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Jennie McGrady Mysteries #8
In Too Deep
Jennie becomes involved when someone breaks into the high school to steal chemicals and then the chemistry teacher is found shot dead
208 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 1996
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About the author
Patricia H. Rushford
64 books142 followersPatricia H. Rushford, an award winning author and speaker, has extensive experience in writing and has authored over sixty books, both fiction and non-fiction. In addition to having a nursing degree and masters in counseling, she is also an artist and quilter.
The Jennie McGrady Mysteries for young adults have sold well over 500,000 copies. Silent Witness won the Silver Angel Award for Excellence in Media and was nominated for an Edgar Allen Poe Award by Mystery Writers of America. She also wrote the Max & Me Mysteries for middle grade.
The various mystery series for adults continue to receive great reviews. Her series include, The Helen Bradley Mysteries, The Angel Delaney Mysteries, The McAllister Files and her latest, the Artisan Mysteries.
Her newest releases are: Watercolor Dreams, Deadly Deception and The Quiltmaker's Daughter, both are romantic suspense novels featuring artists.
She has been awarded the Golden Quill Award by RWA- Desert Rose Chapter and earned honorable mention in the Silver Angel Awards.
Patricia is a member of ACFW and a number of other writing organizations. She has participated in such mystery events such as Bouchercon--the World Mystery Convention, Left Coast Crime, and other conventions for lovers of mystery and suspense. She manages a website and blog and has a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Goodreads and Linked-in and also generates a newsletter. Called Mysterious Musings.
Additional info at www.patriciarushfordbooks.com
The Jennie McGrady Mysteries for young adults have sold well over 500,000 copies. Silent Witness won the Silver Angel Award for Excellence in Media and was nominated for an Edgar Allen Poe Award by Mystery Writers of America. She also wrote the Max & Me Mysteries for middle grade.
The various mystery series for adults continue to receive great reviews. Her series include, The Helen Bradley Mysteries, The Angel Delaney Mysteries, The McAllister Files and her latest, the Artisan Mysteries.
Her newest releases are: Watercolor Dreams, Deadly Deception and The Quiltmaker's Daughter, both are romantic suspense novels featuring artists.
She has been awarded the Golden Quill Award by RWA- Desert Rose Chapter and earned honorable mention in the Silver Angel Awards.
Patricia is a member of ACFW and a number of other writing organizations. She has participated in such mystery events such as Bouchercon--the World Mystery Convention, Left Coast Crime, and other conventions for lovers of mystery and suspense. She manages a website and blog and has a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Goodreads and Linked-in and also generates a newsletter. Called Mysterious Musings.
Additional info at www.patriciarushfordbooks.com
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January 20, 2016
I swear, if they kill off Ryan, I'm gonna be upset. She needs a legitimate break from all the sleuthing, I'm getting tired from her busy schedule!
March 15, 2018
This is one of my favorite Jennie additions so far in the series. I absolutely love how each story has its own mystery and different minor characters, however, there is also a large plot arch that is slowly revealed throughout the books. This book features a major step forward in Jennie's mission to prove her father's existence, which is very exciting! I did miss Lisa in this book. She is the Bess/George sidekick to Jennie's Nancy and I felt like this book was missing its comic relief and reader' perspective since she only appeared in the very beginning of the book.
February 20, 2025
This book was really good!!! I loved all the scene's and action. I thought it started off with a lot of suspense and never got boring throughout the whole book. I always love the last scene's in these books where they almost get hurt. I thought this one was super good. You would never expect the person the villain is. I also did not like Nate Rastovaski but I ended up liking him because of something that happens. I love this book. The police say it was suicide but Jennie does not believe that so, they are trying to solve a murder of the new chemistry teacher, Tom Mancini. Things happen to her friends and many things happen to her . I love this book and would highly recommend it!
January 20, 2021
(5☆ Would recommend & would read again)
I read 2 books out of this series when I was 13 and I remember really liking them. I decided to buy the entire series as an adult and read through the series. As an adult, I still really enjoy this series. Would definitely recommend.
I read 2 books out of this series when I was 13 and I remember really liking them. I decided to buy the entire series as an adult and read through the series. As an adult, I still really enjoy this series. Would definitely recommend.
