A Skeleton in the Family
Most families have skeletons in their closets
Moving back into her parents’ house with her teenage daughter had not been Georgia Thackery’s Plan A.” But when she got a job at the local college, it seemed the sensible thing to do. So she settled in and began reconnecting with old friends. ...
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Most families have skeletons in their closets
Moving back into her parents’ house with her teenage daughter had not been Georgia Thackery’s Plan A.” But when she got a job at the local college, it seemed the sensible thing to do. So she settled in and began reconnecting with old friends. Including Sid. Sid is the Thackery family’s skeleton. He’s lived in the house as long as Georgia can remember, although no one, including Sid, knows exactly where he came from and how he came to be a skeleton. Sid walks, he talks, he makes bad jokes, he tries to keep Georgia’s dog from considering him a snack. And he manages to persuade Georgia to let him leave the house. But when she takes him to an anime conventiondisguised as a skeleton, of coursehe sees a woman who triggers memories of his past. Now he is determined to find out how he diedwith Georgia’s help. But their investigation may uncover a killer who’s still alive and well and bad to the bone
FIRST IN A NEW MYSTERY SERIES!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425255841 (0425255840)
ASIN: 425255840
Publish date: September 3rd 2013
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 291
Edition language: English
Series: Family Skeleton Mystery (#1)
I thought for sure this book would be 'over the top corny' but it was a surprisingly well done cozy mystery. I thought the concept would be too much to be anything but cheesy but I will definitely be reading the rest of them!
I couldn't resist that particular "mood" for this review. I admit to going into this book assuming it was probably not going to be terribly good. The writing wasn't terrible and I was willing to suspend belief quite a bit, but it just never clicked with me. I didn't mind the terrible jokes (and...
Reviews in less than 150 words... When Georgia finds a job teaching at the college in the town where she grew up, she jumps at the chance to move back into her childhood home with her young daughter. But her home comes with a permanent resident in the attic. Sid is the skeleton in the closet. R...
I had to put it down for awhile at page 82 because my stomach hurt from laughing so hard. At the same time, this title is very au courant with the terrible situation of adjunct instructors. Can't wait for more of Sid's adventures!