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A Bat in the Belfry: A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery
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Hardcover
from Bantam Dell Pub Group (April 30, 2013)
9780345534996 | details & prices | 293 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $26.00
Paperback
from Bantam Books (April 1, 2014)
9780345535009 | details & prices | 388 pages | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.42 lbs | List price $7.99
About: When it comes to home repair Jacobia Jake Tiptree is a fervent wielder of power drills and paint brushes And when catching criminals shes been known to really bring down the hammer But when a shocking murder rocks the small town of Eastport Maine Jake may be the next victim for whom the bell tolls It is nearly midnight when the enormous bell in the belfry of All Faith Chapel silent for decades booms forth startling awake the entire town of Eastport Upon inspection of the steeple the police uncover the body of local teenager Karen Hansen who had climbed the belfrys dark rickety stairs for a midnight rendezvous But instead of the promise of an exciting new life Karen meets her death Meanwhile as an epic noreaster bears down on the idyllic island town Jake Tiptree hurries to shore up her ramshackle old house against the big blow An amateur detective she has sworn off chasing criminals But when the news of Karens murder spreads and much of the evidence points to Jakes likable houseguest she and her sleuthing partner Ellie White get to work They discover an unexpected ally in newcomer Lizzie Snow a woman from away who seemed to have blown into town with the noreaster and who also seems to know a lot about the mind of a killer Can Jake and Ellie trust her As a killer roams free and the townsfolk struggle against the pounding screaming storm the resulting tempest of gossip and suspicion rivals anything the Atlantic could brew up and threatens to keep Jake and Ellie from putting the final nail in this cold blooded case Complete with Home Repair Is Homicide repair tips Praise for Sarah Graves and the Home Repair Is Homicide series Gravess trademarks are edgy traditional mysteries peppered liberally with humor and sprinkled with layered well written characters Julia Spencer Fleming New York Times bestselling author of One Was a Soldier Just hearing her list the ways you can kill yourself fixing up an old house is a hoot
About: When it comes to home repair Jacobia Jake Tiptree is a fervent wielder of power drills and paint brushes And when catching criminals shes been known to really bring down the hammer But when a shocking murder rocks the small town of Eastport Maine Jake may be the next victim for whom the bell tolls It is nearly midnight when the enormous bell in the belfry of All Faith Chapel silent for decades booms forth startling awake the entire town of Eastport Upon inspection of the steeple the police uncover the body of local teenager Karen Hansen who had climbed the belfrys dark rickety stairs for a midnight rendezvous But instead of the promise of an exciting new life Karen meets her death Meanwhile as an epic noreaster bears down on the idyllic island town Jake Tiptree hurries to shore up her ramshackle old house against the big blow An amateur detective she has sworn off chasing criminals But when the news of Karens murder spreads and much of the evidence points to Jakes likable houseguest she and her sleuthing partner Ellie White get to work They discover an unexpected ally in newcomer Lizzie Snow a woman from away who seemed to have blown into town with the noreaster and who also seems to know a lot about the mind of a killer Can Jake and Ellie trust her As a killer roams free and the townsfolk struggle against the pounding screaming storm the resulting tempest of gossip and suspicion rivals anything the Atlantic could brew up and threatens to keep Jake and Ellie from putting the final nail in this cold blooded case Complete with Home Repair Is Homicide repair tips Praise for Sarah Graves and the Home Repair Is Homicide series Gravess trademarks are edgy traditional mysteries peppered liberally with humor and sprinkled with layered well written characters Julia Spencer Fleming New York Times bestselling author of One Was a Soldier Just hearing her list the ways you can kill yourself fixing up an old house is a hoot
CD/Spoken Word
With Lindsay Ellison (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Dreamscape Media Llc (April 23, 2013)
9781624063664 | details & prices | 6.50 × 5.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $59.99
About: As an epic nor'easter bears down on the idyllic island town of Eastport, Maine, Jacobia Tiptree hurries to prepare her antique house for the big blow, while the town battles to evacuate tourists and save the beloved 200-year-old Seaman's Church steeple, threatened by the storm.
About: As an epic nor'easter bears down on the idyllic island town of Eastport, Maine, Jacobia Tiptree hurries to prepare her antique house for the big blow, while the town battles to evacuate tourists and save the beloved 200-year-old Seaman's Church steeple, threatened by the storm.
With Lindsay Ellison (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Ingram Pub Services (April 23, 2013)
9781624063701 | details & prices | 5.50 × 5.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.18 lbs | List price $29.99
About: As an epic nor'easter bears down on the idyllic island town of Eastport, Maine, Jacobia Tiptree hurries to prepare her antique house for the big blow, while the town battles to evacuate tourists and save the beloved 200-year-old Seaman's Church steeple, threatened by the storm.
About: As an epic nor'easter bears down on the idyllic island town of Eastport, Maine, Jacobia Tiptree hurries to prepare her antique house for the big blow, while the town battles to evacuate tourists and save the beloved 200-year-old Seaman's Church steeple, threatened by the storm.
Library
Large print edition from Center Point Pub (June 1, 2013)
9781611737455 | details & prices | 415 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $34.95
About: When it comes to home repair, Jacobia âJakeâ Tiptree is a fervent wielder of power drills and paint brushes.
About: When it comes to home repair, Jacobia âJakeâ Tiptree is a fervent wielder of power drills and paint brushes.