November 12, 2023
A bit unrealistic that all these murders and mysteries would happen to a teenage girl during her Summer vacation, but that’s fiction for ya.
This was a wild ride that ended with an u expected surprise.
This was a wild ride that ended with an u expected surprise.
August 18, 2016
This is a good mystery story.
The story begins with Lisa Calhoun asking Jennie if she's going to work on the case. Jennie was being homeschooled, and the lab of the private school she was attending part time had been robbed, but she wanted to get a head start on the chemistry project. Since drugs were involved, Rocky (Dean Rockwell) had warned her away because of the hazardous situation. Hannah, the 4-year-old Jennie had helped when she was kidnapped, had sent Jennie a locket so that she'd remember her. Jennie missed her since she was now living with her grandparents in Arizona. Lisa didn't think the chemistry teacher, Mr. Mancini, liked her, or anyone who had anything lower than a perfect grade point average. Lisa & Jennie decided to meet at Allison & B.J.'s as long as Jennie didn't have to watch her brother, Nick. Jennie's mom agreed that she could go, as long as she was back to have Dinner with Michael. Jennie got her swimming things & got ready to leave. But Nick had a question about their real father, & Jennie agreed to go over the pictures of their dad that night when she got home. Nick hugged her good-bye. Their dad worked for the DEA & according the the agency, he had died, but Jennie knew that was not the case. Her parents were officially divorced & her mom wanted to marry Michael. When Jennie got to the school to see Mr. Mancini, she was sent to the chemistry department, where she didn't see anyone around. She felt kind of nervous about meeting Mr. Mancini. She thought she heard something in the office, but didn't see anyone there or outside in the parking lot near the door to the office. It almost seemed like someone had run outside when they heard her come in, and she was just on time for her meeting. Perhaps the person she heard was the janitor. Since Mr. Mancini's car was in the parking lot, she decided to look around some more. When she went back to the school office & told Mrs. Talbot that she couldn't find Mr. Mancini, Mrs. Talbot called the church office to see if he were there. When he wasn't there she decided there might be a problem because he had a heart condition. When Michael came over he located Mr Mancini, but he was already dead!
The story begins with Lisa Calhoun asking Jennie if she's going to work on the case. Jennie was being homeschooled, and the lab of the private school she was attending part time had been robbed, but she wanted to get a head start on the chemistry project. Since drugs were involved, Rocky (Dean Rockwell) had warned her away because of the hazardous situation. Hannah, the 4-year-old Jennie had helped when she was kidnapped, had sent Jennie a locket so that she'd remember her. Jennie missed her since she was now living with her grandparents in Arizona. Lisa didn't think the chemistry teacher, Mr. Mancini, liked her, or anyone who had anything lower than a perfect grade point average. Lisa & Jennie decided to meet at Allison & B.J.'s as long as Jennie didn't have to watch her brother, Nick. Jennie's mom agreed that she could go, as long as she was back to have Dinner with Michael. Jennie got her swimming things & got ready to leave. But Nick had a question about their real father, & Jennie agreed to go over the pictures of their dad that night when she got home. Nick hugged her good-bye. Their dad worked for the DEA & according the the agency, he had died, but Jennie knew that was not the case. Her parents were officially divorced & her mom wanted to marry Michael. When Jennie got to the school to see Mr. Mancini, she was sent to the chemistry department, where she didn't see anyone around. She felt kind of nervous about meeting Mr. Mancini. She thought she heard something in the office, but didn't see anyone there or outside in the parking lot near the door to the office. It almost seemed like someone had run outside when they heard her come in, and she was just on time for her meeting. Perhaps the person she heard was the janitor. Since Mr. Mancini's car was in the parking lot, she decided to look around some more. When she went back to the school office & told Mrs. Talbot that she couldn't find Mr. Mancini, Mrs. Talbot called the church office to see if he were there. When he wasn't there she decided there might be a problem because he had a heart condition. When Michael came over he located Mr Mancini, but he was already dead!
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October 26, 2015
October 2015 re-read, audiobook.
Am really enjoying listening to these, 10 years after I read them the first time...
Am really enjoying listening to these, 10 years after I read them the first time...
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