Do-It-Yourself Mystery Fatal Fixer-Upper, Book 2, (Paperback)

from bookswoman

This was a fun mystery, old house to be renovated, mysterious death of 98 year-old aunt, mysterious disappearance of a local professor, and antiques that seem to appear and disappear.I'm not much for "do it yourself" when it comes to renovating a home, but I did enjoy the trials and tribulations ...

from cathyskye

First Line: The letter from Aunt Inga arrived, as the saying goes, a day late and a dollar short. If Aunt Inga had put the correct amount of postage on the letter, Avery Baker might have arrived at the elderly lady's old house in Maine in time to find out what she needed help with. As it is, whe...

from bemislibrary

Designer and Renovator peel back layers to expose a historic gem and not to mention a murderer. *** First entry in a new home-renovation and design-tips mystery series, author Jennie Bentley introduces Avery Baker, a designer from New York to Derek Ellis, a home repairman who is really handy with...

from ethel55

This was much more a real mystery than a cozy where the everyman detective stumbles over a body in the first couple chapters. Avery arrives in Maine to discover that her Great Aunt Inga has recently passed and she is the sole heir to Inga's rambling old home and belongings. Avery decides to fix u...

from kcaroth1

This had wonderful descriptions of the Maine setting and well-developed characters. Avery, the lead character, works in furniture design, history and restoration but has little practical handyman experience resulting in some amusing moments . I figured out whodunit pretty early on but still this ...