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Amanda Hazard Mystery #3
Dead In The Melon Patch
Savvy Oklahoma sleuth/CPA Amanda Hazard is back to investigate the mysterious death of a sexy divorcee--much to the dismay of police officer Nick Thorn. But three ex-husbands plus some--add up to more suspects than Amanda can shake a rake at--and now she's his main target.
- GenresMystery
288 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1995
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Connie Feddersen
10 books15 followersaka Connie Drake, Debra Falcon, Carol Finch, Gina Robins
Connie Feddersen is one of romance and mystery's most prolific and versatile authors. With over 8 million copies of her brooks in print, she has received 8 awards and 19 nominations for outstanding achievement from Romantic Times Magazine. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers of America and Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame.
Connie is well known for her fast-paced adventures, sparkling humor and lively dialogue. She is the best-selling author of historical and contemporary romance, as well as mystery and suspense. Writing under 5 pen names-Carol Finch, Gina Robins, Connie Drake, Debra Falcon and Connie Feddersen-she has penned 57 books for Zebra and Pinnacle Publishers.
Connie and her husband have 3 children and raise cattle and wheat on their ranch near Union City, Oklahoma.
Connie Feddersen is one of romance and mystery's most prolific and versatile authors. With over 8 million copies of her brooks in print, she has received 8 awards and 19 nominations for outstanding achievement from Romantic Times Magazine. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers of America and Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame.
Connie is well known for her fast-paced adventures, sparkling humor and lively dialogue. She is the best-selling author of historical and contemporary romance, as well as mystery and suspense. Writing under 5 pen names-Carol Finch, Gina Robins, Connie Drake, Debra Falcon and Connie Feddersen-she has penned 57 books for Zebra and Pinnacle Publishers.
Connie and her husband have 3 children and raise cattle and wheat on their ranch near Union City, Oklahoma.
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September 13, 2017
Exact same outline used as in #books 1 and 2; same trite, clique dialog and descriptions. Gee, same outline for the ending too...Amanda almost killed (why not!?!), in hospital, Nick takes her home and into the sack they go. Blah...blah...blah.
I do have the rest of the series and it's all going to the used book store, unread, along with books 1, 2, and 3.
Unless you have a reading disability, please don't bother with this "not cozy and uninteresting" series.
I do have the rest of the series and it's all going to the used book store, unread, along with books 1, 2, and 3.
Unless you have a reading disability, please don't bother with this "not cozy and uninteresting" series.
August 22, 2017
The love scenes are very 🧀
September 9, 2010
There are a couple things that bugged me with this one.
1) The POV is pretty unstable with lots of head-hopping primarily between Amanda and Nick. But also to Jenny. I think this could be cleaned up a good bit and that that would improve the story.
2) Amanda's motivation for researching the murder. Ego and being better than her BF. Is that really enough?
3) This is the spoiler bit. One of the clues to the murder is supposed the green car that forces Nick off the road when he is heading to Amanda's after the bombing (only he doesn't know abotu the bomb yet). But how can this car be speeding away after leaving the bomb for Amanda? Amanda arrives home to find a package on her porch. It explodes. She attempts to bandage the wound in her hand then calls and talks to Jenny at the office. Jenny misunderstands, but drives out to Nick to tell him about the call, expecting it to take her half an hour to get there. Nick then has to drive from the field to Amanda's, meaning his encounter with the green car was at least well over half an hour after the bomb was left on the porch. This makes no sense. Even if the bomber hung around to make sure Amanda got the package, she'd have been long gone by the time Nick heads over and wouldn't have any need to be speeding away!
4) The love affair between Nick and Amanda seems like it is a bit too much for a cozy mystery.
1) The POV is pretty unstable with lots of head-hopping primarily between Amanda and Nick. But also to Jenny. I think this could be cleaned up a good bit and that that would improve the story.
2) Amanda's motivation for researching the murder. Ego and being better than her BF. Is that really enough?
3) This is the spoiler bit. One of the clues to the murder is supposed the green car that forces Nick off the road when he is heading to Amanda's after the bombing (only he doesn't know abotu the bomb yet). But how can this car be speeding away after leaving the bomb for Amanda? Amanda arrives home to find a package on her porch. It explodes. She attempts to bandage the wound in her hand then calls and talks to Jenny at the office. Jenny misunderstands, but drives out to Nick to tell him about the call, expecting it to take her half an hour to get there. Nick then has to drive from the field to Amanda's, meaning his encounter with the green car was at least well over half an hour after the bomb was left on the porch. This makes no sense. Even if the bomber hung around to make sure Amanda got the package, she'd have been long gone by the time Nick heads over and wouldn't have any need to be speeding away!
4) The love affair between Nick and Amanda seems like it is a bit too much for a cozy mystery.
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