Pretty Maids All in a Row
Partners Tori Roche and J.B. Kale set out on a madcap adventure to a medieval inn where they are invited to solve the famous nursery rhyme murder mystery surrounding the 1785 massacre of twelve women--"pretty maids all in a row." As they begin gathering evidence to write a best-selling novel to save their publishing house, Tori finds her family lineage has more to do with the present than she anticipated. When more dead bodies keep falling in their path, it becomes obvious that the ancient murders are tied to a treasure that people are still dying to possess--and it's not the heirloom diamond that the guests of the inn are searching for. What happened on these old sacred grounds? Will Tori and Kale escape the secret passages alive? And why is the notorious Mary-Mary still quite contrary?
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0803497784
ISBN13:9780803497788
Release Date:April 2006
Publisher:Thomas & Mercer
Length:215 Pages
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Nancy Drew meets Andy Hardy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Pretty Maids all in a Row is the kind of mystery novel I read as a kid back in the fifties. For those who've never had the pleasure, these novels typically featured a straight-arrow hero, wholesome, ultra-virginal heroine, and slimy bad guys who never actually did much harm. In this version, the old stereotypes are all there - on the deeper level too; the men do all the thinking and the heroine is there to look gorgeous and supply the rash acts that only complicate things for the hero. While a sophisticated adult reader might find this one too light to carry interest, I feel this book would make a good Christmas or Birthday gift for a budding reader - say age 11-14 give or take. For the most part, the lead characters exhibit traits we'd like to see today's kids imitate. There are a few lascivious thoughts on the part of the hero - but they lend just enough of an adult edge to make the read more likely to make young readers feel "all grown up". Art Tirrell - author of The Secret Ever Keeps ISBN 978-1-60164-004-8 March 2007 from Kunati Book Publishers
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