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Tickled to Death (Claire Malloy Mystery #9)
6 journalers for this copy...

Duplicate copy for release.
From the back cover:
Claire Malloy, Farberville's plucky amateur sleuth, feels the pull of summer doldrums until a predicament sends her to a posh lakefront community. Her best friend, Luanne, is having an affair with Dick Cissel, a dentist who just may have murdered his two previous wives. While the police are determined to prove Dick guilty of double homicide, Luanne wants Claire to confirm him no Bluebeard and, therefore, prime marriage material.
Claire plunges into an investigation. And even when her effors blow the lid off a nest of greed, passion, and oh-so-clever murder, there still remains one very menacing question for this intrepid sleuth who's coming too close for a killer's comfort: If Dick didn't murder his wives, who did?
From the back cover:
Claire Malloy, Farberville's plucky amateur sleuth, feels the pull of summer doldrums until a predicament sends her to a posh lakefront community. Her best friend, Luanne, is having an affair with Dick Cissel, a dentist who just may have murdered his two previous wives. While the police are determined to prove Dick guilty of double homicide, Luanne wants Claire to confirm him no Bluebeard and, therefore, prime marriage material.
Claire plunges into an investigation. And even when her effors blow the lid off a nest of greed, passion, and oh-so-clever murder, there still remains one very menacing question for this intrepid sleuth who's coming too close for a killer's comfort: If Dick didn't murder his wives, who did?

Am putting this in SCOUT-FINCH's One of a Kind Cozy Bookbox #3.

Taking from SCOUT-FINCH's bookbox - thanks jenvince :)

The front cover calls this book "seriously hilarious!" but I found it to be more like "mildly amusing". I liked that it's written in first person and the character of Claire has a rather dry, droll, witty style. Thought it had a rather slow start but enjoyed it more as I stuck with it. I liked the 2 teenagers (Claire's daughter and her friend) and thought that having them lent some realism to the situation.
Thanks for sharing! :=D Will see if bookpatch is interested in this one.
Update 10/24: Bookpatch decided to pass on this one, so I think I will take it on my upcoming vacation and wild-release it somewhere.
Update 11/10: Didn't end up releasing it on vacation so will see if anyone's interested in it at the November Mid-South Meet-Up this Saturday.
Thanks for sharing! :=D Will see if bookpatch is interested in this one.
Update 10/24: Bookpatch decided to pass on this one, so I think I will take it on my upcoming vacation and wild-release it somewhere.
Update 11/10: Didn't end up releasing it on vacation so will see if anyone's interested in it at the November Mid-South Meet-Up this Saturday.

Journal Entry 5 by dancing-dog at Bellamy's Deli - 694 N Germantown Pkwy @ Trinity in Cordova, Tennessee USA on Saturday, November 11, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (11/11/2006 UTC) at Bellamy's Deli - 694 N Germantown Pkwy @ Trinity in Cordova, Tennessee USA
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Taking to the Meet-Up and will leave on the OBCZ shelf at Bellamy's if no interest.
Taking to the Meet-Up and will leave on the OBCZ shelf at Bellamy's if no interest.

Caught at the BC meetup today. This one is going in my TBR pile. Thanks, Dancing-dog!

Journal Entry 7 by nancyluvsbooks at Perkins 3455 Poplar Ave (Near Highland) in Memphis, Tennessee USA on Saturday, April 12, 2008
Released 16 yrs ago (4/12/2008 UTC) at Perkins 3455 Poplar Ave (Near Highland) in Memphis, Tennessee USA
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Releasing at meetup breakfast today
Releasing at meetup breakfast today

Caught at meet-up.

Journal Entry 9 by Daelith at Via mail in Post office, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, June 28, 2008
Released 16 yrs ago (6/28/2008 UTC) at Via mail in Post office, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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Sent to Lemonitsa as part of a trade.
Sent to Lemonitsa as part of a trade.

Arrived this morning and I'm looking forward for some more Claire Malloy wit! :)
Thanks Daelith, this looks great!
Thanks Daelith, this looks great!

Read this over the weekend. I'd forgotten how amusing these can be. Claire is definitely not soft-spoken!
fun afternoon read and the mystery was good, too.
(finished)
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RES for a monthly exchange @ BookObsessed
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fun afternoon read and the mystery was good, too.
(finished)
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RES for a monthly exchange @ BookObsessed
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Off to our Dec. JOE @ BookObsessed.

Journal Entry 13 by Supertalya at Huam-dong, Soul-t'ukpyolsi South Korea on Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Thanks so much!!