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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780553578577
ISBN: 055357857X
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: September 01, 1998
Publisher: Bantam
Sales Rank: 28120
Studio: Bantam
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dead cat bounce n. Stock market jargon for a small, temporary rise in a stock's trading price after a sharp drop.
Since she bought her rambling old fixer-upper of a house, Jacobia Tiptree has gotten used to finding things broken. But her latest problem isn't so easily repaired. Along with the rotting floor joists and sagging support beams, there's the little matter of the dead man in Jake's storeroom, an ice pick firmly planted in his cranium.
Not much happens in her tiny Maine town, but that's about to change. Jake's unknown guest turns out to be a world-famous corporate raider, local boy turned billionaire Threnody McIlwaine. When Jake's best friend, quiet and dependable Ellie White, readily confesses to the murder, cops and journalists swarm into snowbound Eastport.
Jake smells a cover-up, and begins poking into past history between McIlwaine and Ellie's family. But someone doesn't like nosy neighbors...and Jake's rustic refuge may become her final resting place.
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This Old House meets Murder, She Wrote in this Sarah Graves mystery set on the coast of Maine. Jacobia Triptree, onetime financial advisor to the Mob, finds her quiet retreat shattered by the unwelcome discovery of a dead man in the Victorian pile she is in the midst of restoring. That he has an ice pick in his forehead only confirms her suspicion that the death was brought about by something other than natural causes. When her closest friend, Ellie, confesses to having done the deed, Jacobia is convinced she is lying and determines to save Ellie from herself by finding the real killer.
The victim turns out to be a local boy who'd done well enough to be featured in the pages of Fortune magazine. Ellie's ostensible reason for her uncharacteristic violence is that he bankrupted her parents. Between bouts of waterproofing the basement and replacing floor joists, Jacobia sets out to find a more believable motive and murderer.
The mystery itself is not that complicated, and as Jacobia digs deeper under her house and into the past, the truth eventually surfaces. Graves sufficiently amuses, however, with delightful characterizations of Jacobia's former connections and the local heroes who assist her in her projects of rescuing Ellie and putting her house together. Jake's asides regarding the stock market, as well as the details of home restoration, also provoke the occasional smile. Graves is at her best delineating the tension between the small town's good guys and the federal investigators (and tourists) from far away. A gentle read, despite the shadow of the Mafia, and entertaining enough for bedtime diversion. --K.A. Crouch
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An interview with author Sarah Graves on National Public Radio prompted me to read this book. I am a murder mystery fan, and I love Maine and old houses so I figured this book couldn't miss for some light summer reading. I was wrong. The plot is improbable and the pace is slow; the books lumbers along. Characters are undeveloped, and, as another reviewer said, not particularly likeable--even the main character. Other books in the series may be better, but I am not likely to pick up another of them ... Read More
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It is an excellent book I like anything written by Sarah Graves. It came on time and in excellent condtion. Would buy more books from this dealer.
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I've read many Sarah Graves mysteries and this is one of my favorites. I never knew home repair could be so interesting. If you like intrigue and mystery with real people, read this book!
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Jacobia Tiptree and her son, Sam, now live in Eastport, ME. Jacobia's neighbor, Ellie has helped her settle into the town and the community. When Jacobia goes to check the storeroom, she finds a body on the floor. Next thing she knows, Ellie White has confessed to the crime, there's no bail for Ellie, George Valentine is trying to shore up her storeroom and floor to handle the police traffic without caving in. Ellie wants Jacobia's help but doesn't want to see her. Everyone hated the victim, Threnody ... Read More
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Former financial advisor, Jacobia Triptree, has left the urban sprawl of New York for the beauty and serenity of the Maine coast. The serenity is shattered, however, when she discovers a dead body in the old home that she is restoring. The victim is a wealthy but unethical businessman who has a lot of enemies. The police figure that their job is made much easier when Jacobia's best friend, Ellie, admits to the murder. Jake is convinced that Ellie is innocent and she sets out to find the real killer. ... Read More
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