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Rose Hill Mystery #1
Rose Hill
When rich and rotten Theo Eldridge is found murdered in the local veterinary clinic, Rose Hill police chief Scott Gordon is forced to work with county investigator Sarah Albright, who seems more interested in seducing him than in solving the crime. Complicating matters are a missing eyewitness, a town full of busybodies who keep poking their noses (among other parts) in places they should not, and enough arson, graft, and blackmail to supply motives to a dozen suspects. Scott is crazy about Maggie Fitzpatrick, but she is still grieving over the mysterious disappearance of the love of her life. Although determined to resist the powerful chemistry between them, Maggie finds herself getting deeply involved with his investigation, and battling emotions she can no longer deny. As Scott and Maggie untangle the sticky web of his shady business dealings, they uncover some dark family secrets that may connect the murder of Theo to another committed twenty years before. Rose Hill is also available in paperback.
326 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 24, 2008
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Pamela Grandstaff
30 books60 followersPamela Grandstaff lives in West Virginia. She writes the Rose Hill Mystery Series and books for children. All books are available in paperback and as E-books.
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September 28, 2017
There are currently nine titles in this series, each one named for a street in the town of Rose Hill, streets named after flowers. Rose Hill is situated in southern US, population 500, plus tourists and the students at Eldridge College. The College is named for the wealthy Eldridge family. Another wealthy family are the Rodefeffers. Further down the social scale are the Irish Fitzgeralds and their relatives and friends, who are among the main characters in this interesting series.
The books revolve around the everyday life of the town and the people who run the bakery, the bookstore, the service station, fire station, police station, funeral parlour, city offices, the pub, and the churches. Everyone knows everyone else and their business. They are supportive and helpful of their family members and neighbours in good southern tradition. Among the everyday life there are mysteries and murder, fraud and skulduggery, love and relationships.
I read the first seven titles but had to give up when the eight involved a sociopath. I don't read sociopaths, psychopaths or serial killers. Book nine started out interestingly until the issues with feral young Sammy raised its head again.
The thing is, the author has created an interesting array of characters, well drawn and interesting. You want to spend time with them, find out what's happening next in their lives. I mean, I read those seven titles in less than a week. But the author also uses her books to expound her ideas and attitudes to life and the way people should live, none of which I particularly disagreed with, but which often turned into sermons in the mouths of her characters. I tended to skip at times. Young Sammy seems to be her sermon on child raising - namely, let a child run free without boundaries and you're raising a problem. Not wrong, but a little goes a long way.
So seven out of the nine is my limit. But I did enjoy those seven.
The books revolve around the everyday life of the town and the people who run the bakery, the bookstore, the service station, fire station, police station, funeral parlour, city offices, the pub, and the churches. Everyone knows everyone else and their business. They are supportive and helpful of their family members and neighbours in good southern tradition. Among the everyday life there are mysteries and murder, fraud and skulduggery, love and relationships.
I read the first seven titles but had to give up when the eight involved a sociopath. I don't read sociopaths, psychopaths or serial killers. Book nine started out interestingly until the issues with feral young Sammy raised its head again.
The thing is, the author has created an interesting array of characters, well drawn and interesting. You want to spend time with them, find out what's happening next in their lives. I mean, I read those seven titles in less than a week. But the author also uses her books to expound her ideas and attitudes to life and the way people should live, none of which I particularly disagreed with, but which often turned into sermons in the mouths of her characters. I tended to skip at times. Young Sammy seems to be her sermon on child raising - namely, let a child run free without boundaries and you're raising a problem. Not wrong, but a little goes a long way.
So seven out of the nine is my limit. But I did enjoy those seven.
