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Lindy Haggerty #3
Midsummer Murder
When she’s invited to teach at the elegant Easton Arts Retreat’s 50tth anniversary celebration, Lindy Haggerty happily accepts. After all, this prestigious institution is set in bucolic upstate New York in a gigantic mansion and is practically synonymous with summer dance. But instead of guiding her talented and quirky dancers to new heights, Lindy finds herself mired in betrayal, twisted desires—and a brutal death.
The body of Larry Cleveland, a rebellious scholarship student who had few friends and a lot of rough edges, is found at the bottom of a nearby cliff. The evidence points to a simple accident. But the local sheriff, who has an ax to grind, wants to use the mishap to blacken the reputation of the Retreat and open the door to big-city developers.
It’s up to Lindy to find out what’s really going on and who would have wanted Larry dead. With a ruthless killer closing in, Lindy takes the first position in the art of detecting: do whatever it takes to stay alive.
The body of Larry Cleveland, a rebellious scholarship student who had few friends and a lot of rough edges, is found at the bottom of a nearby cliff. The evidence points to a simple accident. But the local sheriff, who has an ax to grind, wants to use the mishap to blacken the reputation of the Retreat and open the door to big-city developers.
It’s up to Lindy to find out what’s really going on and who would have wanted Larry dead. With a ruthless killer closing in, Lindy takes the first position in the art of detecting: do whatever it takes to stay alive.
- GenresMysteryCozy Mystery
305 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2001
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About the author
Shelley Freydont
24 books276 followersaka Gemma Bruce
Shelley Freyont is the author of the Lindy Haggerty Sudoku mysteries. She attended the University of Utah majoring in philosophy and dance. Shelley Freydont has also toured as a professonal dance with Twyla Tharp Dance and Americal Ballroom theater. She has appeared and choreographed in television, film, and Brodway.
Series:
* Lindy Haggerty Mystery
* Kate McDonald Mystery
Shelley Freyont is the author of the Lindy Haggerty Sudoku mysteries. She attended the University of Utah majoring in philosophy and dance. Shelley Freydont has also toured as a professonal dance with Twyla Tharp Dance and Americal Ballroom theater. She has appeared and choreographed in television, film, and Brodway.
Series:
* Lindy Haggerty Mystery
* Kate McDonald Mystery
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February 28, 2013
I should have stopped reading. Look, the setting was terrific (New York near the Hudson Valley, in the mountains, in an art institute with summer storms and so on. Lovely!) but I could have cared less about the characters. I felt that they were spectacularly self-involved, including the female protag who didn't impress me one whit. Also, there was a lot of dead space in the book. Take out 100 pages and i would probably like it better. Maybe. This is a series. I will hunt throughout my house and ensure I don't have any others.
I wanted to add something else. I hate when a book wants me to love and admire another character in the book and shows me constantly how everyone loves this character. It can work, especially in the hands of a gifted writer who has labored on producing an interesting character. Simply telling me I must like/love/admire someone doesn't cut it, and in fact, gets my back up. ugh!
I wanted to add something else. I hate when a book wants me to love and admire another character in the book and shows me constantly how everyone loves this character. It can work, especially in the hands of a gifted writer who has labored on producing an interesting character. Simply telling me I must like/love/admire someone doesn't cut it, and in fact, gets my back up. ugh!
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