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Lexie Starr Mystery #1-3
Lexie Starr Cozy Mysteries
Join widowed library assistant and amateur sleuth Lexie Starr on her first three encounters with mayhem, murder, and a potential suitor.
Book 1: Lexie Starr accidently discovers that her new son-in-law may be guilty of murdering his first wife. Then Lexie's daughter, Wendy, disappears.
Book 2: At the Grand Opening of a local B&B, the Historical Society's president is found murdered in the inn's grandest suite, and Lexie, much to the owner's chagrin, horns her way in on the investigation.
Book 3: Lexie Starr has converted her boyfriend's B&B into a haunted house for Halloween. But when a young college student is found truly dead in the makeshift coffin in the parlor, Lexie fears for her boyfriend's business and sets out to solve the murder.
..".rapidly paced tongue-in-cheek humor provides plenty
of laugh-out-loud moments." Booklist
"The Lexie Starr mysteries have just the right hint of romance." Jill Churchill, author of the Jane Jeffry and Grace and Favor series
"I love Lexie Starr. She can get into more trouble..."
Alice Duncan, author of the Angels, Spirits, and Pecos Valley series THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order
Leave No Stone Unturned
The Extinguished Guest
Haunted
With This Ring
Just Ducky
The Spirit of the Season (a novella)
Cozy Camping
THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES
A Rip Roaring Good Time
Rip Tide
OTHER TITLES by Jeanne Glidewell
Soul Survivor (A Novel of Suspense)
Book 1: Lexie Starr accidently discovers that her new son-in-law may be guilty of murdering his first wife. Then Lexie's daughter, Wendy, disappears.
Book 2: At the Grand Opening of a local B&B, the Historical Society's president is found murdered in the inn's grandest suite, and Lexie, much to the owner's chagrin, horns her way in on the investigation.
Book 3: Lexie Starr has converted her boyfriend's B&B into a haunted house for Halloween. But when a young college student is found truly dead in the makeshift coffin in the parlor, Lexie fears for her boyfriend's business and sets out to solve the murder.
..".rapidly paced tongue-in-cheek humor provides plenty
of laugh-out-loud moments." Booklist
"The Lexie Starr mysteries have just the right hint of romance." Jill Churchill, author of the Jane Jeffry and Grace and Favor series
"I love Lexie Starr. She can get into more trouble..."
Alice Duncan, author of the Angels, Spirits, and Pecos Valley series THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order
Leave No Stone Unturned
The Extinguished Guest
Haunted
With This Ring
Just Ducky
The Spirit of the Season (a novella)
Cozy Camping
THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES
A Rip Roaring Good Time
Rip Tide
OTHER TITLES by Jeanne Glidewell
Soul Survivor (A Novel of Suspense)
668 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 5, 2015
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About the author
Jeanne Glidewell
24 books42 followersJeanne Glidewell, a 2006 pancreas and kidney transplant recipient, and her husband, Bob, reside in the quaint little coastal town of Rockport, Texas. They previously owned a large RV Park in Cheyenne, Wyoming for 12 years, which gave Jeanne the idea for the Ripple Effect series. Her main characters, Rip and Rapella Ripple, are full-time RVers, with Rapella solving murder mysteries along the way in their travels. Her other (and first) cozy mystery series, the Lexie Starr mysteries, involves a 50-year old library assistant who meets and marries an east coast jeweler named Stone Van Patten. Together they renovate a historic Victorian mansion and turn it into the Alexandria Inn in the fictional town of Rockdale, Missouri. Lexie can’t help getting involved in murder cases taking place in and around the B&B.
All of Jeanne's novels - a romance suspense novel titled Soul Survivor; 7 books and 1 holiday novella in her Lexie Starr series; and 7 books in her Ripple Effect series - are available at nearly every eRetailer site in both eBook and paperback formats. "The Spirit of the Season" is a holiday novella (short novel) she wrote to benefit her local chapter of the Toys for Tots program, with all her proceeds going to help children in her (Leavenworth) county have a merrier Christmas. Jeanne appreciates your support in this endeavor.
Jeanne’s next release, book 8 in the Ripple Effect series, titled The Grim Ripper, is expected to hit bookstores in May 2023.
