Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons
A Rose Gardner Mystery
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4.4 • 175 Ratings
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
Book two in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series,
When Rose reports for Fenton County jury duty she figures she's lucky to get out of a morning working at the DMV. Instead, despite a disastrous encounter with the new assistant district attorney, Mason Deveraux, she's picked as a juror on a murder case. As the trial progresses, she realizes an ominous vision she had in the men's restroom proves the defendant is innocent. And there's not a cotton picking thing she can do about it. Or is there? As if things weren't bad enough, Rose's older sister Violet is going through a mid-life crisis. Violet insists that Rose stop seeing her sexy new boyfriend, Arkansas state detective Joe Simmons, and date other men. Rose is done letting people boss her around, but she can't commit to Joe either. Still, Rose isn't about to let the best thing in her life slip away.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Swank's delightful second Rose Gardner mystery (after Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes) finds the daffy, accident-prone Rose up to some risky hijinks after she has one of her "visions" in the Fenton County, Ark., courthouse. In a quandary over whether to move to Little Rock to be nearer to police detective Joe Simmons, her boyfriend, the 24-year-old Rose gets a brief reprieve: jury duty. Running late because of parking problems, a broken heel, a security scan delay, plus the ladies' room being cleaned, Rose takes care of urgent business in the men's. While there, she has a psychic vision and realizes that the man on trial is not guilty. Swank makes affable Rose and company Joe, sister Violet, dog Muffy, and nosy neighbor Mildred so charming and diverting that we're willing to overlook minor improbabilities and just enjoy this romantic suspense ride-along.
Customer Reviews
Crappy Doodles
I love the author, I love the stories...... But I'm deducting a star because 'crappy doodles' is driving me mad. It must have been said at least 20 times in each book. Why?
Ok, first story was better
Boring and predictable compared to the first, also too many characters introduced that brought nothing to the story. Such a shame.
Love these books
From the very first pages I've been hooked to these books. They are cleverly written with enough twists and turns to keep you turning those pages. They are hard to put down once I start reading. The characters start to feel like old friends and it's a pleasure to dip into their lives. I love seeing the friendships build between Rose and the other characters and would love a friend like Neely Kate. I've read the books back to back and am eagerly awaiting the next one.