April 5, 2024
This is the first in a series of mysteries about the town of Rose Hill. It is a college town nestled in the foothills of West Virginia. Scott Gordon is the chief of Police, and he likes how things are at work and in his small town...on the slow side. So when the town bully is murdered at the Vet's office, Scott is stumped. He's never thought of himself as a detective, nor does he have the manpower or the necessary connections to solve this or any other murder, so he ends up calling in Sarah from the sheriff's office to help him solve this crime. The plot was interesting even if it was somewhat predicable. The two main characters, Scott and Sarah were believable as well as likeable but there were just way too many sub-plots going on. Maybe because it's the first book in a LONG line of the Rose Hill series of books, 14 to date. I hope the characters in the future books receive some extra "meat" on their bones along the way and also that the crimes become a bit more complicated and harder for the reader to solve. I knew "who-done it" before the halfway mark of the story. I chose this book for the reason that I choose many of the books that I wouldn't normally read... for a challenge category for one of my groups. I intend to try another in the series to give them a fair chance.
August 14, 2018
Not a bad first in series. On the border of procedural and cozy mystery, with elements of both. I liked most of the characters, although it was a bit tricky to keep the various family relationships straight. I'll certainly read more in the series.
May 28, 2022
I've read a lot of bad cozy mysteries, but this one... this one had me so frustrated and confused that I would have put it down immediately if I didn't need it for a challenge, and considered the whole thing a loss.
First of all, the characters are people you want to like, and some of them are likable, but some are just not. Scott's cool, but Maggie is a jerk, (and even though she's the first person listed in the summary, she's barely active until the first third of the book). Maggie and Hannah make it sound so great that they absolutely love to make fun of everyone in town. Meanwhile all the men in town are leaving their wives and everyone's sleeping with everyone else and the "scanner grannies" have completely taken over phone privacy and it's a whole mess. I mean, most cozy mysteries are messy, but this had so many unnecessary characters and side plots.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love side plots when they're done well, but the author brings up so many things that are then never mentioned again. Some of these are clues that might be meant to be red herrings, but they're just kind of blown off by everyone in favor of the romance, which is only there half the time and mostly behind the scenes.
Then there was the ending. What even was that? It fell so flat. I was like, there has to be more to it. Just... no thanks.
The one thing I can say this does have going for it is that it already sets up the plot of the sequel nicely, and that was one of the side plots that was actually more interesting and easy to follow. Since I have the omnibus of the first three books, I'll probably read the second one at some point, if only to know how that story works itself out.
First of all, the characters are people you want to like, and some of them are likable, but some are just not. Scott's cool, but Maggie is a jerk, (and even though she's the first person listed in the summary, she's barely active until the first third of the book). Maggie and Hannah make it sound so great that they absolutely love to make fun of everyone in town. Meanwhile all the men in town are leaving their wives and everyone's sleeping with everyone else and the "scanner grannies" have completely taken over phone privacy and it's a whole mess. I mean, most cozy mysteries are messy, but this had so many unnecessary characters and side plots.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love side plots when they're done well, but the author brings up so many things that are then never mentioned again. Some of these are clues that might be meant to be red herrings, but they're just kind of blown off by everyone in favor of the romance, which is only there half the time and mostly behind the scenes.
Then there was the ending. What even was that? It fell so flat. I was like, there has to be more to it. Just... no thanks.
The one thing I can say this does have going for it is that it already sets up the plot of the sequel nicely, and that was one of the side plots that was actually more interesting and easy to follow. Since I have the omnibus of the first three books, I'll probably read the second one at some point, if only to know how that story works itself out.
April 4, 2015
This is a ‘not quite’ book. It’s not quite a romance, not quite a mystery. And it’s not quite fixed anywhere. I never had a solid feel for where the story was located beyond the Rose Hill of the title. There were times it seemed to be set in Pennsylvania. Other times, the words and descriptions used were more common to other areas of the country. As a result, I never felt ‘grounded’ in the story.
The same was true for many of the characters. They were so indistinctly drawn that except for Scott, Maddie, and a few others, each time I encountered one, I had to stop and think who that person was and his or her relationship to other characters. They never became ‘real’ people, just names on a page.