All of Jeanne's novels - a romance suspense novel titled Soul Survivor; 7 books and 1 holiday novella in her Lexie Starr series; and 7 books in her Ripple Effect series - are available at nearly every eRetailer site in both eBook and paperback formats. "The Spirit of the Season" is a holiday novella (short novel) she wrote to benefit her local chapter of the Toys for Tots program, with all her proceeds going to help children in her (Leavenworth) county have a merrier Christmas. Jeanne appreciates your support in this endeavor.
Jeanne’s next release, book 8 in the Ripple Effect series, titled The Grim Ripper, is expected to hit bookstores in May 2023.
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June 3, 2016
Good writing, implausible character
Ms. Gladwell tells an interesting tale butI found the protagonist, Lexi Star to be such an idiot. She gets herself into life threatening situations on a weekly basis. She lies to her fiance, Stone, constantly. Lexi bumbles through life careening from one mishap to another. I enjoyed the story but I found myself wanting to smack some sense into Lexi on numerous occasions.
Ms. Gladwell tells an interesting tale butI found the protagonist, Lexi Star to be such an idiot. She gets herself into life threatening situations on a weekly basis. She lies to her fiance, Stone, constantly. Lexi bumbles through life careening from one mishap to another. I enjoyed the story but I found myself wanting to smack some sense into Lexi on numerous occasions.
July 18, 2018
Lexie Starr is a widow with a daughter in her 20s, who meets Stone and is attracted to him. Over the course of the first three books, they become good friends and lovers. However, I found her a rather annoying person; always horning in on police cases to "help" (although in most cases they did need it!), and always ending up getting herself in trouble or nearly killed, much to Stone's dismay. He is always trying to protect her, and she is always sneaking around to snoop into things he would rather she stayed away from.
Leave No Stone Unturned
Lexie accidentally finds that her son-in-law may have murdered his first wife. Desperate to protect her daughter Wendy, she starts looking into his past. Then Wendy is abducted. Lexie and her new friend Stone go looking for her.
The Extinguished Guest
Stone has bought a local house and turned it into a B&B, with Lexie's help. The Historical Society has moved in for the inn's grand opening. When the president of the society is found murdered in his suite, the rest of the society must stay for longer than expected - not that they mind being waited on hand and foot. Lexie of course decides to "aid" in the investigation, to her peril.
Haunted
The B&B has been converted to a haunted house for Hallowe'en. A college student playing the part of a vampire in his coffin, is found dead. This second death in the inn in just a few months threatens to ruin their business. Lexie decides to solve the murder, against the wishes of Stone and her daughter Wendy.
The stories were entertaining, despite the idiocy of the main character. But I don't plan to read any more of this series.
Leave No Stone Unturned
Lexie accidentally finds that her son-in-law may have murdered his first wife. Desperate to protect her daughter Wendy, she starts looking into his past. Then Wendy is abducted. Lexie and her new friend Stone go looking for her.
The Extinguished Guest
Stone has bought a local house and turned it into a B&B, with Lexie's help. The Historical Society has moved in for the inn's grand opening. When the president of the society is found murdered in his suite, the rest of the society must stay for longer than expected - not that they mind being waited on hand and foot. Lexie of course decides to "aid" in the investigation, to her peril.
Haunted
The B&B has been converted to a haunted house for Hallowe'en. A college student playing the part of a vampire in his coffin, is found dead. This second death in the inn in just a few months threatens to ruin their business. Lexie decides to solve the murder, against the wishes of Stone and her daughter Wendy.
The stories were entertaining, despite the idiocy of the main character. But I don't plan to read any more of this series.
January 20, 2016
Just Crazy
I can't imagine how even a fictitious character in a cheep novel could be as crazy as Lexie Starr. But even more unbelievable is how a man like the character Stone could e crazy enough to not run for the hills let alone ask her to marry him. If this weren't fiction, this woman couldn't hope to live through another episode.
I can't imagine how even a fictitious character in a cheep novel could be as crazy as Lexie Starr. But even more unbelievable is how a man like the character Stone could e crazy enough to not run for the hills let alone ask her to marry him. If this weren't fiction, this woman couldn't hope to live through another episode.
