The Agathas meets Thursday Murder Club in Amanda Sellet’s latest YA novel, a cozy mystery with a splash of romance.Some people visit Florida for theme parks and beaches. High school junior Virginia Tillis is there for murder. Accidents, electrocution, tainted hand lotion: every victim meets a different end at her grandmother Lainey’s rococo pink condo. Such is life (and death) when you roll with a crew of theater retirees who roleplay murder mysteries from the comfort of their own home in a game they fondly call Killing Me Softly.But this summer, fictional murder has given way to the very real death of the building's beloved owner and his dramatic last testament has the vultures circling, from estranged relatives to sleazy property developers, dead set on getting the most from his will. Adding to the tension for Virginia is the appearance of Felix, the cute guy she met at the airport who turns out to be the grandson of one of the condo’s residents. With his charm and musical theater chops, he’s the person Virginia most wants to beat at Killing Me Softly. That is, until the day they discover an actual dead body while playing the game, forcing them to work together to figure out whodunit. In this comedic mystery about finding the Watson to your Holmes, Virginia and Felix must banter their way from rivals to co-detectives in time to save their eccentric grandparents from a shocking disruption to the community they've always loved.
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Flirting with Murder A Novel
von Amanda Sellet
The Agathas meets Thursday Murder Club in Amanda Sellet’s latest YA novel, a cozy mystery with a splash of romance.Some people visit Florida for theme parks and beaches. High school junior Virginia Tillis is there for murder. Accidents, electrocution, tainted hand lotion: every victim meets a different end at her grandmother Lainey’s rococo pink condo. Such is life (and death) when you roll with a crew of theater retirees who roleplay murder mysteries from the comfort of their own home in a game they fondly call Killing Me Softly.But this summer, fictional murder has given way to the very real death of the building's beloved owner and his dramatic last testament has the vultures circling, from estranged relatives to sleazy property developers, dead set on getting the most from his will. Adding to the tension for Virginia is the appearance of Felix, the cute guy she met at the airport who turns out to be the grandson of one of the condo’s residents. With his charm and musical theater chops, he’s the person Virginia most wants to beat at Killing Me Softly. That is, until the day they discover an actual dead body while playing the game, forcing them to work together to figure out whodunit. In this comedic mystery about finding the Watson to your Holmes, Virginia and Felix must banter their way from rivals to co-detectives in time to save their eccentric grandparents from a shocking disruption to the community they've always loved.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(1)
Rezension von LillyDer Titel und der Schreibstil haben mir gut gefallen. Allerdings muss ich leider sagen, dass das Buch kaum Spannung hatte und mich eher etwas gelangweilt hat. Die Charaktere fand ich gut, aber vor allem die Anziehung zwischen Virginia und Felix hat mir zu lange gedauert. Es ist erst ganz am Stück mal zu einer Klärung gekommen, dass hätte ich mir deutlich früher gewünscht. Der Mordfall war auch recht langweilig und auch hier hat man (natürlich) erst kurz vor Schluss den Mörder erfahren. Auch das war sehr unspektakulär und kurze Zeit später war das Buch zuende. Für mich war es kein richtiger Krimi, sondern wirkte eher wie eine light Version. Es ist wohl eher ein Buch für Jugendliche. Leider hat es von mir dann auch nur 2 Sterne bekommen, da es deutlich mehr Potential hatte, welche nicht genutzt wurde.