The characters also mostly came out of Central Casting. We had the town bully, the wounded war vet, the snobby woman who looks down on the town and citizens, the rich old lady who insults every one she talks to. None of the mothers approved of the person their son or daughter married. Almost all the men and women had the morals of alley cats. Many of them were at least borderline alcoholics.
The writing was very basic as if aimed toward a middle grade audience. Although some sentences were so convoluted, I had to read them several times to understand their meaning.
I didn’t hate this book but it wasn’t good enough to qualify as okay. So it only earns 1½ stars – Did nothing for me.
I won’t visit Rose Hill again.
The same was true for many of the characters. They were so indistinctly drawn that except for Scott, Maddie, and a few others, each time I encountered one, I had to stop and think who that person was and his or her relationship to other characters. They never became ‘real’ people, just names on a page.
The characters also mostly came out of Central Casting. We had the town bully, the wounded war vet, the snobby woman who looks down on the town and citizens, the rich old lady who insults every one she talks to. None of the mothers approved of the person their son or daughter married. Almost all the men and women had the morals of alley cats. Many of them were at least borderline alcoholics.
The writing was very basic as if aimed toward a middle grade audience. Although some sentences were so convoluted, I had to read them several times to understand their meaning.
I didn’t hate this book but it wasn’t good enough to qualify as okay. So it only earns 1½ stars – Did nothing for me.
I won’t visit Rose Hill again.
July 14, 2018
This is a classic whodunit. Although the identity of the killer is not revealed till the end, I was expecting a twist at the end as far as the antagonist is concerned. But the author failed to deliver at that front, and the killer turned out to be the one who I had easily guessed/deducted early in the book. Still a good read considering the simplicity by which Pamela has authored the complicated lives of the main characters.
Verdict: Recommended.
Verdict: Recommended.
December 25, 2014
Readable mystery that was borderline between okay and liked it. The biggest problem for me was that part of the plot was structured around a scam involving dogs that isn't possible now because of DNA typing and the storyline was current timing. I'd have liked the book more if I wasn't involved myself with purebred dogs and AKC registration and didn't know that part of the plot was impossible.
November 16, 2019
I really enjoyed this mystery. The more I read, the more intrigued I got by the characters and the setting. The plot was good and was the kind where, after the end of the book, you wonder what they are doing next. This is a series I will read more of.
March 30, 2009
Theo Eldridge was a bully and very much hated in Rose Hill, so it isn’t a surprise when someone finally murders him. The only real question is who the killer is and police chief Scott Gordon has plenty of suspects who all have reasons to want Theo dead, including his own family. A potential eyewitness to the murder is missing and Scott would love to find him. Scott works reluctantly with Sarah Albright from the county sheriff’s office while trying to avoid her passes and trying to convince Maggie Fitzpatrick to enter into a relationship with him. Rose Hill may be a small town, but life there is complicated.
Often when reading a book, it will take me to a place that’s fun to visit, but I don’t miss it when I’m done. Other times, I’ll visit a place that I miss long after I’ve finished reading the book. “Rose Hill”, I’m happy to say, is the latter. I loved my visit to Rose Hill and was sorry to see it end. The book is full of interesting characters – Maggie, Scott, Sarah, Sam, Hannah, and many more – all of whom are multi-layered characters with secrets all keep buried, sometimes even from themselves. Rose Hill is a small town and author Pamela Grandstaff does a great job of making Rose Hill come alive and capturing small town life. Scott is one of the best developed characters I’ve come across in a mystery novel. He doesn’t gossip and consequently misses a lot of what goes on around town. He is weak and easily manipulated, especially by his mother, and he knows it. He and Maggie are an interesting couple and I want to know what happens to them next and more abut what happened to Maggie in the past that makes her so reluctant to commit to a relationship. The mystery elements are well done and readers will enjoy trying to figure out who killed Theo, but it is the characters that drive this novel and make it work so well.
I loved my visit to “Rose Hill” and hope to visit it again. Well done.
