To the Manor Dead

The family of suspects were actually rather creepy. I have a feeling the author was going for funny, but it missed the mark for me. Read my full review at Carstairs Considers. Oct 27, Janet rated it did not like it Shelves: Seeing as how the title character shares my name, I had to at least give this series a try.

And one try is all it's getting. Too absurd for my taste. Perhaps it's because I wasn't raised in the upper East Coast where eccentricity seems to be a badge of respect and honor, but I didn't understand much of the humor Nov 04, Bunnyhugger rated it liked it Shelves: I heard about this from Porter Square Books where the author was scheduled for a reading.

I didn't go but have been in the mood for a mystery so requested it from the library. I think it's the start of a series Janet's Planet so will keep an eye out for the next installment. Dec 20, Virginia rated it it was ok. This book had 28 characters if you count the narrators pets, and none were fully developed. Author was more concerned with what everyone was wearing and eating than setting a tone. This was supposed to be a mystery, but there was no tension. It was short and quick. Jan 30, Michael Jones rated it it was amazing. Excellent book, couldn't put it down.

The eccentric characters kept you going. Will look for more from this author, and hope that Janet's Planet will become a series. Dec 27, Suzan Poisner rated it it was ok.

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To the Manor Dead has 63 ratings and 16 reviews. Grey said: At first I was put off by Janet. She's shut down and forcing the humor a bit much. As the. To the Manor Dead (A Janet's Planet Mystery) [Sebastian Stuart] on donnsboatshop.com . *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. After a messy divorce and fifteen years.

Felt like plot ran along and then in 5 pages the book abruptly ended. Jan 26, Heather added it. I live in the same town as this author so it was fun to read the names of places I know. It was a good, quick read.

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Jan 28, Amy rated it it was ok. This book was super funny in parts. I liked all of the characters, but they needed to be a bit more developed. Hopefully the other Janet's Planet books will have that depth. Dec 06, Jen rated it liked it. It was ok; good short read. I would try another book by the author, but it wasn't a book that I felt as though I couldn't put down.

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Mar 19, Debbie rated it liked it. Feb 25, Kristen rated it liked it Shelves: Fun eccentric characters and set in the Hudson Valley which appeals to me but largely forgettable. Nov 27, Bridgit rated it it was ok Shelves: Did not like the writing style of this at all and unfortunately the plot wasnt good enough to save it from being a chore to read.

Luckily it was short. Kendra Boyle rated it liked it Nov 20, Carolyn Sawicki rated it really liked it Dec 02, Johnna rated it really liked it May 26, Grumpator rated it it was ok Oct 11, Cheri rated it it was amazing Jun 19, Sharon Palmatory rated it did not like it Feb 25, Caren rated it liked it Jun 07, Timisnyder Snyder rated it liked it Jun 13, Tonise Baker rated it liked it Jan 15, KR Garland rated it it was ok Mar 07, Shmily rated it liked it Apr 22, Karen rated it liked it Jul 28, Ashley Meyers rated it it was amazing Sep 19, June Herdzina rated it really liked it Jul 05, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

To the Manor Dead: A Janet’s Planet Mystery

It was the late sixties and the classroom had a hard time competing with my adolescent craving for adventure and the carnival of the times.

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. The book was a murder mystery that seemed to me to be spoiled by the political stance of the writer When she gets involved in the explosively dysfunctional, formerly rich Livingston family, she finds herself more involved than is quite safe. The teenage Josie seems more competent and responsible than the adult Janet, cooking meals and supposedly taking a semester off from high school to do inventory for Janet's business. Tonise Baker rated it liked it Jan 15, Stuart has a talented ed This turned out to be a great story with interesting characters, but I had some trouble with it at the beginning. In this case, it's the Livingstons, an aristocratic family After a messy divorce and fifteen years of listening to sob stories, former New York City psychotherapist Janet Petrocelli is burnt out.

I stayed in that dreamy town for seven years, leaving behind my heart and quite a few brain cells. I moved back to New York City and tried to be an actor. I started writing plays, a surefire way not make a living. To bring in the bacon which I was still eating back then I had every job you can imagine: For a while I lived in an atmospheric little aerie on top of a brownstone -- reached by a private staircase, it had skylights, a roof deck, a clawfoot tub, ancient appliances, it was like being back in the s.

