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The Dead Cat Bounce (Home Repair is Homicide, Bk 1)
The Dead Cat Bounce - Home Repair is Homicide, Bk 1
Author: Sarah Graves
dead cat bounce n. Stock market jargon for a small, temporary rise in a stock's trading price after a sharp drop. — Since she bought her rambling old fixer-upper of a house, Jacobia Tiptree has gotten used to finding things broken. But her latest problem isn't so easily repaired. Along with the rotting floor joists and sagging support bea...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553578577
ISBN-10: 055357857X
Publication Date: 9/1/1998
Pages: 336
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 170 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
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algernon99 avatar reviewed The Dead Cat Bounce (Home Repair is Homicide, Bk 1) on + 418 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
Series set in Eastport, Maine. My wife and I both enjoyed this book. It has a little more substance and depth than most of the run-of-the-mill cozies, and makes for a more satisfying experience. We recommend it.
reviewed The Dead Cat Bounce (Home Repair is Homicide, Bk 1) on + 39 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
The first in a series of cozies. Jacobia Tiptree and her teenage son have purchased a fixer upper on a remote Maine island. And like Jessica Fletcher, they seem to find corpses around every corner...Well written and fun.
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Helpful Score: 2
Jacoba Tiptree is back again solving another murder in the small town of Eastport Maine. With all the work she has facing her to restore the old house she bought, she really doesn't have time for sleuthing but when she finds a body in her storeroom and then her best friend confesses to the murder, she really doesn't have much choice. She knows Ellie White didn't kill anyone and sets out to prove it. Ellie is covering up for someone she is sure, but who and why. Someone doesn't want her prying into this murder and lets her know by setting her house afire, sending threatening notes and other accidents. Along with all this her ex is in town threatening to take her son away from her. What else can happen? You will have to read this one to find out.
reviewed The Dead Cat Bounce (Home Repair is Homicide, Bk 1) on + 19 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Good mystery, well written and engrossing. I really enjoyed it!
poodlelov avatar reviewed The Dead Cat Bounce (Home Repair is Homicide, Bk 1) on + 48 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Great starting book to a great series. Loved it and keep me guessing up to the end. Bravo
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reviewed The Dead Cat Bounce (Home Repair is Homicide, Bk 1) on + 28 more book reviews
a really fun murder mystery which takes place in Eastport ME
bibliocat avatar reviewed The Dead Cat Bounce (Home Repair is Homicide, Bk 1) on + 76 more book reviews
Very good story... lots of interesting characters
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Read about the author in the New York Times. A fun read. I will be searching for more.


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