Mighty Old Bones (Thistle & Twigg Mysteries Series) by Mary Saums
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(Mass Market Paperback)
- Pub. Date: December 2008
- 320pp
- Sales Rank: 73,060
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: December 2008
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 320pp
- Sales Rank: 73,060
- Series: Thistle & Twigg Mysteries Series
- ISBN-13: 9780312944391
- ISBN: 031294439X
Synopsis
Welcome to the town of Tullulah, where Southern charm just got a whole lot deadlier...
Jane Thistle and Phoebe Twigg are as different as two best friends can be: Phoebe has never seen any reason to leave her small Alabama hometown, while Jane, once happily married to a career military officer, has traveled all over the world. But somehow, these two women, both of them widowed, always manage to make life in the slow lane a wild ride...
“Gutsy gals...paranormal twists...amusingly cozy.”—Kirkus Reviews
Yes, Tullulah can be a sleepy little town. But no one sleeps through the night a violent thunderstorm knocks down a tree on Jane’s property—one that uncovers a pile of skeletal remains beneath. Thanks to her travels, Jane happens to know a bit about archaeology, and has friends in high places. So she invites an archaeological expert to come over for a look...only to find that things in Tullulah are not at all as they seem. Now it's up to the town's superior senior sleuths Thistle and Twigg to dig up the truth.
“An entertaining and innovative series…brims with intelligence, humor, and insightfulness.” —Carolyn Hart, author of Dead Days of Summer
Biography
Mary Saums once worked as a recording engineer in Muscle Shoals on gold and platinum albums by Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Jimmy Buffett, and many others. She is the author of four previous novels—including Thistle and Twigg (available from St. Martin’s Press)—and several short stories, and her poetry has won a Tennessee Writers Alliance Award. Born and raised in Alabama, she now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit her Web site at marysaums.com.
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Great for a long plane rideby Landscaper
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March 19, 2009: I read this on a flight back from Hawaii. What I found interesting is how the chapters kept switching the two main characters, Jane Thistle and Phoebe Twigg, to first person telling the story in their own way. It flowed pretty well in spite of it and it made a better story in the end as Phoebe described the action in great detail. Had it been Jane telling it in first person, it wouldn't have been as exciting. The character, Phoebe, reminds me of one in the Southern Sisters mysteries by Anne George. She is funny, strong minded, and soft hearted. Jane is pretty cool...the paranormal powers are a bit odd but her abilities to fight using martial arts and weapons are awesome...not that there is a lot of it because there really isn't but what little there is makes it fun.
I Also Recommend: The Alpine Advocate (Emma Lord Series #1), Murder on a Girls' Night Out (Southern Sisters Series #1), Murder on a Bad Hair Day (Southern Sisters Series #2).
What Fun!by jmac
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March 18, 2009: Love both ladies--they're my heroes. How cool that they're both wonderfully active seniors. And I find that the change in narration, chapter to chapter from Jane to Phoebe, really brings their characters to life. I do hope Mary Saums continues with the Thistle & Twigg series as I would love to read more.
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