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Hope Hadley
Hope Hadley Nine Book Cozy Mystery Set
This boxed set features nine books from the Hope Hadley series including:
Fishing For Murder
Murder of a Yoga Instructor
Drowning In Deceit
A Not So Merry Christmas Murder
Killer Injustice
Murder of a Restaurant Critic
Murder of a Movie Producer
The Killer Holiday Office Party
Murder Hits Close To Home
After losing both her job and her boyfriend, Hope Hadley trades Hollywood, California, for her hometown of Hollywood, Florida. Before she has a chance to piece her life back together, her best friend's boyfriend is murdered. Even worse, the local police wrongfully suspect that her friend is the killer. Determined to clear her friend's name, Hope sets out to find the real killer herself.
Fishing For Murder
Murder of a Yoga Instructor
Drowning In Deceit
A Not So Merry Christmas Murder
Killer Injustice
Murder of a Restaurant Critic
Murder of a Movie Producer
The Killer Holiday Office Party
Murder Hits Close To Home
After losing both her job and her boyfriend, Hope Hadley trades Hollywood, California, for her hometown of Hollywood, Florida. Before she has a chance to piece her life back together, her best friend's boyfriend is murdered. Even worse, the local police wrongfully suspect that her friend is the killer. Determined to clear her friend's name, Hope sets out to find the real killer herself.
652 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 14, 2018
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Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 reviews
February 22, 2018
I love these cozy mysteries. I have read each one of them before they became a boxed set. If you like mysteries with no sex or swearing these are for you. You will enjoy the characters, they will feel like neighbors to you. Hope moves from Hollywood California to Hollywood Florida. There she gets involved in a murder when the wrong person is accused of the crime. Get this set....you'll enjoy them!
March 1, 2018
Hope Hadley Nine Book Cozy Mystery Set – Written by Meredith Potts
Murder, humor and mystery for all!
After losing both her job and her boyfriend, Hope Hadley trades Hollywood, California, for her hometown of Hollywood, Florida. Before she has a chance to piece her life back together, her best friend's boyfriend is murdered. Even worse, the local police wrongfully suspect that her friend is the killer. Determined to clear her friend's name, Hope sets out to find the real killer herself.
What did I like? I have read many of Meredith Potts books and these nine books just get better with each new one. I have always enjoyed the easy and humor in every story she writes.
What will you like? Humor, mystery, intrigue and enjoyable reads. Cozy reads are the ultimate in sitting down for an easy read in an evening and forgetting about the problems of the world. Ms. Potts has been around for a long time and you have plenty of choices to choose from. Check out the list in this nine-box set collection. I received this from the author for an honest review with no other compensation.
Murder, humor and mystery for all!
After losing both her job and her boyfriend, Hope Hadley trades Hollywood, California, for her hometown of Hollywood, Florida. Before she has a chance to piece her life back together, her best friend's boyfriend is murdered. Even worse, the local police wrongfully suspect that her friend is the killer. Determined to clear her friend's name, Hope sets out to find the real killer herself.
What did I like? I have read many of Meredith Potts books and these nine books just get better with each new one. I have always enjoyed the easy and humor in every story she writes.
What will you like? Humor, mystery, intrigue and enjoyable reads. Cozy reads are the ultimate in sitting down for an easy read in an evening and forgetting about the problems of the world. Ms. Potts has been around for a long time and you have plenty of choices to choose from. Check out the list in this nine-box set collection. I received this from the author for an honest review with no other compensation.
February 15, 2018
These book have it all! The fun stories laced with murder and clues galore. All the stories are well written. Ms. Potts has a gift for writing intriguing stories that hold you till the last page and make you want to read more. You really need to try this book set; the variety of stories will entice you. HIGHLY recommend to all mystery lovers.
March 2, 2018
TV detective turned real life detective.
When Hope returns from Hollywood, California to home town Hollywood, Florida, she finds herself brought back into the detective game again for real this time. Her friend is accused of a murder. Her brother being a police detective learns that she can help him get to the truth faster and eventually teams up with her. Good read. Fun stuff.
When Hope returns from Hollywood, California to home town Hollywood, Florida, she finds herself brought back into the detective game again for real this time. Her friend is accused of a murder. Her brother being a police detective learns that she can help him get to the truth faster and eventually teams up with her. Good read. Fun stuff.
February 16, 2019
Same ole same ole
Every single story is the same just with different victims. Exact same wording, same wording too while talking to suspects. Always in total disbelief when alibi turns out to be true, etc. Writes five times each story "can you prove you didn't kill him /her?". News flash, they don't have to by law. That is the prosecutor's teams job.
Every single story is the same just with different victims. Exact same wording, same wording too while talking to suspects. Always in total disbelief when alibi turns out to be true, etc. Writes five times each story "can you prove you didn't kill him /her?". News flash, they don't have to by law. That is the prosecutor's teams job.
September 25, 2020
Hope Hadley Nine Book Cozy Mystery Set was a great read by Meredith Potts. Fishing for Murder, Murder of a Yoga Instructor, Drowning in Deceit, A Not So Merry Christmas, Killer Injustice, Murder of a Restaurant Critic, Murder of a Movie Producer, The Killer Holiday Office Party, and Murder Hits Close to Home. I can’t wait to read more by Meredith Potts.
February 18, 2018
A nice collection of clean cozy Murder mysteries. These books are quick reads with some interesting storylines and some surprise killers.
I received an arc of this book and voluntarily provided a review.
I received an arc of this book and voluntarily provided a review.
March 2, 2018
Very good
I thought the mysteries were very good. I liked the main characters and the continuation of their lives. I think everyone would enjoy these stories. Hopefully they'll appear in future books. Maybe there will be w wedding. Thank you for your writing. Stay well.
