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Avg. Rating: 4.5
welcome to felicity grove.
The call came at about four in the morning, and Jonathan Kendrick knew it was one of two people: his ex-wife, complaining about some new biker-boyfriend, or his eccentric grandmother. And it was his grandmother, Anna, who called for him to come and visit... since a body was found, stuffed in a trashcan, in her front yard. Jonathan flew to Felicity Grove (thus why this is known as a 'Felicity Grove novel'), to see if he could calm Anna down - not that she needed it, being the cool character (and mystery fan) that she was. In time, he discovers the root of a twenty year old mystery, gains a girlfriend, and solves the mystery of why Anna's yard was chosen as the final resting place of Richie Harraday... and one of Jonathan's old friends. This book has quite a good plot, including many amusing things... such as the main character being a bookstore owner, and a mystery fan as a grandmother. Really, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this book, except for the dialogue. It was all rather stilted, and featured some completely unbelievable characters. For instance, Anna is a fan of complex talk... but how many people have ever heard a person mention the word "garish" in common place conversation? But that's all excusable, for how good a book this is. Check it out (if you can find it, of course)!
A real page-turner
Piccirilli gives us an exciting, gripping, dark but often humorous novel that makes extremely good use of the "amateur sleuth" team of Jon Kendrick and his grandmother Anna. A unique, believable, and wonderfully well-done mystery!
A powerful novel of mystery and history
As always, Tom Piccirilli capably brings his characters to life thorugh the use of the secrets in their pasts, their complex emotional make-ups, and moral integrity. This story speeds along giving us an intensely personal view of the protagonists and some amazing action scenes. Definitely pick it up.
THE DEAD PAST fully satisfies as well as intrigues!
TDP is a mystery that I couldn't put down, it has rich, vibrant characters and funny dialogue and nuances that most novels can't touch. TDP opens with a 4 am phone call to Jon Kendrick from his grandmother. She tells him she found a body in her trash can. Jon then goes home to Felicity Grove to help solve the crime. See, Jon and his grandmother are a tag team of amateur sleuths who have solved a few of the crimes that have occurred in the small town of Felicity Grove. Suffice to say, I read this one in one 3 hour sitting. The characters are so flamboyant and unique that I enjoyed finding out what happened next. The dialogue pops and snaps so crisply, I found myself yelling and/or laughing out loud. And the plot is so full of surprises and twists that I didn't figure out what was really going on until the very end...and then I couldn't believe it. Highly Recommended.
couldn't put it down
TDP is a mystery that I couldn't put down, it has rich, vibrant characters and funny dialogue and nuances that most novels can't touch. TDP opens with a 4 am phone call to Jon Kendrick from his grandmother. She tells him she found a body in her trash can. Jon then goes home to Felicity Grove to help solve the crime. See, Jon and his grandmother are a tag team of amateur sleuths who have solved a few of the crimes that have occurred in the small town of Felicity Grove. Suffice to say, I read this one in one 3 hour sitting. The characters are so flamboyant and unique that I enjoyed finding out what happened next. The dialogue pops and snaps so crisply, I found myself yelling and/or laughing out loud. And the plot is so full of surprises and twists that I didn't figure out what was really going on until the very end...and then I couldn't believe it. Highly Recommended.
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