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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


Wall-To-Wall Dead

Wall-To-Wall Dead, September 2012
Do-It-Yourself Mystery
by Jennie Bentley

Berkley
Featuring: Avery Baker
304 pages
ISBN: 0425255565
EAN: 9780425255568
Kindle: B007AA8PU0
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"Curiosity Killed the Cat, but What About the Nosy Neighbor?"

Fresh Fiction Review

Wall-To-Wall Dead
Jennie Bentley

Reviewed by Leanne Davis
Posted November 24, 2012

Mystery

Newly engaged, Derek and Avery start work on a small condo brought to their attention by the police chief's son. Hoping to move quickly and sell just as quickly, neither one of them counts on the nosy neighbor, Hilda Shaw. Even though they were warned about her, Derek and Avery can't believe she is as bad as everyone says. She proves to be worse. Hilda never leaves her apartment but keeps watch all day and night on her fellow tenants. When Hilda is found murdered, Avery will start following the clues left behind to identify the killer. Avery discovers that each of the tenants had some reason to hate Hilda. In fact, she was blackmailing some of them. Avery, Derek and Wayne will discern the identity of the killer as more bodies are found and old secrets are revealed. While I will never be much of a do it yourself person, it's fascinating reading the ideas that the author presents. Avery and Derek are such wonderful characters with some really likable secondary characters. That and the ending of WALL TO WALL DEAD make for a really satisfying read.

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SUMMARY

Avery Baker never thought she’d leave Manhattan, until she inherited her aunt’s old Maine cottage and found her true calling—home renovation. But when Avery goes to work restoring a condominium, she discovers it’s another condo owner who’s been condemned... 

Avery and her fiancé, Derek, are fixing up a cute little condo in homey Waterfield, Maine, hoping for a quick turnaround and some extra money for their wedding. It seems like a simple project—and Avery is looking forward to using her big-city experience with small spaces.

But they didn’t expect to have their every move watched by the resident busybody in the condo, Hilda Shaw, who loves snooping on everyone’s comings and goings. When the busybody becomes a dead body, Avery suspects foul play. Soon she’s doing some snooping of her own—and it seems everyone in the complex has a secret. Could one of them be worth killing for? Avery needs to work fast, before someone decides to fix her...for good.


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