This is the fourth book in the Earlene Fowler quilting mystery series.Benni Harper and her husband Gabe Ortiz become involved in a police investigation after Benni discovers a woman's body floating in a lake next to their jogging path. The dead woman is dressed in a Mother Goose costume and Benni immediately recognizes her as Nora Cooper, a local storyteller. Because of Benni's job as curator of the San Celina Folk Art Museum,...
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I've read the entire series. Loved them all.
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I have read 5 of the 8 Benni Harper mysteries. Being a serious quilter, and an avid reader I find books fairly predictable. Ms. Fowler keeps you guessing until the very end!! Ofter the title of the book which relates to a specific quilt block is not revealed until late in the book. She has so captured me that when I was telling my small quilt group about the books they thought I was talking about a real family!! I have...
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The Goose in the Pond is my favorite of the Benni Harper series. I love Earlene Fowler's characters they are so interesting, fun and real. When Benni discovers a storyteller in the water who is dressed up as Mother Goose, this starts a marvelous mystery. I am so happy that I rediscovered this mystery series. I have also have enjoyed reading Kansas Troubles, Dove in the Window and Mariner's Compass. I love quilts and mysteries...
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I began reading Earlene Fowler's books this past February when a friend brought me "Irish Chain" to read while convalescing from a recent surgery. Ms. Fowler's stories have everything I look for: mystery, suspense, humor, and just plain good writing. An added touch is her naming her mysteries after quilts, as well as her mentioning other cultural activities, such as recording oral histories. Ms. Fowler also does not lower...
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