Tumbling Blocks
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4.4 • 15 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
In the new novel in the “breezy [and] humorous” (Chicago Sun-Times) series, Benni Harper is carrying a bundle of holiday stress—as she unwraps the secrets of an elite and possibly murderous society…
San Celina’s most exclusive society suddenly has an opening and Benni Harper has been tapped—not to join, but to investigate. The upper crust, female-only “49 Club” is restricted to exactly that many members, and one must die before another joins. When the latest socialite de-pledges in her sleep, Benni’s boss wants the mystery solved—and naturally, it’s landed on Benni’s to-do list.
Reluctant at first, she profiles a few women whose social ambitions give them an obvious motive. But with a famously reclusive artist about to put Benni’s quilting museum on the map—and her daunting mother-in-law soon to arrive—Benni’s holiday is already hectic. Nevertheless, she’ll need to crack this exclusive circle of suspects, before one more gourmet goose gets cooked.
“Benni delves into the secrets of the town's elite with her usual flair, unraveling a plot that is as dangerous as the bulls on her father's ranch and as cozy as the quilts she reveres.”—Publishers Weekly
“The rich cast of secondary characters [and] plenty of humor…enrich this thirteenth in the long-running series.”—Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
With the imminent arrival of her mother-in-law, unfinished Christmas shopping and unexpected dog-sitting responsibilities, Benni Harper, amateur sleuth and folk art museum curator in San Celina, Calif., has enough on her hands even before she looks into a suspicious death in Fowler's delightful 13th entry in her Agatha Award winning series (after 2006's Delectable Mountains). When Constance Sinclair, Benni's boss, can't get help from Benni's police chief husband, Gabe, the art patroness demands that Benni investigate the death of her friend Arva "Pinky" Edmondson. Pinky apparently died of a heart attack in her sleep, but Constance is convinced she was murdered by one of the local socialites vying for admittance to the exclusive 49 Club. Benni delves into the secrets of the town's elite with her usual flair, unraveling a plot that is as dangerous as the bulls on her father's ranch and as cozy as the quilts she reveres.
Customer Reviews
Tumbling Blocks
Have tried to like this series, and there ARE good things about it. But too many times it feels like reading about immature teens. A 30+ girl who sticks her tongue out a people, fusses about wearing a dress, puts herself in danger thereby endangering others, and doesn’t mature much with each book.
Gabe started pursuing a higher degree, but gets too involved with former wife/partner, which makes him begin to appear as a flighty man.
In this book, he reverts to all-time selfish, petulant, thoughtless, and extremely rude.
The book’s setting was such a nice time of year…Christmas, family visiting her best friend and husband preparing for a baby, wonderful dogs,…but their maturity levels are a prime fail…especially the side we see about extremely thoughtless Gabe who has appeared weaker with each book.
So much for this series….really was eager to read it, but am stopping with this one. Benni and Gabe taking turns regressing to childishness has become old.