About this title: When a dead body drops into the garden of the genteel Aurora Teagarden, she wonders if it has anything to do with her husband's clandestine past.
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Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Spine creasing and cover wear. A good reading copy. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 253 p. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Worldwide Library
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780373262601ISBN:0373262604
Description: Grade: B. Catalog: Mystery General Synopsis: 253 pages. Aurora Teagarden is enjoying a sunny afternoon in her backyard until Detective Jack Burns drops in--literally. Aurora and the detective nev... read more
Description: Good. 0786209852 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 1997. Paperback. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. No dust jacket. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorndike Pr
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780786209859ISBN:0786209852
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Edition: First edition.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Berkley Trade Pub
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780425223031ISBN:0425223035
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 253 p. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. 0373262604 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition but does have some curve to the spine / reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Worldwide Library
Date Published: 1997-12-01
ISBN-13:9780373262601ISBN:0373262604
Description: Very Good. Cover in good condition. Small writing in pen on back of front cover. All pages clean and unmarked. Binding good and tight. read more
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Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 253 p. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 1st Print/Original Cover Art
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Harlequin Books, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780373262601ISBN:0373262604
"Two years have past since the previous book in the series (The Julius House), and Aurora Teagarden and her husband Martin have settled into their life together. Gone is the mysterious dealings that helped make Martin a successful businessman. Instead, he is focusing on a more traditional career choice with his wife in Lawrenceton, Georgia.
Living in an apartment above their garage is Angel Youngblood and her husband Shelby. They were originally hired as bodyguards because of Martin's shady dealings, but they have settled down into just being helpers around the house. Roe and Angel are enjoying a relaxing afternoon while cutting the lawn when they receive an unexpected visitor. As a small plane is flying overhead, it deposits the body of Sergeant Jack Burns, a detective for the local police department with whom Roe has a less then friendly relationship.
Knowing Roe's interest in true crime as well as her past history into helping out with local murders, it will probably not surprise the reader to find her diving in to see if she can help get to the root of the problem, particularly when the body landed in her yard.
Of course doing so means finding the time to do a proper investigation. Roe has now returned to working part time at the local public library. She is currently running the children's department since the librarian is on maternity leave. She has a true love of books and also seems like a natural with the kids.
The list of investigators gets longer when a pair of FBI agents arrive. They have been called into the case because it is suspected that the sergeants murder may be tied to the fact that a resident in town is in the Witness Protection Program, and he likely know who the person really was.
Things become even more complicated as more citizens in town are attacked, though (thankfully) most are not actually killed. The question is whether Roe and the others can sort out who the assailant is before she, or someone near her, becomes the next target.
As with the earlier books in the series, this volume is full of interesting characters in a quaint southern town. While set in the south, the series always makes me think of Jessica Fletcher and her small Maine town in the Murder She Wrote television show. Everyone is quirky and has a surprisingly dark and mysterious past. Of course, that is what makes every cozy mystery interesting. There is no shortage of red herrings in this tale as Roe gets closer and closer to the murderer.
I do have to say that I really can't stand Martin. I feel like he is a controlling man, and it bothers me that Roe almost seems to subsume her own needs and wants for his even as she praises him for allowing her to make her own choices. I really wish they would bring back the really nice writer she was interested in from the first two books. Martin can just get out."
"Aurora Teagarden's quite day was interrupted by a body plummeting from a low-flying aircraft. When it turns out to be a detective who disliked Roe, Roe has to find out who is doing it because more bodies start stacking up.
It's light murder, nothing exceptional but an interesting read."
"Having a body fall out of the sky into her yard left even Roe (Aurora Teagarden) wondering if there was some connection between the death of police Detective Jack Burns and him landing in her yard. Everyone knew that Jack and Roe didn't like each other but what connected the strange things that had started happening around Roe and Angel (Youngblood, bodyguard, neighbor and friend)? The mysterious delivery of flowers, a pretty ribbon on Madeline (the cat), the death of the Librarian assistant, the attack of Shelby (Angel's husband), then another police officer was stabbed. Could these things all be connected to Angel, Roe or is it all just a coincidence?
Book 5 ..... I was so happy to see Roe and Martin still together, still trying to make the marriage work. I really enjoyed the new side of Angel and the scene between Shelby and Roe in the kitchen was fun and in character for Roe. This time through, the mystery was fun to try to piece together. The character development is so much more complex now that we 'know' her better. This was (for me) one of the better Aurora Teagarden stories. Not sure why, it wasn't action packed but it kept a very good pace and the personal aspects of the crime as well as other situations Roe found herself in, gave the book a good overall fun and happy feeling to me."
"Dead over Heels is number 5 in the Aurora Teagarden series. I enjoyed this and I am looking forward to finishing the series. I will haveto say this one is not my favorite so far. It seemed a little forced but I still enjoyed the story and I really love Angel and I hope she is in the next book as well."
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