February 22, 2020
OH No! NOT AGAIN!!
In this mystery I like how everyone comes together in a serious crisis. How
even though Stone and Lixie were so worried about another murder happening
In their B & B. They were amazed how the guest supported them by coming and staying a the B & B. Then how Lexie wouldn't quit in her surch to solve
the murder. Then how she kept her head her head during a life and death
emergency. There's many suspects and a lot of life & death action in this one.
Jenner Glidewell doesn't disappoint her readers in this suspense again she
delivers the goods, I've found each bok next in her series gets better than the
last. The author always leave you eagerly wanting to read the next one. They
never leave the reader disappointed.
Debra H.
In this mystery I like how everyone comes together in a serious crisis. How
even though Stone and Lixie were so worried about another murder happening
In their B & B. They were amazed how the guest supported them by coming and staying a the B & B. Then how Lexie wouldn't quit in her surch to solve
the murder. Then how she kept her head her head during a life and death
emergency. There's many suspects and a lot of life & death action in this one.
Jenner Glidewell doesn't disappoint her readers in this suspense again she
delivers the goods, I've found each bok next in her series gets better than the
last. The author always leave you eagerly wanting to read the next one. They
never leave the reader disappointed.
Debra H.
August 26, 2018
Love the first book. Enjoyed the character and the writing. The character development was nice and Lexie working with Stone made a nice story. For some reason, in books two and three, Ms. Gildewell decided Lexie should take investigating on her own. Unfortunate. The quality of the mystery solving was diminished and this also affected the quality of writing. By the third book, I had tired of Lexie Starr's consistent poor choices. After the first time of getting injured, a smart 50 year old would backed off. How thick can someone be?
February 20, 2019
Light, moderately entertaining reads. I did end up reading all of them, but was skimming heavily toward the last. Book one is the best. By book three, I was tired of Lexie. She started out claiming she was a bad liar. She was bad at lying, but that never stopped her from going off on hairbrained adventure no matter how dangerous and lying to her significant other about just about everything. She was also obvious about disliking people (women) with weight problems and other physical problems.
September 13, 2018
Excellent
Wow. I had a hard time putting my kindle down. Each murder mystery got better as unread. Could not figure out the murderer in each story. I loved the main characters and how their lives got more involved. Thank you. Stay well . My sister was a kidney transplant patient. Her daughter gave her a kidney. It really is a gift of life. It was nice meeting you through your writing.
Wow. I had a hard time putting my kindle down. Each murder mystery got better as unread. Could not figure out the murderer in each story. I loved the main characters and how their lives got more involved. Thank you. Stay well . My sister was a kidney transplant patient. Her daughter gave her a kidney. It really is a gift of life. It was nice meeting you through your writing.
July 25, 2018
Just love a set of books!
Meet Lexie and her daughter Wendy. By the middle book of the first book you add in a jeweler named Stone and his nephew Andy. All three books are a continued story but each book contains a full story. The three books are filled with murder, kidnappings, attacks, car chases and life in a Bed and Breakfast. It's also several love stories. Fun to read.
Meet Lexie and her daughter Wendy. By the middle book of the first book you add in a jeweler named Stone and his nephew Andy. All three books are a continued story but each book contains a full story. The three books are filled with murder, kidnappings, attacks, car chases and life in a Bed and Breakfast. It's also several love stories. Fun to read.
July 29, 2018
Great read
I enjoyed all three books very much. The first book was extremely suspenseful, and was my favorite of the three. Book 3 was almost as good, and book two only a little less as good as the other two. I will certainly be on the lookout for other books by Jeanne Glidewell. She is an excellent auther.
I enjoyed all three books very much. The first book was extremely suspenseful, and was my favorite of the three. Book 3 was almost as good, and book two only a little less as good as the other two. I will certainly be on the lookout for other books by Jeanne Glidewell. She is an excellent auther.
July 22, 2018
Stubborn, sassy lady wants answers now.
She just can't leave good enough alone. She goes on to interview suspects beyond the usual ones. Usually gets into more trouble and problems. Keep it up girlfriend, way to go.
