A Fool And His Honey: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (#6)
6 journalers for this copy...
Requested this book through PaperBackSwap.com on behalf of NeedSun who's collecting the series (but can't participate in PBS since she's in Canada). :(
Book Description
Sleepness nights, a cross-country chase and a temporary stint at motherhood turn Aurora Teagarden's life upside down. When her husband's niece Regina shows up unannounced on their doorstep with a baby and a secret, Aurora's perpetual curiosity leaps into overdrive—especially when the body of the girl's husband is found ax murdered in her own backyard.
Regina flees the scene, and Aurora is left holding the baby, struggling with the intricacies of bottles, diapers—and a mystery. What was Regina running from? Why was her husband murdered? The answers are hidden back in Ohio, and that's just where Aurora goes, husband, baby and all. But Regina's secrets are very dangerous and Aurora walks right into them—much to her own peril.
Book Description
Sleepness nights, a cross-country chase and a temporary stint at motherhood turn Aurora Teagarden's life upside down. When her husband's niece Regina shows up unannounced on their doorstep with a baby and a secret, Aurora's perpetual curiosity leaps into overdrive—especially when the body of the girl's husband is found ax murdered in her own backyard.
Regina flees the scene, and Aurora is left holding the baby, struggling with the intricacies of bottles, diapers—and a mystery. What was Regina running from? Why was her husband murdered? The answers are hidden back in Ohio, and that's just where Aurora goes, husband, baby and all. But Regina's secrets are very dangerous and Aurora walks right into them—much to her own peril.
This is the sixth installment in Charlaine Harris's now defunct Aurora Teagarden mystery series, which go up to book number 8. In A Fool and His Honey, we meet a few new members of Roe's husband Martin's family, including Martin's niece Regina who has shown up on their doorstep with a new baby in tow, not even a month old yet.
Unfortunately, when Regina's new husband Craig turns up dead on the doorsteps leading to the garage apartment, and Regina suddenly goes missing, leaving baby Hayden behind, Roe and Martin need to head up to Regina's hometown in rural Ohio to find answers, and return the baby to... someone... anyone!
For some reason, this particular installment in the Aurora Teagarden mysteries seemed a bit more shallow than the previous ones, though it's hard to put my finger on exactly what was missing. By the end, I was left feeling a little bit empty, and I wonder if maybe that was done on purpose. You've got Roe's whole back story about how she can't conceive children, the fact that Martin was previously married and has an older son who doesn't really acknowledge Roe as his father's new wife and didn't even bother to attend their wedding, and then an even more jaw dropping surprise at the very end.
Overall, a quick and interesting read and definitely a pivotal point in the series. I believe many of the events that happened herein will be fairly significant for the last two books of the series.
This is now reserved for NeedSun, and will be included with the next package of books I sent to her.
Unfortunately, when Regina's new husband Craig turns up dead on the doorsteps leading to the garage apartment, and Regina suddenly goes missing, leaving baby Hayden behind, Roe and Martin need to head up to Regina's hometown in rural Ohio to find answers, and return the baby to... someone... anyone!
For some reason, this particular installment in the Aurora Teagarden mysteries seemed a bit more shallow than the previous ones, though it's hard to put my finger on exactly what was missing. By the end, I was left feeling a little bit empty, and I wonder if maybe that was done on purpose. You've got Roe's whole back story about how she can't conceive children, the fact that Martin was previously married and has an older son who doesn't really acknowledge Roe as his father's new wife and didn't even bother to attend their wedding, and then an even more jaw dropping surprise at the very end.
Overall, a quick and interesting read and definitely a pivotal point in the series. I believe many of the events that happened herein will be fairly significant for the last two books of the series.
This is now reserved for NeedSun, and will be included with the next package of books I sent to her.
Journal Entry 3 by CheriePie at RABCK in USPS, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, April 10, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (4/10/2008 UTC) at RABCK in USPS, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
Mailed to Joanne (NeedSun), along with Plum Lucky, Highland Mist, and Night Watch, on 4/10/08 via First Class Mail International.
Mailed to Joanne (NeedSun), along with Plum Lucky, Highland Mist, and Night Watch, on 4/10/08 via First Class Mail International.
Thank you so much. I will get this spiral moving pretty soon.
Well, this book was really hard to rate. I found Aurora really whinny and not nearly as strong as in the previous books. She became quite annoying to me by the end... however....the end was quite a shock and that makes me want to rate it a bit higher. I love being surprised!
Winging off to Wyvernfriend.
Winging off to Wyvernfriend.
Here are all the books in this series that are going to be sent out in a book spiral.
1. Real Murders
2. A Bone to Pick
3. Three Bedrooms, One Corpse
4. The Julius House
5. Dead Over Heels
6. A Fool and His Honey
7. Last Scene Alive
8. Poppy Done to Death
Here are the participants and mailing order:
Wyvernfriend--->Ireland/Europe
sunlightbub--->UK/Int
Rianonne--->Austria/Europe
Not 1.Real Murders or 2.Bone to Pick)
CandyDarling--->Finland/int
Morgaine77--->Germany/int
shaunesay-->USA/US,Can
(Not 3.Three Bedrooms; 7.Last Scene Alive)
lizziwhizz-->USA/USA
(Only needs #6 A fool and his Honey)
Return to Cheriepie
MaplesFlowers-->USA/USA
(Only needs #5 Dead Over Heels)
1. Real Murders
2. A Bone to Pick
3. Three Bedrooms, One Corpse
4. The Julius House
5. Dead Over Heels
6. A Fool and His Honey
7. Last Scene Alive
8. Poppy Done to Death
Here are the participants and mailing order:
Wyvernfriend--->Ireland/Europe
sunlightbub--->UK/Int
Rianonne--->Austria/Europe
Not 1.Real Murders or 2.Bone to Pick)
CandyDarling--->Finland/int
Morgaine77--->Germany/int
shaunesay-->USA/US,Can
(Not 3.Three Bedrooms; 7.Last Scene Alive)
lizziwhizz-->USA/USA
(Only needs #6 A fool and his Honey)
Return to Cheriepie
MaplesFlowers-->USA/USA
(Only needs #5 Dead Over Heels)
Sent today by air to Wyvernfriend
just arrived
finally got around to reviewing it.
Aurora Teagarden has a visit from her husband's niece, Regina, who has a baby with her. When Regina's husband turns up dead in Aurora's backgarden and Regina goes missing Aurora becomes involved in the mystery.
Interesting and complicated and I enjoyed the read.
finally got around to reviewing it.
Aurora Teagarden has a visit from her husband's niece, Regina, who has a baby with her. When Regina's husband turns up dead in Aurora's backgarden and Regina goes missing Aurora becomes involved in the mystery.
Interesting and complicated and I enjoyed the read.
Got this last week, but had no internet..Now back online and hoping to get to this soon!
Journal Entry 10 by Sunnybubble from Wallasey, Merseyside United Kingdom on Thursday, December 31, 2009
A quick read that I enjoyed. Roe has a tough time in this one, and again I enjoyed the fact that all the characters ( not just the villans) have faults and foibles..Just awaiting next partipants address before getting this moving. Apols for the delay x
Journal Entry 11 by CandyDarling from Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Saturday, February 20, 2010
Got this in the mail last week, thank you! I'm looking forward to reading more Aurora Teagarden books!
Found this on Soozreader's wishlist. Enjoy!
Journal Entry 13 by Soozreader at Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen Finland on Friday, July 15, 2016
Thank you for this wishlist book!:)