Mallets Aforethought: A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery
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It’s Eastport’s most notorious landmark: the old Harlequin House. Named for the disgraced physician Chester Harlequin, it was used as a hideout for gunshot gangsters and their molls during Prohibition’s heyday. Now fixer-upper enthusiast Jake Tiptree and Harlequin’s only living descendant, Ellie White, are refurbishing the mansard-roofed mansion to host the local Historical Society’s upcoming gala. But when stripping down old wallpaper reveals a secret door to a room containing not one but two corpses, Jake and Ellie once again find home repair leading to homicide.
One of the bodies is a skeleton dressed in 1920s flapper chic. But the other is that of
real-estate mogul Hector Gosling, and in his pocket is a paper bearing the single word “Guilty.” The less-than-scrupulous tycoon has been poisoned, and when it’s learned that the offending substance is the poison that Ellie’s husband George has been using to kill red ants, he is immediately taken into custody. Then it develops that George had recently accused Gosling of a scheme to scam George’s vulnerable old aunt out of her life savings—and George out of his inheritance.
With George held for murder, Jake and a pregnant Ellie swing into action. In between Ellie’s Lamaze sessions, baby showers, and CPR classes taught by Jake’s ex-husband
Victor, the two amateur sleuths must sift their way through a trail of seemingly contradictory clues. Then another corpse surfaces and suddenly Jake and Ellie realize they must find this killer fast. A clever culprit is not only building an airtight case against Ellie’s husband. He—or she—is planning to nail everyone who stands in the way.
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Sarah Graves. (2004). Mallets Aforethought: A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery. Random House Publishing Group.
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Victor, the two amateur sleuths must sift their way through a trail of seemingly contradictory clues. Then another corpse surfaces and suddenly Jake and Ellie realize they must find this killer fast. A clever culprit is not only building an airtight case against Ellie’s husband. He—or she—is planning to nail everyone who stands in the way. - seriesId
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While Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree met with accidents galore in last year's outing, Unhinged
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In her seventh adventure, series sleuth Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree (Unhinged) and pregnant friend Ellie discover two bodies in a secret room in the decrepit Victorian mansion they're helping restore for the Eastport, ME, historical society. One of the bodies, apparently poisoned, belongs to the society's unethical, much-hated president. Jake dallies a bit in reporting their find to the police, because she knows they'll head for Ellie's husband, who voiced his hatred of the dead guy and had access to poison. Jake begins sleuthing, of course, in her indomitable, detailed, do-it-yourself way. Grave's comfortable characters, cozy plotting, and village atmosphere recommend this for most collections.Copyright 2004 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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Like the old Victorian homes she describes in her Home Repair Is Homicide series, Graves' stories seem to grow better with the passing of time. Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree, formerly a high-powered financial wizard in New York, is best known in her new hometown of Eastport, Maine, for her skill with power tools. While continuing to fix up her own home, Jake has agreed to work with her best friend, Ellie, on restoring the landmark Harlequin House. When they discover two dead bodies walled up inside a secret room, Jake and Ellie are tempted to cover them up again. One of the victims met her death years ago, but the other, Hector Gosling, was killed recently--and just happens to be the worst enemy of Ellie's husband, George, who quickly becomes the prime suspect. Readers who enjoy solving mysteries and fixing up older homes will appreciate Jake's do-it-yourself expertise in both areas.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2004, American Library Association.)
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