Book Review: Trap Door

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

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Sarah Graves
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Cozy   Woman Main Character
Series: Home Repair Is Homicide # 10
Bantam, Jan 2007, $22.00

In Eastport, Maine, former mob money manager Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree renovates her early nineteenth century fixer upper even as her late ex-husband Victor haunts her home and her. However, the ghost, the house, and her son Sam are the least of Jake’s problems. Instead her concern deals with her friend Jemmy Wechsler. Apparently, professional hit men, including local killer Walter Henderson, want him dead.

The lad dating Walter's teenage daughter Jen has vanished without a trace. Jake and her friend Ellie White visit the home of the hired gun’s home where they find a gruesome corpse in Walter’s barn. Though the clues target Walter, Jake knows the guy is a pro and would never leave evidence lying around; she plans to obtain the truth while pleading with the paid assassin not to kill Jemmy.

This is a terrific “A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery” that will elate long time fans of Jake and bring in new rooters seeking her backlist. Jake is in top form getting into trouble while unable to mind her business because is some ways Ellie discourages her to stay out of things, which encourages her to get involved and bring her friend with her. Victor is simply Victor, as long time fans will understand. Readers will enjoy this fun paranormal New England cozy.

Harriet Klausner

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