Board Stiff An Elliott Lisbon Mystery Book 1 edition by Kendel Lynn Literature Fiction eBooks
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As director of the Ballantyne Foundation on Sea Pine Island, SC, Elliott Lisbon scratches her detective itch by performing discreet inquiries for Foundation donors. Usually nothing more serious than retrieving a pilfered Pomeranian.
Until Jane Hatting, Ballantyne board chair, is accused of murder. The Ballantyne’s reputation tanks, Jane’s headed to a jail cell, and Elliott’s sexy ex is the new lieutenant in town.
Armed with moxie and her Mini Coop, Elliott uncovers a trail of blackmail schemes, gambling debts, illicit affairs, and investment scams. But the deeper she digs to clear Jane’s name, the guiltier Jane looks.
The closer she gets to the truth, the more treacherous her investigation becomes a brutal attack on her own suspect and the murder of a witness.
With victims piling up faster than shells at a clambake, Elliott realizes she’s next on the killer’s list.
Start your next binge read with the PI-in-training dubbed “the Stephanie Plum of the South” from Agatha-Nominated author, Kendel Lynn. It’s mischief and misfortune you do not want to miss.
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BOARD STIFF by Kendel Lynn | A Henery Press Mystery. If you like one, you'll probably like them all.
Board Stiff An Elliott Lisbon Mystery Book 1 edition by Kendel Lynn Literature Fiction eBooks
What a fun read! Not only was this a riveting mystery (I could not have predicted the outcome), but it has the likeable, clutzy Elli Lisbon as the central character, some romantic tension (though hardly R rated as a previous reviewer warns), the best friend who is willing to dive into the deep end with Elli (hope to see more of Sid in future books), and a number of other eccentric characters. I'm just thrilled that I stumbled upon this book & took a chance with it. Now I'm hooked and will be looking for more books because this needs to be a series. Kendel Lynn could be the next Janet Evanovich if she continues this series.Product details
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Board Stiff An Elliott Lisbon Mystery Book 1 edition by Kendel Lynn Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
This is a light and pleasant murder mystery (is that a contradition in terms?). The setting is an upscale "bedroom island" off the coast of South Carolina and our protagonist is the director of a charitable foundation, giving us plenty of glamour, fame and yummy-sounding cuisine over which to wax wistful. There's also a duo of very different but both appealing love interest candidates. How could anyone find time to investigate a murder amongst all that? Yet it's a nicely-turned plot, with a conclusion that I didn't see coming.
The author is also the publisher, but my initial concern -- from previous experience with that model! -- over writing was completely unfounded. The prose is clean and tight. Characters are well- and consistently-drawn, and there are several of them I'd love to hear from again. With regard to concern over the "R-rated vocabulary," I'll just say that the protagonist has a very realistic vocabulary (imo!) for someone who's stumbling over bodies and being stymied by spoiled rich folk at every turn... they're pretty much the same words I would have used!
I'll definitely look forward to the next book in this series!
This is a debut novel , An Elliott Lisbon Mystery series, revolving around South Carolina island resident and director of the 'Ballantyne Foundation' located on Sea Pine Island.
The main character, and she is full of moxy to use an older term, Elliott Lisbon, is a young sophisticated, woman who has an itch to investigate petty crimes. On her Island, Elli is charting up hours to qualify as a Private Investigator, with the aid of the local police department. Although she needs over six thousand hours to qualify...Elli finds her hours beginning to accumulate when the Chair of the foundation board is accused of murdering a fellow board member.
Ballantyne Board Chair, Jane Hatting is no favorite of Elli's but it is her job to try and keep her out of jail, in between handling indiscretions by other board members such as non-payment of bills, etc., Elli finds herself running parties, searching homes and offices, and trying to find clues before the police do. Further confusing the issues is the new police Lieutenant, Nick Ransome. Nick holds the cards to the current investigation as well as Elli's heart, as he quickly reminds her.
This book was filled with Blackmail schemes, gambling debts, illicit affairs, investment scams and more. The humor running throughout the tale keeps the book interesting. I found the romantic theme to be fun and not overwhelming.
This was a great read and I look eagerly forward to the next book in the series.
I must say I was a bit hesitant to read this book, but I am very glad that I did. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Elliott is a very likable amateur sleuth. She is an expert at negotiating little "problems" on behalf of the board members at her work. She doesn't portray herself as a know it all--she is flawed character, which I absolutely adore!!! She has a huge fear of germs, she gets into a food fight a rival and helps her friend "stalk" her boyfriend.
The best part of all is that I actually could not figure out who the murderer was until the very end. It was a character I figured that I would be seeing in many more sequels to this book.
I'm not going to go into deep detail in this book, except to say that the vast majority of supporting characters are charming. The only reason I have given it 4 stars is that the author has jumped on the bandwagon in terms of many cozy writers, by introducing two romantic interests for Elliott. Personally, I must say this aspect is very tiresome for me. I have stopped reading cozies series when the author has taken this route. The characters start becoming one dimensional...it becomes the typical "stable, steady and boring guy" versus the "exciting, sexy and unreliable" guy. The female protagonist then ends up looking like an indecisive idiot. I am an avid romance reader and I don't mind a bit of romance in the book,but I read mysteries to figure out who committed the crime, not to see who the main character is dating in this book.
Before you write this book off because of the reviewer who said it was "R rated", you really should read the preview. Because honestly, the first scene is about as risque as the book gets. R rated? Not even close, IMHO. As far as language - the main character does have a fondness for the s word, but it is not overly used. And I think I remember the f bomb being dropped maybe once.
I enjoyed this cozy and it's cast of characters. I look forward to another installment, however, I do agree with the reviewer who gave it 4 stars because of the two love interests. I'd prefer to see the obvious relationship develop and not force another suitor into the picture to complicate matters. That's been done to death.
What a fun read! Not only was this a riveting mystery (I could not have predicted the outcome), but it has the likeable, clutzy Elli Lisbon as the central character, some romantic tension (though hardly R rated as a previous reviewer warns), the best friend who is willing to dive into the deep end with Elli (hope to see more of Sid in future books), and a number of other eccentric characters. I'm just thrilled that I stumbled upon this book & took a chance with it. Now I'm hooked and will be looking for more books because this needs to be a series. Kendel Lynn could be the next Janet Evanovich if she continues this series.
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