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Wreck the Halls (Home Repair is Homicide, Bk 5)
Wreck the Halls - Home Repair is Homicide, Bk 5
Author: Sarah Graves
When ex-Wall Streeter Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree bought a charming 1823 fixer-upper in tiny Eastport, Maine, she figured she’d also bought herself a tranquil, stress-free life. But Jake soon learned that appearances can be deceiving, and that even small towns have their share of dark secrets -- including murder. — Wreck The Halls...  more »

People hardly ever lock their doors in Eastport. So when Jake and her best pal, Ellie, arrive at Faye Anne Carmody’s kitchen door, they knock and walk right in. But though Christmas is just two weeks away, what they find is far from festive: a dazed Faye Anne covered with blood, and her no-good husband -- the town butcher, Merle -- nowhere in sight. Nowhere, that is, until Jake discovers his body -- tidily wrapped in his own butcher paper....

It doesn’t take long for news of the murder to race through the small town, and just about everyone has a theory about the grisly crime that has robbed Eastport of its least-liked citizen. But while police chief Bob Arnold considers it an open-and-shut case, Jake and Ellie aren’t convinced of Faye Anne’s guilt.

Jake has enough going on in her life without trying to investigate a murder. After all, she’s just married her longtime love, Wade, and the pair plan to spend the winter rehabilitating the paint-encrusted windows in Jake’s old house.

But Jake has to admit that there are a lot of details that don’t add up: for example, Faye Anne’s complaint that she was being stalked, and blood-splattered evidence at the crime scene that just doesn’t make sense. Then there is the diary that Faye Anne’s secret, sometime boyfriend claims is hidden somewhere in her house. Could Faye Anne’s own journal be the key to unlocking an even more fiendish murder plot, or is her double-crossing lover trying to frame her?

When yet another Eastport citizen turns up dead, Jake realizes the murderer’s trail began long before the night Merle Carmody died. But what keeps eluding her and Ellie is the motive behind the mystery. The truth is so close, they can almost taste it  -- but can they stop the shrewd killer before he chisels another victim’s name onto a tombstone?
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ISBN-13: 9780553582260
ISBN-10: 0553582267
Publication Date: 10/29/2002
Pages: 320
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3.8 stars, based on 103 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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I really enjoy this series- great characters and setting. #5
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This whole series is so much fun. I just love smart, gutsy women getting things done.
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Loved this book and it's author. She can weave a great story that keeps you guessing to the end.
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this book was so good I couldnt put it down till I finished it couldnt wait for next book to come out. love sarah graves repair tips helping with our own house repairs.
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Good read. Loads of great recipes. I was surprised the story itself was only 3/4 of the book long. Ended suddenly and ending good. I do recommend for a good easy coze mystery read and loads of recipes. (about 1/4 of the book).
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Christmas is just weeks away, but what Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree discovers at Faye Anne Carmody's house is far from festive: a dazed Faye Anne covered with blood. Her wife beater Merlehusband Merle- Eastport's butcher and least-liked citizen-is nowhere in sight. Nowhere that is until Jake finds his body - wrapped in his own butcher paper in his display case. After the first chapter it is slow, but picks up half way through.


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