Karen F. (cosmichomicide) reviewed April Fool Dead (Death on Demand, Bk 13) on + 134 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Sadly for one of my favorite series, April Fool Dead feels forced and formulaic, like the author was reading down a checklist. Not a strong entry into the Death on Demand series, but a fast easy read through a perfectly good book. Definitely start at the beginning if you are new to the series.
Helpful Score: 4
Once I got past the first few chapters I was able to get into this book, but cozies just don't seem to be my thing. The "bad guy" wasn't nearly as surprising as I would prefer.
Lorraine T. (mysterylover) reviewed April Fool Dead (Death on Demand, Bk 13) on + 318 more book reviews
It's a while since I read this, but always enjoy these Annie Darling mysteries and liked this one as well as earlier ones.
Part of the wonderful light reading mystery series of Annie and Max Darling
A good read!
Fun mystery with plenty of red herrings.
Craft-ily written, clever, and sparkling with humor.
Craft-ily written, clever, and sparkling with humor.
Another great read in the ongoing Death On Demand bookstore series
LecClier K. (SierraK) -
Annie Darling, owner of the mystery book store Death on Demand, is busily preparing for a book signing of local author Emma Clyde's latest bestseller "Whodunit?". Annie, who is always fond of sponsoring contests in her store, has come up with a special promotion for Emma's book signing. The special contest is a challenge to identify nine mysteries and their authors, based on clues given in an advertising flyer which Annie has distributed around the island. However, several days before the signing event, another set of mysterious flyers appear on Broward's Rock Island which appear as if Annie is accusing some of her neighbors or murder and other crimes as part of her contest. In order to clear the name of her store, Annie and her husband Max set out to find the real author of the fake contest flyers.
I felt that the first half of this book moved pretty slowly. I did enjoy Ms. Hart's wonderful descriptions of the South Carolina swamps and wildlife. The pace of the story picked up for the last one hundred pages or so, when two island residents are found brutally murdered. Together with her friend Henny, Annie and Max try to discover if the flyers are related to the murders, or if the flyers were just a smoke screen to divert attention from the real murderer.
I felt that the first half of this book moved pretty slowly. I did enjoy Ms. Hart's wonderful descriptions of the South Carolina swamps and wildlife. The pace of the story picked up for the last one hundred pages or so, when two island residents are found brutally murdered. Together with her friend Henny, Annie and Max try to discover if the flyers are related to the murders, or if the flyers were just a smoke screen to divert attention from the real murderer.
Georgiann H. (ladyshortyg) reviewed April Fool Dead (Death on Demand, Bk 13) on + 33 more book reviews
someone is playing a cruel joke on mystery store book owner Annie Darling. they have made it appear she is accusing some of her neighbors of murder . she must solve the mystery before she ends up dead.
I just finished the book, I almost read it non stop, I could not put it downm Annie is so entertaining, especially with husband Max and mother-in-law Laurel.
Ha-ha! You're dead!
Someone is playing a rather nasty April Fool's prank on mystery bookstore owner Annie Darling. A felonious forger on the idyllic -- if rarely tranquil -- South Carolina island of Broward's Rock has made it appear as if Annie is accusing some of her neighbors of murder. In the wink of a bloodshot eye, the Darling name is mud . . . and then the Broward's Rock body count starts mysteriously increasing. And now it's up to Annie to follow the well-hidden trail of the vicious trickster -- or a secret slayer's next lethal joke may very well be on her!
Someone is playing a rather nasty April Fool's prank on mystery bookstore owner Annie Darling. A felonious forger on the idyllic -- if rarely tranquil -- South Carolina island of Broward's Rock has made it appear as if Annie is accusing some of her neighbors of murder. In the wink of a bloodshot eye, the Darling name is mud . . . and then the Broward's Rock body count starts mysteriously increasing. And now it's up to Annie to follow the well-hidden trail of the vicious trickster -- or a secret slayer's next lethal joke may very well be on her!
A Death on Demand Mystery
