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All my bones / P.J. Nelson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Nelson, P. J. Old Juniper Bookstore mystery ; Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, 2025Edition: First editionDescription: 336 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250909978
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Madeline Brimley recently inherited a bookstore in Enigma, Georgia, [and] is embarking on her second career after her first one (acting) founders upon the metaphorical rocks. Settling in, Madeline recruits her friend Gloria Coleman, the local Episcopal priest, to help her plant azaleas in the front yard of the old Victorian that houses the bookstore. Turning the soil, however, uncovers the body of one Beatrice Glassie, a troublesome woman who has been missing for the past six months. When her friend Gloria is arrested for the murder, Madeline is determined to prove her innocence and, as she quickly finds out, there aren't many people in town who hadn't wanted to kill Bea Glassie at one point or another"-- Provided by publisher.
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Madeline Brimley, new owner of a bookstore in a small Georgia town, finds herself playing sleuth when a friend is charged with the murder of a much-disliked woman.

Madeline Brimley recently inherited a bookstore in Enigma, Georgia, is embarking on her second career, after her first one (acting) founders upon the metaphorical rocks. Settling in, Madeline recruits her friend Gloria Coleman, the local Episcopal priest, to help her plant azaleas in the front yard of the old Victorian that houses the bookstore. Turning the soil, however, uncovers the body of one Beatrice Glassie, a troublesome woman who has been missing for the past six months.

When her friend Gloria is arrested for the murder, Madeline is determined to prove her innocence and, as she quickly finds out, there aren't many people in town who hadn't wanted to kill Bea Glassie at one point or another. And the very expensive and rare first edition of a particular volume of Grimm's Fairy Tales--ordered by the victim and her sister is somehow tied to the grim death. With the help of her not-quite-boyfriend, a local lawman, and her deceased aunt's best friend, Madeline plans to set a trap to catch the real murderer--before she becomes the next victim.

"Madeline Brimley recently inherited a bookstore in Enigma, Georgia, [and] is embarking on her second career after her first one (acting) founders upon the metaphorical rocks. Settling in, Madeline recruits her friend Gloria Coleman, the local Episcopal priest, to help her plant azaleas in the front yard of the old Victorian that houses the bookstore. Turning the soil, however, uncovers the body of one Beatrice Glassie, a troublesome woman who has been missing for the past six months. When her friend Gloria is arrested for the murder, Madeline is determined to prove her innocence and, as she quickly finds out, there aren't many people in town who hadn't wanted to kill Bea Glassie at one point or another"-- Provided by publisher.

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Booklist Review

Feisty and witty Episcopal priest Gloria Coleman has been arrested for the murder of Beatrice Glassie. All Gloria wanted to do was to help her neighbor Madeline Brimley renovate and landscape her unruly front yard. Alas, a body was unearthed. Introduced in series starter Booked for Murder (2024), Madeline returned six months ago to the tiny town of Enigma, Georgia, when she inherited a bookstore and befriended Gloria. Everyone loves Gloria--except for the deceased, who was adamantly opposed to a female priest. It's up to Madeline to save the day--and her friend--by solving the case. Nelson brings life to this small-town whodunit, with its delightful mix of humor, Southern charm, and quirky, colorful characters that Nelson does a fine job of differentiating. This second book in the Old Juniper Bookstore mysteries stands well on its own, so readers can jump right into the fun. Charming, clever, and sure to delight cozy mystery fans

Kirkus Book Review

A plan to beautify a front yard turns up long-buried bones. Madeline Brimley has moved back to Enigma, Georgia, to run the Old Juniper bookshop that her Aunt Rose left her. In the six months since she arrived, she's solved a murder, found a love interest, and made up with Rose's best friend, Dr. Philomena Waldrop, who's recently emerged from a stay in a private psychiatric facility to return as head of Barnsley College's psychology department. All seems wonderful until Madeline decides that the front yard needs to match the beauty of her back garden. Her friend Gloria Coleman, an Episcopal priest, suggests she plant rose bushes, and since it's Sunday and the garden center is closed, the two friends decide to get a head start on things by digging in the rock-hard soil. Then they hit a white rock that's actually a human skull. The law, in the person of Billy Sanders, suggests that a skull with a broken neck might point to a murder. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrives after the medical examiner agrees that it's murder. Although they keep mum about the victim's identity, everyone soon knows that the body was that of Beatrice Glassie. Soon, Bea's wealthy sister, Idell, loudly accuses Gloria of murdering Bea, who'd tried to get her fired because she suspected her of trying to attract her beau, Kell Brady. When Idell uses her influence to get Gloria arrested, Madeline gets to work to prove her friend's innocence. Kell Brady is still around, and his interest in rare books catches Madeline's attention while she searches for the truth. A group of friends proves to be good detectives who solve a murder with mixed motives. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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