Pre-Owned Christmas Mourning (A Deborah Knott Mystery (16)) (Mass Market Paperback) 0446555797

from phyllis2779

Very well written as usual. I love the picture of Carolina family life and the cast of characters thought large are all very unique. The mystery was good but not all that mysterious. Once you apply the no extraneous characters rule, it becomes pretty clear as to what the connections are. But stil...

from jamespurcell

Another good entry in this fine and comfortable series. An auto accident and the death of two ne'er do wells seem to be unrelated as the Sheriffs Department starts its investigation. Lots of family events provide many sources of information As the plot unfolds. Deb'bra and Dwight settle into thei...

from NewsieQ

Judge Deborah Knott has a busy December. She's got a full docket as judge in Colleton County, North Carolina. It's Christmas and she has presents to buy for her 11 brothers and their families; plus it's her first wedding anniversary. Her husband Dwight Bryant is busy, too, as Chief Deputy. Both m...

from khiemstra631

Judge Deborah Knott has returned for another installment in her long-running mystery series by author Margaret Maron. I always enjoy reading what Deborah, Dwight, and their families are up to, and the series moves along at a fairly sedate pace making it possibly to know these folks more intimatel...

from tututhefirst

Like the previous ones in the series, the reader is immediately returned to a family of  epic proportions and Maron's inclusion of a family tree in the beginning of the volume is an enormous help in getting each character in place quickly. This one involves a popular cheerleader who is kille...