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DEATH AT THE DOOR

Death At The Door, May 2014
Death on Demand Bookstore #24
by Carolyn Hart

Berkley
Featuring: Annie Darling; Max
272 pages
ISBN: 0425266176
EAN: 9780425266175
Kindle: B00FX7LUWM
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DEATH AT THE DOOR
Carolyn Hart

Reviewed by Teresa Cross
Posted June 30, 2014

Mystery | Mystery Cozy

In this Death on Demand Bookstore Mystery, DEATH AT THE DOOR by Carolyn Hart kept me guessing up to the end. Full of believable characters and a puzzling mystery, DEATH AT THE DOOR gives enough clues to cast doubt on each possible suspect without giving away who has done it.

Annie and Max Darling have a knack for getting involved with the mysteries in Broward's Rock. Annie is the mystery bookstore owner of Death on Demand, while her husband is a lawyer. Using what they know, along with aid from friends, helps them find who murdered Jane, the wife of a local artist. There is, also, Paul, the town's doctor, found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot. To Annie something is not right. His sister, Lucy claims he did not even own a gun! Are Paul and Jane's deaths connected?

Lucy finds a sketch her brother drew before his death, a warning that Jane was in danger. There are many clues, but not every thing adds up. Annie and Max have to find out who would want to murder Jane. There are many that would benefit from her death. This will not be easy to solve. First, Annie and Max have to convince the local police that Paul's death was not a suicide. Can they crack this case before Annie is the next victim?

Carolyn Hart does a great job with DEATH AT THE DOOR. She maps out the motivations for each possible suspect. As I read, I found myself trying to put the puzzle together to figure out who the murderer was, and with each turn of the page, I would change my mind as to who I thought did it. DEATH AT THE DOOR is defiantly a novel I would recommend for any mystery lover.

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SUMMARY

Annie Darlingโ€”owner of the mystery bookstore, Death on Demandโ€”prefers fictional crimes as opposed to the real things. But in one tragic week, two acts of violence shake the island community of Browardโ€™s Rock. First, a beloved doctor is found shot dead, seemingly by his own hand. Only days later, a local artist is arrested after his wife is found murdered, bludgeoned by her husbandโ€™s sculpting mallet. Convinced her brother did not commit suicide, the doctorโ€™s sister turns to Annie and her husband, Max, for help. She has found a cryptic sketch her brother drew, linking him with the murdered woman. Did someone want them both out of the picture? With the police considering both cases as good as closed, itโ€™s up to Annie and Max to sort through a roguesโ€™ gallery of suspects to see if someone is trying to frame the artist. But if Annie isnโ€™t careful, she may find herself having her own brush with deathโ€ฆ

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