Genre: Mystery
Trade Paperback; Digital Book
ISBN #: 9781451689556
Gallery Books
304 Pages
$9.98; $10.99 Amazon
September 3, 2013
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Unjustly accused of cooking the books, Maggie Grady is forced to retreat from her high-flying New York financial career to the town where she grew up. Her aunt Clara greets her with open arms and a job at the family-owned business that has baked the best pies in the South for over forty years. Unfortunately, while Maggie is determined to return to banking, her reputation there seems permanently in the pits. That is, until her old boss, Lou, visits with news that he's found the real crook. Before he can reveal the details, though, Maggie finds his body right behind the pie shop.
With only her own word that Lou planned to exonerate her, Maggie is in the spotlight. the police seem to suspect that Aunt Clara's damson pie may not be just dangerously delectable, but downright deadly. Maggie doesn't just have her own name to clear, she has to make sure that her aunt's beloved business isn't harmed, either. Yummy local reporter Ryan Summerour appears eager to help, and Maggie can't help hoping that it's not just the police who find her a person of interest - but Ryan, as well. She'd thought it challenging to make the perfect pie crust that Aunt Clara demands, but that turns out to be nothing compared with finding a murderer...
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I started to read this book and got through part of the first chapter before...
What on earth is going on here? I can see why there were only two of these. Almost immediately, the protagonist tells us that she lost her job at a bank because she'd been accused of embezzling money from an important client. They showed her papers that verified this and told her they wanted to keep it quiet. They froze her bank accounts and said they would take what was needed to pay back her debt.
First, you'd have to be pretty darn stupid to embezzle money and leave a paper trail behind you. Then, we're told a policeman was standing outside her door at home to make sure she didn't take anything valuable with her. Huh? They want to 'keep it quiet' but tell the police? How does that work? The police are not going to ignore embezzlement, so why would they tell them? They can't just order and officer to stand outside her door with no reason behind it. There wouldn't have been a police officer at all.
Secondly, they really don't have the right to stop her from taking her belongings, unless they have proof she bought them with stolen money (and they didn't) - this was ridiculous. From. Her. Home. There is no way they could have stopped her from taking her clothing, jewelry, shoes, household appliances, furniture, etc., if it came down to it. And, since the author mentioned it, if it was her home, why did she leave? Being accused isn't the same as being convicted.
If they tried this garbage with someone in actuality, then they'd better be prepared for the court fight that comes next. Because you can bet your sweet rear end there certainly would be one. An innocent person would not only have denied it, they'd threaten to take it to court, get an attorney, and demand copies of the "incriminating" evidence. They'd better have more than a couple of sheets of paper - and be able to answer where the 'evidence' came from.
When it comes to that, why didn't she? She knew she wasn't guilty but didn't fight it? Just accepted it and grabbed a duffel bag full of everyday clothing and left?
The author should have done better homework. This was just sloppy. Either get your facts together or write something else. FYI, dumpster isn't capitalized unless it's the actual name of the company that produces it or at the beginning of a sentence.
I won't give away the ending, but I will say that Maggie is a complete moron. If you want to see the reason why I say that, I have hidden it in a spoiler on Goodreads.
There were so many things wrong with this book and not a single thing right.
https://www.amazon.com/Plum-Deadly-Ellie-Grant/dp/1451689551/ref
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2917267613
More on Ellie Grant's Books: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/g/ellie-grant/
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