I thought the mysteries were very good. I liked the main characters and the continuation of their lives. I think everyone would enjoy these stories. Hopefully they'll appear in future books. Maybe there will be w wedding. Thank you for your writing. Stay well.
March 28, 2018
Interesting characters and plots!
Good entertainment! Main character is appealing and others do good support! The collection of stories provided hours of entertainment! I really recommend them!
Good entertainment! Main character is appealing and others do good support! The collection of stories provided hours of entertainment! I really recommend them!
January 12, 2019
Predictable
Stories too similar right down to dialogue and story line. By the last story I knew what each character was going to say and could repeat it verbatim.
Hope Hadley needs to have a rewrite.
Stories too similar right down to dialogue and story line. By the last story I knew what each character was going to say and could repeat it verbatim.
Hope Hadley needs to have a rewrite.
August 5, 2019
Easy whodunit reading
Want easy reading and you like whodunits, then choose this mystery set of nine books. Hope and her brother Joe lead you through several murder mysteries and find the killer by adding up clues along the way to that final ah ha I know you did it.
Want easy reading and you like whodunits, then choose this mystery set of nine books. Hope and her brother Joe lead you through several murder mysteries and find the killer by adding up clues along the way to that final ah ha I know you did it.
March 3, 2018
Good reading
Hope and her brother Joe make a good team. Each story holds your attention gives you a good reading time.
Hope and her brother Joe make a good team. Each story holds your attention gives you a good reading time.
April 6, 2018
Boring and repetitive
I managed to slog my way through all the stories in the collection in spite of the annoying sameness of all of them. Hope Hadley, former star of a successful TV detective show, comes home to Hollywood, Florida after her show is canceled because of the rampant age bias in the acting industry. She is just over forty. Almost every character description includes exact age, which makes them all sound like they have rap sheets, a strange quirk I have never seen in any other author. In spite of founding a dog shelter, Hope can't stop being a detective. Her brother Joe, who really is a detective, resents her intrusion into the first murder case, but after she proves to be helpful, he takes her with him on interviews with suspects in subsequent murder cases. In every case, they badger the suspects and act like they are all lying when they say they didn't do it. When the suspects suggest someone else as the likely killer, Hope and Joe act like they are only trying to deflect suspicion from their guilt. After the mostly innocent suspects angrily refuse to say anything else, Joe always warns them not to leave town. When a suspect's alibi checks out, Hope is ALWAYS disappointed. Hello, your suspect list just got shorter, which should make you happier, stupid! She sometimes acts like she expects the killer to confess as soon as she and Joe start asking questions, just because it would be easier that way and she wouldn't have to think so hard. The cases are all solved by the discovery of some little clue which points straight at only one person, like something left at the crime scene, or an unnoticed security camera on a neighbor's house, or a neighbor seeing the killer plant evidence at someone else's house. After the first book, the dog shelter is never visited again, though it might be mentioned once or twice as background for Hope. She has the perfect boyfriend, Daniel,a handsome chef with a successful restaurant, who comforts her with food and patience and often tells her she is beautiful. Other than catering one Christmas party where several suspects tell at each other before one of the employees later kills the boss, Daniel contributes nothing to the plots or solutions to the murders. Hope doesn't even discuss the suspects with him to clarify the solution. Even the titles are boring. The stories are short, easy to read and clean, but the characters are either annoying, boring, or both. Don't waste your time or money.
I managed to slog my way through all the stories in the collection in spite of the annoying sameness of all of them. Hope Hadley, former star of a successful TV detective show, comes home to Hollywood, Florida after her show is canceled because of the rampant age bias in the acting industry. She is just over forty. Almost every character description includes exact age, which makes them all sound like they have rap sheets, a strange quirk I have never seen in any other author. In spite of founding a dog shelter, Hope can't stop being a detective. Her brother Joe, who really is a detective, resents her intrusion into the first murder case, but after she proves to be helpful, he takes her with him on interviews with suspects in subsequent murder cases. In every case, they badger the suspects and act like they are all lying when they say they didn't do it. When the suspects suggest someone else as the likely killer, Hope and Joe act like they are only trying to deflect suspicion from their guilt. After the mostly innocent suspects angrily refuse to say anything else, Joe always warns them not to leave town. When a suspect's alibi checks out, Hope is ALWAYS disappointed. Hello, your suspect list just got shorter, which should make you happier, stupid! She sometimes acts like she expects the killer to confess as soon as she and Joe start asking questions, just because it would be easier that way and she wouldn't have to think so hard. The cases are all solved by the discovery of some little clue which points straight at only one person, like something left at the crime scene, or an unnoticed security camera on a neighbor's house, or a neighbor seeing the killer plant evidence at someone else's house. After the first book, the dog shelter is never visited again, though it might be mentioned once or twice as background for Hope. She has the perfect boyfriend, Daniel,a handsome chef with a successful restaurant, who comforts her with food and patience and often tells her she is beautiful. Other than catering one Christmas party where several suspects tell at each other before one of the employees later kills the boss, Daniel contributes nothing to the plots or solutions to the murders. Hope doesn't even discuss the suspects with him to clarify the solution. Even the titles are boring. The stories are short, easy to read and clean, but the characters are either annoying, boring, or both. Don't waste your time or money.
November 16, 2018
I found this sitting in my TBR pile in spite of having read several of the individual books! I love this series at least as much as the others, so don't ask me to pick which one, or even which book in this series!
Hope is a sleuth at heart despite having had a successful career in Hollywood, California. Now that she's back in Hollywood, Florida she is really expanding her horizons and we get to go along and have fun with the characters while she works out whodunit.
Hope is a sleuth at heart despite having had a successful career in Hollywood, California. Now that she's back in Hollywood, Florida she is really expanding her horizons and we get to go along and have fun with the characters while she works out whodunit.
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