo is anxious to clear her name and with the encouragement of some of her loyal customers, she begins to investigate the murder with the help of 15 year old Charlie, the son of her best friend Carrie. Jo has plenty of suspects but when there is another murder and someone poisons Jo, causing her to crash her car, she realizes she may be getting too close to the truth.
"Wreath of Deception" is the well-written very first book in the Craft Corner Mystery Series. Jo is a sympathetic character as she struggles to rebuild her life after her husband's devastating death. One of the things that made this book so enjoyable is the friendship between Jo and Carrie and Carrie's family. Carrie's family is well developed and the strained relationship between Charlie and his father is well done. Charlie's relationship with his "Aunt" Jo is also well done and he's a great help in solving the mystery as his character grows during the course of the book. Jo's Craft Corner's customers are also well written, especially the ones that take her craft workshops: elderly Ina Mae Kepner, who has the energy of someone half her age; Deirdre Patterson, who is married to a senator and very aware of her image; Loralee Phillips with her large tote which seems to carry everything but the kitchen sink; dentist wife Javonne Barrett; and doting mother to twin toddlers, Mindy Blevins. The craft elements are deftly weaved into the story and figure more into the mystery than very first appears. Author Mary Ellen Hughes has a nice way with words that is shown when Jo wonders if she is dragging Charlie into dangerous waters and decides it's okay as long as she swims beside him. The mystery itself is well plotted and the identity of the murderer comes as quite a surprise.
"Wreath of Deception" is a well-done cozy mystery and I look forward to reading more books in this series.
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