Often when reading a book, it will take me to a place that’s fun to visit, but I don’t miss it when I’m done. Other times, I’ll visit a place that I miss long after I’ve finished reading the book. “Rose Hill”, I’m happy to say, is the latter. I loved my visit to Rose Hill and was sorry to see it end. The book is full of interesting characters – Maggie, Scott, Sarah, Sam, Hannah, and many more – all of whom are multi-layered characters with secrets all keep buried, sometimes even from themselves. Rose Hill is a small town and author Pamela Grandstaff does a great job of making Rose Hill come alive and capturing small town life. Scott is one of the best developed characters I’ve come across in a mystery novel. He doesn’t gossip and consequently misses a lot of what goes on around town. He is weak and easily manipulated, especially by his mother, and he knows it. He and Maggie are an interesting couple and I want to know what happens to them next and more abut what happened to Maggie in the past that makes her so reluctant to commit to a relationship. The mystery elements are well done and readers will enjoy trying to figure out who killed Theo, but it is the characters that drive this novel and make it work so well.
I loved my visit to “Rose Hill” and hope to visit it again. Well done.
October 22, 2015
Regrettably, I have to say this was a boring and repetitive read. There were hints, here and there, of a possible better story, but it didn’t deliver.
Scott Gordon is a small town cop who runs around in circles (and around, and around) in order to solve the murder of a man hated by almost everyone in his small town. Scott’s not working alone. Firstly, the case is taken over by the county sheriff’s department in the person of a very brazen young female deputy, then, at the end, it’s taken over by the FBI. In parallel, two townswomen, a bookkeeper and her cousin try to solve some aspects of the case, as well.
The greatest flaw of this book, is that the author introduces too many characters. In itself there’s nothing wrong with a big number of characters contributing to story. No, not a problem, but they contribute so little to the story. Their interactions are redundant. The same goes for the encounters (romantic or otherwise) and the various other connections made, story-lines introduced, lead us nowhere, most of the time.
If you put people together you at least give them depth and give meaning to their non-relation, but here are relations – and yes this is a light book – and even there the author doesn't give the reader closure. What's happening with Scott and Maggie?
Like with a dance, or with a painting, you want to say "finish the line".
A disappointment, all in all.
Scott Gordon is a small town cop who runs around in circles (and around, and around) in order to solve the murder of a man hated by almost everyone in his small town. Scott’s not working alone. Firstly, the case is taken over by the county sheriff’s department in the person of a very brazen young female deputy, then, at the end, it’s taken over by the FBI. In parallel, two townswomen, a bookkeeper and her cousin try to solve some aspects of the case, as well.
The greatest flaw of this book, is that the author introduces too many characters. In itself there’s nothing wrong with a big number of characters contributing to story. No, not a problem, but they contribute so little to the story. Their interactions are redundant. The same goes for the encounters (romantic or otherwise) and the various other connections made, story-lines introduced, lead us nowhere, most of the time.
If you put people together you at least give them depth and give meaning to their non-relation, but here are relations – and yes this is a light book – and even there the author doesn't give the reader closure. What's happening with Scott and Maggie?
Like with a dance, or with a painting, you want to say "finish the line".
A disappointment, all in all.
April 6, 2009
Rose Hill is the scene of the crime. It's your average, small town gossip haven. Theo, the town bully and the town drunk, has been found dead. None of this small town's population are saddened. Actually it's quite the opposite. It seems everyone has had words with Theo at one point or another. Most people in the town believe that they are better off without Theo around. This makes police chief, Scott Gordon's, job very difficult.
Maggie Fitzpatrick, a fiery redhead with attitude, owns the local bookstore and Scott's heart. Maggie and her best friend Hannah, go looking for clues on their own and uncover a secret so big that it incriminates almost the entire town.
I really enjoyed this book. Pamela is so good with her descriptions that I feel like I was actually a part of Rose Hill. I'm a sucker for a good mystery and I'd rate Pamela up there with Mary Higgins Clark.
Maggie Fitzpatrick, a fiery redhead with attitude, owns the local bookstore and Scott's heart. Maggie and her best friend Hannah, go looking for clues on their own and uncover a secret so big that it incriminates almost the entire town.
