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Without a Clue
Without a Clue by Trish Jensen released on Feb 08, 2005 is available now for purchase.
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 2005
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July 8, 2018
A quick light read about a murder mystery weekend for tourists where nothing follows as scripted but love develops along the way.
March 29, 2025
Cute romance with a little paranormal thrown in.
January 6, 2025
This was a quick read as it drew you in right away. There is a lot of humor mixed in which I enjoyed as it made the book fun and flew right through it. I really liked the flow of the book as it seemed like something was always going on. With the humor it is a book that I would share with others.
January 19, 2014
Delightful comedy of errors
Event planner, Meg Renshaw, has never hosted a mystery weekend before, but it seems like a sure thing to set it within an enormous, atmospheric, antebellum mansion on a Charleston plantation. Unfortunately, the project is plagued with problems from the start, most disastrous being when the actor hired to play the murder victim passes out from root-canal pain pills before it is time for him to become a corpse. As if that wasn't bad enough, handsome, wealthy Matt Rossi shows up and announces he is the new owner of the property. He claims that Meg's contract to use his home is invalid, and he demands that she and her guests leave at once. Meg exercises every bit of patience and charm she possesses to change Matt's mind, and he is unable to resist her. He hasn't been this intensely attracted to a woman in his life, and his insistence on staying on to supervise the mystery weekend is as much about connecting with Meg as it is about protecting his home. Meg immediately takes advantage of his presence to further persuade Matt to join the cast of her flamboyant production in the role of the dead man. Once again, he gives into her, because Meg plays the part of his character's mistress and there is at least one bedroom scene before his character is murdered.
This is a really cute romantic comedy which uses the ever-green plot of the spontaneous, seat-of-her-pants heroine loosening up a straight-laced, workaholic hero. The setting in a Southern plantation house is unusual and fascinating, and the concept of a mystery weekend is also quite unique, is extremely well done, and provides endless opportunities for comedy-of-errors hysteria.
As for the romance between Meg and Matt, they are highly sympathetic protagonists who have terrific chemistry, and their repartee is wonderful.
All in all, this book is a major treat for fans of romantic comedy, and I strongly recommend it.
I rate this book as follows:
Heroine: 5 stars
Hero: 5 stars
Setting: 5 stars
Romance Plot: 5 stars
Writing: 5 stars
Overall: 5 stars
Event planner, Meg Renshaw, has never hosted a mystery weekend before, but it seems like a sure thing to set it within an enormous, atmospheric, antebellum mansion on a Charleston plantation. Unfortunately, the project is plagued with problems from the start, most disastrous being when the actor hired to play the murder victim passes out from root-canal pain pills before it is time for him to become a corpse. As if that wasn't bad enough, handsome, wealthy Matt Rossi shows up and announces he is the new owner of the property. He claims that Meg's contract to use his home is invalid, and he demands that she and her guests leave at once. Meg exercises every bit of patience and charm she possesses to change Matt's mind, and he is unable to resist her. He hasn't been this intensely attracted to a woman in his life, and his insistence on staying on to supervise the mystery weekend is as much about connecting with Meg as it is about protecting his home. Meg immediately takes advantage of his presence to further persuade Matt to join the cast of her flamboyant production in the role of the dead man. Once again, he gives into her, because Meg plays the part of his character's mistress and there is at least one bedroom scene before his character is murdered.
This is a really cute romantic comedy which uses the ever-green plot of the spontaneous, seat-of-her-pants heroine loosening up a straight-laced, workaholic hero. The setting in a Southern plantation house is unusual and fascinating, and the concept of a mystery weekend is also quite unique, is extremely well done, and provides endless opportunities for comedy-of-errors hysteria.
As for the romance between Meg and Matt, they are highly sympathetic protagonists who have terrific chemistry, and their repartee is wonderful.
All in all, this book is a major treat for fans of romantic comedy, and I strongly recommend it.
I rate this book as follows:
Heroine: 5 stars
Hero: 5 stars
Setting: 5 stars
Romance Plot: 5 stars
Writing: 5 stars
Overall: 5 stars
July 26, 2016
Well, this is one half of a Harlequin flipside but I just cannot pass up a murder mystery party book. It's a sickness, I know.
This one is told from the POV of the planners. Megan Renshaw loves her job as a party planner and desperately wants to be successful. Normally unflappable, a series of issues are plaguing her. Her cook loves the booze, which is keeping half the players blitzed, the victim is high after an emergency root canal, and (most improbably) the house where she's staging the event has been sold and the new owner is insisting on sticking around. Matt Rossi wants to keep an eye on his investment, and also on Meg. He's got a checklist in life and starting a family is next.
You have to be more forgiving with the shorter books and this was overall fun. Random "real" ghost sightings that really, really didn't need to be there. Also, the potential for Megan to take offense in the fact that he's ready for a wife, hey! there's a woman, why don't I sleep with her?
This one is told from the POV of the planners. Megan Renshaw loves her job as a party planner and desperately wants to be successful. Normally unflappable, a series of issues are plaguing her. Her cook loves the booze, which is keeping half the players blitzed, the victim is high after an emergency root canal, and (most improbably) the house where she's staging the event has been sold and the new owner is insisting on sticking around. Matt Rossi wants to keep an eye on his investment, and also on Meg. He's got a checklist in life and starting a family is next.
You have to be more forgiving with the shorter books and this was overall fun. Random "real" ghost sightings that really, really didn't need to be there. Also, the potential for Megan to take offense in the fact that he's ready for a wife, hey! there's a woman, why don't I sleep with her?
March 24, 2012
This is my first murder mystery/romance book. It took me a little bit to get into it, but I really enjoyed it! There's a lot of humor, a touch of romance, mystery and a happy ending. This is the first I've read of Trish Jensen alone and it will not be my last.
Meg has a past that hurts. She's now in the business of vacation/mystery and enjoys her job. She is a carefree happy-go lucky sort of gal that takes it all as it comes her way.
Matt is a man that loves his lists and organization. He's worked hard to get where he is and believes it's all due his lists (and determination). He's also ready to settle down once he finds the right woman that's like him and craves a family as well.
Matt, meet Meg! Like it's stated in the book "oil and vinegar". But there is something about each of them that attracts one another. Even though they are nothing what the other has ever considered in life. What happens next is a mystery left for only them to solve.
Meg has a past that hurts. She's now in the business of vacation/mystery and enjoys her job. She is a carefree happy-go lucky sort of gal that takes it all as it comes her way.
Matt is a man that loves his lists and organization. He's worked hard to get where he is and believes it's all due his lists (and determination). He's also ready to settle down once he finds the right woman that's like him and craves a family as well.
Matt, meet Meg! Like it's stated in the book "oil and vinegar". But there is something about each of them that attracts one another. Even though they are nothing what the other has ever considered in life. What happens next is a mystery left for only them to solve.
November 5, 2012
Easy fun read!
February 14, 2014
Easy read
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