I made some lifelong pals and we would work together again and again, spending hours in cafes after rehearsals. I would like to meet Janet Planet and check out her gift shop etc. Talks a lot about the Catskills and one of the bridges, made me remember a swinging bridge that my Grandmother drove over while I huddled on the floor of the car, scared out of my mind when I was I plan on going back and reading the first book, "To the Manor Dead".

Hope a new one comes out soon. M This book held my interest to my reading it all night without sleeping, it was exciting and I couldn't just put it down and walk away. Not bad,quite exciting actually. Took about 2 days to read it. Made me remember of my adventure in the Catskills, a swinging bridge during a Thunderstorm.

This adventure starts at a yard sale and ends up buying a bunch of junk jewelry which leads her into a mystery, of course. Jan 21, Amelia Clark rated it it was ok. The writing style in this book is absolutely atrocious.

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The author appears incapable of using any punctuation except for commas, which creates hideous run on sentences that made me want to barf. Character introductions read like a middle aged guys wet dreams - again, repulsive. However, the character development is actually very good, and the plot itself is solid. So if you can grit your teeth and get through the first bit and all of the early dialogue it might be worth the read. Dec 24, Susan rated it it was ok Shelves: Retired therapist turned antique store owner Janet Petrocelli meets lovely singer Natasha Wolfson, and is shocked when the woman is found dead.

Janet thinks that the "accident" that ended Natasha's life was murder, and she certainly was mixed up with a strange group of people, her family not the least. The background--the Hudson River valley--is interesting, and Janet has many loyal friends, but I personally find her character unconvincing. Feb 25, Kristen rated it liked it Shelves: This is the second in the series and nicely continued some of the story lines from the first. More upstate New York settings her description of Troy made it sound a lot better than any part of Troy I've been to! Quick, fairly mindless read.

Aug 21, Elaine rated it really liked it Shelves: I should have looked at the back cover then and I'd have found out that the book was coming out this month Oct. I would have read it before the other ARCs I got. Anyway, another good entry in this series. Sep 09, Marge rated it it was ok. Male author writing a female lead. The language in this book is a bit over the top.

Also the "antique store" setting is almost non existent.

Kyle Haas rated it liked it Nov 04, Janet rated it really liked it Nov 11, Ruth rated it it was ok Jun 01, Ashley Meyers rated it it was amazing Sep 13, Jenn Moreno rated it it was amazing Jul 17, Turtle rated it it was ok Sep 23, Cyber rated it it was amazing Apr 03, Carolyn Sawicki rated it really liked it Dec 02, Amy rated it liked it Jun 27, Kay rated it liked it Apr 01, Kristen rated it really liked it Mar 13, Kristin rated it liked it Mar 07, Sonya rated it really liked it Oct 30, Kat rated it it was amazing Jan 12, Tara J Salazar rated it liked it Aug 19, Paola Sullivan rated it liked it Sep 13, KR Garland rated it did not like it Jan 08, Jessica rated it it was amazing Jan 24, Julie Alice rated it liked it Feb 20, June Herdzina rated it really liked it Jul 05, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

I went to a bunch of schools, including two years at a public high school, before finishing up at a ragtag prep school in Connecticut the setting for my novel The Hour Between. It was the late sixties and the classroom had a hard time comp I was born and raised in New York City; my first home was Greenwich Village. It was the late sixties and the classroom had a hard time competing with my adolescent craving for adventure and the carnival of the times. I stayed in that dreamy town for seven years, leaving behind my heart and quite a few brain cells.

I moved back to New York City and tried to be an actor. I started writing plays, a surefire way not make a living. To bring in the bacon which I was still eating back then I had every job you can imagine: For a while I lived in an atmospheric little aerie on top of a brownstone -- reached by a private staircase, it had skylights, a roof deck, a clawfoot tub, ancient appliances, it was like being back in the s.

I made some lifelong pals and we would work together again and again, spending hours in cafes after rehearsals.