I really enjoyed this book. Pamela is so good with her descriptions that I feel like I was actually a part of Rose Hill. I'm a sucker for a good mystery and I'd rate Pamela up there with Mary Higgins Clark.
December 16, 2016
This book is another one of those freebie novels that ends up being a pleasant surprise.
It fits firmly into the small town "cozy mystery" genre, with a sprinkle of romance thrown in, so should be viewed as light entertainment.
Well written but with characters that didn't seem quite fully developed. However this is the first novel in what looks to be a long series so I hope the characters have received some extra input along the way.
The plot was interesting but unfortunately I picked the culprit a long way from the end. Nevertheless an entertaining read in the genre that could perhaps have been tweaked a little by being condensed.
It fits firmly into the small town "cozy mystery" genre, with a sprinkle of romance thrown in, so should be viewed as light entertainment.
Well written but with characters that didn't seem quite fully developed. However this is the first novel in what looks to be a long series so I hope the characters have received some extra input along the way.
The plot was interesting but unfortunately I picked the culprit a long way from the end. Nevertheless an entertaining read in the genre that could perhaps have been tweaked a little by being condensed.
March 14, 2015
This is your typical small town who-dun-it. The characters were well developed even if a little numerous and hard to keep track of at times. When the town bully is murdered and his sidekick disappears, everyone becomes a suspect. In the solving of the crime, lots of small town gossip surfaces and you realize the people you think you know, you really don't. Even the post mistress isn't what she appears to be on the surface. I really enjoyed the characters, the setting, and the small town nuance. A nice light read-no graphic violence or sex.
March 8, 2015
Story goes little slow.
Lovely small town, every street named after a flower. Person nobody liked murdered. Scott, towns only full time police has to solve. Emotions and feelings makes his job difficult, and on top of all that suffers with bad migraine headaches. For me beginning told the ending, wasn't surprised, but like the way story written, hilarious quips.
Lovely small town, every street named after a flower. Person nobody liked murdered. Scott, towns only full time police has to solve. Emotions and feelings makes his job difficult, and on top of all that suffers with bad migraine headaches. For me beginning told the ending, wasn't surprised, but like the way story written, hilarious quips.
March 20, 2015
I'm always hungry for a good mystery book and "Rose Hill" filled that hunger....I found it to be interesting, intriguing with a dash of romance and a pinch of humor... There were a LOT of characters in this plot to keep up with and many who could have done in the small town bully.... love small town stories.
Looking forward to seeing where this goes with Scott and Maggie...
Looking forward to seeing where this goes with Scott and Maggie...
June 23, 2016
The first five pages of this book rated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, from there on it rapidly became a ⭐️ book. So I compromised and rated it a ⭐️⭐️ book.
The characters sat around for 240 pages and talked about themselves the victim, and everybody else in town. The book had no action, no mystery, no thrilling surprises at the end.
The characters sat around for 240 pages and talked about themselves the victim, and everybody else in town. The book had no action, no mystery, no thrilling surprises at the end.
February 1, 2021
In a tiny mountain town one of the least popular residents turns up dead in the local veterinary office. Everyone has a motive for wanting him dead, but figuring out who really did the job is the problem. The characters in this book were better than the plot, unfortunately, and the ending just seemed to drift into oblivion.
July 6, 2015
Disappointed
This book had way too may characters to keep up with. Some that weren't even pertinent to the story. I finally got through with this book for it to have just an ending. No build up not ending the way you thought. I was very disappointed.
This book had way too may characters to keep up with. Some that weren't even pertinent to the story. I finally got through with this book for it to have just an ending. No build up not ending the way you thought. I was very disappointed.
July 15, 2015
Very good read
A very good read, and just the thing for either the pool or the fireside. You pick. Good characterizations and an interesting plot line. I'll definitely read the rest of the series.
A very good read, and just the thing for either the pool or the fireside. You pick. Good characterizations and an interesting plot line. I'll definitely read the rest of the series.
