Scan barcode
lynguy1's review
3.0
Shore to Die by Valerie Wolzien is a cozy mystery written in the mid-1990's. Josie Pigeon, the new owner of Island Contracting is the main protagonist along with liquor store owner and former prosecuting attorney Sam Richardson. Island Contracting has an all-woman construction crew and is working on an old house on the north end of the island. Josie discovers a murdered body under a drop cloth that later disappears.
With difficult clients, a probable murderer on her construction crew, an ex-boyfriend and his father on the police force, and Sam offering to help investigate, Josie has her hands full. The novel has some nice humor sprinkled throughout but some of the actions that Josie takes make me cringe and her definite lack of business knowledge is frightful.
While this was an enjoyable book that was sometimes amusing, it wasn't captivating to me. However, if you enjoy cozy mysteries, you may feel differently.
With difficult clients, a probable murderer on her construction crew, an ex-boyfriend and his father on the police force, and Sam offering to help investigate, Josie has her hands full. The novel has some nice humor sprinkled throughout but some of the actions that Josie takes make me cringe and her definite lack of business knowledge is frightful.
While this was an enjoyable book that was sometimes amusing, it wasn't captivating to me. However, if you enjoy cozy mysteries, you may feel differently.
hugbandit7's review
4.0
The first in a series about Josie Pigeon, a carpenter, who inherits a construction company. The twist is that it is an all female crew!
Things are going well on the house they are remodeling until Josie finds a dead body underneath a tarp and tries to hide it. The problem actually comes when the body disappears and Josie has to figure out who did it. She does it with the help of Sam, a newcomer on the island and owner of the liquor store. Possibly love interest in future books? I don't know, we'll have to read more of this series to find out!
Things are going well on the house they are remodeling until Josie finds a dead body underneath a tarp and tries to hide it. The problem actually comes when the body disappears and Josie has to figure out who did it. She does it with the help of Sam, a newcomer on the island and owner of the liquor store. Possibly love interest in future books? I don't know, we'll have to read more of this series to find out!
moondance120's review
3.0
The man wore heavy Italian hiking boots which he used to kick through the rubble covering the floor.
Josie Pigeon has inherited Island Contracting and runs an all female crew of workers. The ladies are working on a huge renovation project when Josie discovers a body in the house. She is concerned about her deadline for work completion and hides the body until she can figure out what to do. Unfortunately the body is mysteriously moved again before she can contact the police. Sam is a former attorney who now owns the liquor store on the island. He gets involved in the case and tries to help Josie clear her employees of the crime.
It is amazing the difference that 20 years can make in writing. I enjoyed the characters but felt that the language was at times stilted. Moving the body sort of freaked me out! I kept want to scream at Josie for doing that. And Sam should have definitely known better. The premise of an all female construction crew was more fresh and forward than it is today. Working in a bikini made me cringe as well. The lack of cell phones was amusing in that the ladies had to run to the liquor store to use a phone.
Although it was a good mystery, I'm not sure that I would continue with the series.
Josie Pigeon has inherited Island Contracting and runs an all female crew of workers. The ladies are working on a huge renovation project when Josie discovers a body in the house. She is concerned about her deadline for work completion and hides the body until she can figure out what to do. Unfortunately the body is mysteriously moved again before she can contact the police. Sam is a former attorney who now owns the liquor store on the island. He gets involved in the case and tries to help Josie clear her employees of the crime.
It is amazing the difference that 20 years can make in writing. I enjoyed the characters but felt that the language was at times stilted. Moving the body sort of freaked me out! I kept want to scream at Josie for doing that. And Sam should have definitely known better. The premise of an all female construction crew was more fresh and forward than it is today. Working in a bikini made me cringe as well. The lack of cell phones was amusing in that the ladies had to run to the liquor store to use a phone.
Although it was a good mystery, I'm not sure that I would continue with the series.
More...