She just can't leave good enough alone. She goes on to interview suspects beyond the usual ones. Usually gets into more trouble and problems. Keep it up girlfriend, way to go.
September 30, 2018
Cute but predictable
The first story through the third book was entertaining to read
Of course, like any mystery series it can become predictable. It was a clean,good, fun read.
The first story through the third book was entertaining to read
Of course, like any mystery series it can become predictable. It was a clean,good, fun read.
June 24, 2019
Great read!
Lexus State is hilarious!! This set was funny & entertaining. All of Lexie's antics will either have you laughing out loud or cringing at her ability to get stuck in the most ridiculous situations!! 😆
Lexus State is hilarious!! This set was funny & entertaining. All of Lexie's antics will either have you laughing out loud or cringing at her ability to get stuck in the most ridiculous situations!! 😆
April 30, 2020
Annoying Heroine
I started out enjoying the first book, but the main character’s personality reminded me of a 12 year old girl. The plots were simple,with too much fluff in between sequences. Lexie became annoying and predictable. This series is not for me.
I started out enjoying the first book, but the main character’s personality reminded me of a 12 year old girl. The plots were simple,with too much fluff in between sequences. Lexie became annoying and predictable. This series is not for me.
January 14, 2022
Cute fast read. These little cozy mystery, featuring Lexie, Stone and their bed and breakfast. They seem to find dead body's with a incredible need to get involved. Sometimes I'm shaking my head then I'm chuckling. Nice way to spend these cold winter nights.
June 3, 2017
Fun read.
Fun read. Cute story line. Was an easy read. Not a heavy topic. Light hearted but pulled you in to find out who the murderer was going to be.
Fun read. Cute story line. Was an easy read. Not a heavy topic. Light hearted but pulled you in to find out who the murderer was going to be.
July 19, 2018
I basically skimmed through the first story from about1/2 way through it, just to see who might be guilty of what. I might well, eventually, go back to the other two.
August 5, 2018
Keeps you guessing
Love series books? Then this is the series for you. Humor mystery and romance all in one book. Highly recommend
Love series books? Then this is the series for you. Humor mystery and romance all in one book. Highly recommend
August 8, 2018
The characters are very well defined and enjoyed Lexie's antics. Just a fun mystery series...
September 7, 2018
Interesting
These were a collection of interesting mysteries . Stories that kept you wrapped up in there intrigue and mystery. Go ok d read.
These were a collection of interesting mysteries . Stories that kept you wrapped up in there intrigue and mystery. Go ok d read.
October 9, 2018
Ridiculous dialogue. And what mother is going on a leaf viewing trip after her daughter has sustained such a trauma?! The first one was enough for me.
October 17, 2018
These are very enjoyable and just different enough to keep them especially interesting. Very nice period atmosphere.
February 16, 2019
I plotted through the three books in this set hoping they would get better, that didn't happen! I will definitely not be following this series.
June 24, 2019
Exciting
I love a good mystery. Especially one where you cannot figure out who did it until the end. This is that kind of mystery. The author is a very good writer.
I love a good mystery. Especially one where you cannot figure out who did it until the end. This is that kind of mystery. The author is a very good writer.
January 27, 2020
Love Lexie and Stone! A great series where I usually can't guess who done it!!
March 28, 2020
Enjoyed each book
The characters are all interesting and make each book a worthwhile read. The plots intertwined on each other and make the stories enjoyable.o
The characters are all interesting and make each book a worthwhile read. The plots intertwined on each other and make the stories enjoyable.o
May 26, 2020
The books are surprisingly good
You are never quite sure who the villain is and that makes you not want to put the book down.
You are never quite sure who the villain is and that makes you not want to put the book down.
June 9, 2020
Excellent!
Read
February 11, 2021 Read the first one. It was ok. Probably will read the others at another time.
February 21, 2021
Fun Cozy Reads.
August 5, 2021
So-so
I started out liking the main character, but ended up finding her annoying, selfishly intrusive, and foolish. I can't really understand how her boyfriend can put up with her.
I started out liking the main character, but ended up finding her annoying, selfishly intrusive, and foolish. I can't really understand how her boyfriend can put up with her.
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