November 12, 2015
Good mystery for a rainy day.
It has been dreary and dismal outside but I really didn't notice as I became engrossed in this mystery. I like author's writing style. I didn't put book down until I finished.
It has been dreary and dismal outside but I really didn't notice as I became engrossed in this mystery. I like author's writing style. I didn't put book down until I finished.
October 13, 2020
I agree with many other reviewers; too many characters, mostly undeveloped, and they all merged into an amorphous blob. Gave up halfway through.
June 2, 2025
"Nestled at the foot of Pine Mountain, Rose Hill has one traffic light, one patrol car, and one cold-blooded killer.
When rich and rotten Theo Eldridge is found bludgeoned to death in the local veterinary clinic, Rose Hill police chief Scott Gordon is forced to work with ambitious county investigator Sarah Albright. Unfortunately, Sarah seems more interested in seducing Scott than in solving the crime.
Scott’s crazy about Maggie Fitzpatrick, but she's still grieving over the mysterious disappearance of the love of her life. Although determined to resist the powerful chemistry between them, Maggie finds herself deeply involved with Scott's investigation, and battling emotions she can no longer deny.
It’s a bitterly cold January in Rose Hill. As Scott and Maggie untangle the sticky web of Theo's shady business dealings, they uncover dark secrets that may connect Theo's murder to another committed twenty years before."
What a quaint town with very interesting characters typical of small towns. The reader is quickly drawn in and riveted by the various relationships, both complicated and unexpected. Enjoy the ride on the Rose Hill train!
When rich and rotten Theo Eldridge is found bludgeoned to death in the local veterinary clinic, Rose Hill police chief Scott Gordon is forced to work with ambitious county investigator Sarah Albright. Unfortunately, Sarah seems more interested in seducing Scott than in solving the crime.
Scott’s crazy about Maggie Fitzpatrick, but she's still grieving over the mysterious disappearance of the love of her life. Although determined to resist the powerful chemistry between them, Maggie finds herself deeply involved with Scott's investigation, and battling emotions she can no longer deny.
It’s a bitterly cold January in Rose Hill. As Scott and Maggie untangle the sticky web of Theo's shady business dealings, they uncover dark secrets that may connect Theo's murder to another committed twenty years before."
What a quaint town with very interesting characters typical of small towns. The reader is quickly drawn in and riveted by the various relationships, both complicated and unexpected. Enjoy the ride on the Rose Hill train!
June 5, 2018
Rose Hill is a small town that I assume is in the northeast area of the US, as at the end a blizzard is labeled a nor’easter. The book starts with the introduction of a rather despicable man who made me wonder if I really wanted to read the book. The character also had me wondering how this could be a “cozy mystery.” Very quickly the story changes to the tale of a small town that has its population boosted by college students and tourists. The characters are developed as the book goes on. The characters are interesting as the town tries to figure out who may have committed a murder and past possible murders, who is interested in whom as friendships or romances grow, a bit of jealousy, other crimes that are discovered, a nosy county sheriffs officer, and who are the “scanner grannies” who get the town gossipers going.
October 20, 2018
I did not expect this to be anything but a fluffy little ebook mystery novel with which to waste a night.
I was wrong.
It was well written. There were a lot of characters (hard to keep them all in mind) but they were not cardboard; amazingly, the author managed to embue each one with at least a little depth or reality. I'm not sure if it is meant to be in a certain state or locale but the setting still gave a sense of place and community. The mystery itself was fairly well laid out and followed through, even if sometimes the plot was pushed, rather than moved, along. It was interesting. There were some side plots or sub plots which apparently lead to future books in the series.
All in all, I'll read more of this series.
I was wrong.
It was well written. There were a lot of characters (hard to keep them all in mind) but they were not cardboard; amazingly, the author managed to embue each one with at least a little depth or reality. I'm not sure if it is meant to be in a certain state or locale but the setting still gave a sense of place and community. The mystery itself was fairly well laid out and followed through, even if sometimes the plot was pushed, rather than moved, along. It was interesting. There were some side plots or sub plots which apparently lead to future books in the series.
