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Review – Of Mice and Murder

January 8, 2011 By Michael

Carrie Evans felt that being named in Great-Grandma’s will was like hitting bankrupt on Wheel of Fortune. All the relatives breathed a sigh of relief when Carrie was named as “heiress.” But she inherited more that no money. She inherited a house full of trash, a yard full of trash, and rap sheet a mile long.

The house isn’t only full of trash-its full of mice. And when the carpenter, repairing some of the jobs on the house hears Carrie screaming, he dashes in to play the hero and instead uncovers a dead body, his employee who hadn’t showed up for work in three days.

So, who killed the man in the closet? And does the corpse have anything to do with Carrie’s grandmother’s death?

Of Mice . . .And Murder is the first book in the Makie-the-Mouse Mystery series. I love Mary Connealy’s writing style, she is a master at helping us care for the characters and giving them quirky fears and personalities. Both Carrie and the hero, Nick, have very low self-esteem, and struggle with those issus.

Readers of cozy mysteries will not want to miss Of Mice . . .And Murder. They will feel for Carrie and Nick, and laugh all the way through this book. Might not want to read this while drinking anything, for danger of spewing liquids. $6.95. 255 pages.

Of Mice And Murder (Maxie Mouse Mystery Series #1) (Heartsong Presents Mysteries #32)
Of Mice And Murder (Maxie Mouse Mystery Series #1) (Heartsong Presents Mysteries #32)
by Mary Connealy

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Review – Of Mice and Murder
Reviewed by Laura Hilton
I love Mary Connealy’s writing style.
Carrie Evans felt that being named in Great-Grandma’s will was like hitting bankrupt on Wheel of Fortune. All the relatives breathed a sigh of relief when Carrie was named as “heiress.” But she inherited more that no money. She inherited a house full of trash, a yard full of trash, and rap sheet a mile long.

The house isn’t only full of trash-its full of mice. And when the carpenter, repairing some of the jobs on the house hears Carrie screaming, he dashes in to play the hero and instead uncovers a dead body, his employee who hadn’t showed up for work in three days.

So, who killed the man in the closet? And does the corpse have anything to do with Carrie’s grandmother’s death?

Of Mice . . .And Murder is the first book in the Makie-the-Mouse Mystery series. I love Mary Connealy’s writing style, she is a master at helping us care for the characters and giving them quirky fears and personalities. Both Carrie and the hero, Nick, have very low self-esteem, and struggle with those issus.

Readers of cozy mysteries will not want to miss Of Mice . . .And Murder. They will feel for Carrie and Nick, and laugh all the way through this book. Might not want to read this while drinking anything, for danger of spewing liquids. $6.95. 255 pages.

 

Reviewer Info

Laura Hilton
Laura Hilton, her husband, Steve, and their five children make their home in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. She is a pastor’s wife, a stay-at-home mom and home-schools her children. Laura is also a breast cancer survivor.
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About Mary Connealy

Mary Connealy
MARY CONNEALY is the author of the Lassoed in Texas Series: Petticoat Ranch, Calico Canyon and the soon-to-be-released Gingham Mountain. She has recently signed an exclusive contract to write for Barbour Publishing for the next three years. …

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