All in all, I'll read more of this series.
April 21, 2020
This book had lots of potential; however, there are so many characters and not enough time to fully develop. One gets a sense of each character, but I was left in limbo with some of them.
Scott is the sheriff of tiny Rose Hill. The town drunk and trouble maker is found murdered in the new Vet's office. Sarah, county sheriff, takes over the case. She is in hot pursuit of Scott who could care less about her. Before the murderer is found, we are introduced to whole cast of suspects.
I gave this a 3, but wish I could have given it 3.5. It's better than a 3, but quite a 4.
Scott is the sheriff of tiny Rose Hill. The town drunk and trouble maker is found murdered in the new Vet's office. Sarah, county sheriff, takes over the case. She is in hot pursuit of Scott who could care less about her. Before the murderer is found, we are introduced to whole cast of suspects.
I gave this a 3, but wish I could have given it 3.5. It's better than a 3, but quite a 4.
December 24, 2021
Exciting whodunit!
Great start to an exciting mystery. It has some laughs, moments of having to keep reading so you can figure out who is the killer.
Scott is the policeman who is trying to figure out who the killer is but isn't really great at it because he's just a good guy. Then there's Maggie who Scott is in love with but she's still not sure what she's wants even though sure loves Scott. Scott gets Maggie to help him try to solve this killing.
Instead of telling pieces of this story, please just read it. You won't regret it and it is worth the read. Loved it!!!
Great start to an exciting mystery. It has some laughs, moments of having to keep reading so you can figure out who is the killer.
Scott is the policeman who is trying to figure out who the killer is but isn't really great at it because he's just a good guy. Then there's Maggie who Scott is in love with but she's still not sure what she's wants even though sure loves Scott. Scott gets Maggie to help him try to solve this killing.
Instead of telling pieces of this story, please just read it. You won't regret it and it is worth the read. Loved it!!!
August 16, 2017
Hooked!
This is a book filled with true to life characters and believable storylines. The murder was simple but with lots of interesting tales and truths discovered along the way. I thoroughly enjoyed spending time in Rose Hill and I am anticipating another trip soon! I advise you to buy this book, fall in love with Rose Hill and her citizens then buy the rest of the series! That's what I'm going to do!
This is a book filled with true to life characters and believable storylines. The murder was simple but with lots of interesting tales and truths discovered along the way. I thoroughly enjoyed spending time in Rose Hill and I am anticipating another trip soon! I advise you to buy this book, fall in love with Rose Hill and her citizens then buy the rest of the series! That's what I'm going to do!
September 25, 2020
Small Town Crime
This is a book of chasing threads there are past crimes and present ones. The author explains things from each time frame as it occurs in the present story. The characters are all multifaceted. Rose Hill is a town like any other with good and bad people trying to get through life. There is no big “win” when the murder is solved, but the circle of this family’s secrets is finished.
This is a book of chasing threads there are past crimes and present ones. The author explains things from each time frame as it occurs in the present story. The characters are all multifaceted. Rose Hill is a town like any other with good and bad people trying to get through life. There is no big “win” when the murder is solved, but the circle of this family’s secrets is finished.
September 6, 2017
Very good.
Like many "cozy" mysteries, Rose Hill is one of those books that make you feel that the characters are your personal friends. At the end of the book you don't want to say goodbye. I'm going to download the next book right now to see what my "friends" are up to next. I rate this book "extremely enjoyable".
Like many "cozy" mysteries, Rose Hill is one of those books that make you feel that the characters are your personal friends. At the end of the book you don't want to say goodbye. I'm going to download the next book right now to see what my "friends" are up to next. I rate this book "extremely enjoyable".
June 17, 2021
This was almost a 5 star book, but the ending was cut short. There were a few things not resolved; maybe they will be in the next book. The story was interesting, taking place in a small town. The characters are fun and varied. A good mystery with some twists and lots of characters to keep track of.
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