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Triple Witch A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery

Triple Witch A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery

Jake Tiptree moves to a small rural town for peace but finds a crime wave instead. Corpses are turning up all over town, and the first victim is the town bad boy and former sweetheart of Jake’s friend and fellow sleuth, Ellie. Add a pair of unwelcome arrivals–Jake’s ex-husband, and an unscrupulous New York ex-money mogul–and you’ve got a blueprint for danger.

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4 Stars Muder washes up with the tide
Ellie White and Jocobia Tiptree find Ken Mumford, who has been shot in the head, washed up onto the beach with the tide. Ellie used to date Ken in high school and pulls Jake (Jacobia) into helping her notify Ken’s father, Tim, and investigate the murder. Later the Triple Witch ties up at the dock in Eastport, ME spoiling the historic atmosphere of the town people are trying to get in place for July 4th. No one seems to know who owns it but hopefully it will be gone by the time Felictiy Abbot-Jones arrives for the July 4th fete - since she determines who gets the grants that could help the town. Jake’s ex and her son’s father, Victor, shows up and moves in with Jake and her significant other. And just when Jake thinks things couldn’t get worse — well, Tim Mumford is killed and Ken’s girlfriend is missing.

There are several threads that are deftly handled. First, we have the murders of Ken and Tim Mumford. Then, there is appearance of heroin among the teens in the village. Next, Victor shows up and moves in; planning to run Sam and Jake’s lives. And Baxter Willoughby is living not far from Eastport and raising llama’s: which is out of character for this high roller that Jake helped put in prison for securities irregularities. There’s a large cast of characters but there is no confusion since each person is clearly drawn and distinct.

The Maine connection of this series was a draw from me since I’m from Maine and reading about the characters movements geographically was like taking a trip back to the area. The plot is intricate, the characters engaging (though sometimes frustrating), and the setting evocative of place.

3 Stars Triple Trouble for Jake
As the town of Eastport, Maine begins to gear up for the Fourth of July holiday, Jake Tiptree has her hands full. First, her ex-husband is coming to spend the holiday with her and their son, Sam. He’s insisting that Sam plan to enroll early in an Ivy League college when all Sam wants is to build boats. Also, Jake needs to fix up the outside of her house for the historical inspector coming to town.

Of course, all the gossip around town is about the murder. Kenny Mumford was the town drunk and trouble maker. He was also a former boyfriend of Jake’s best friend. Ellie isn’t taking this murder lightly. But the stakes are raised when another body turns up. What is happening in this formerly peaceful town?

This book has an interesting premise and main character, and I was hoping to like it more then I did. However, the plot developed unevenly, with the sub-plots slowing down the main story in the beginning. While Jake and her family are well developed, many of the other characters seem to fall into stereotypes that serve only to advance the story. And the writing style was choppy, often pulling me out of the book as I tried to understand what the writer meant.

I enjoyed the first book more then this entry, so I’m willing to give the series another try. Here’s hoping that the third entry erases some of the shortcomings in this entry.

5 Stars Home Sweet Home!
I love this author’s books, for several reasons. (I don’t mind commas, they make reading easier for me.) First, I live in a rural township with less than 25 full time residents. My closest post office is in Dennysville, five miles away, and I drive through the Cobscook Bay WildLife Refuge on my way to work in Lubec, where the mythical butcher was killed at the end of this mystery. Sure, you could say, no wonder she likes the Maine trivia, her life must be dull.

Not so! Life in Downeast Maine is busy beyond imagination. It’s true that we are typically occupied with more mundane events that town murders, yet the emotional timber of these stories rings very true to me. The Maine characters are like so many people I know, and while murders here are relatively rare, passions in a small town can run high. Long winters and social isolation can contribute to powerful emotions that, fortunately, do not genrally lead to murder, but may make us wish certain characters disappeared from the social scene. It is a relief to read these stories and see that for the bullies and liars and gossip mongers who plague us, justice is served!

One of the thoughts that occurred to me reading, as I traveled mentally through geographical spaces I know and love, was that writing these mysteries could be quite cathartic for the author as well. I began to think of the “villains” in my life, and how they could meet their just ends (though I will confess, most of them truly do not deserve murder - one a book is enough for me). Perhaps we should all write murder mysteries and the world would be a more peaceful place …

I wonder who the real life people are that inspire this writer. In fact, I wonder if I know the writer herself. The author’s quick patter and humor are so like a woman I know and admire who sings in the Balkanistas, a women’s Balkan choir that started recently in Eastport - will we feature in a future mystery? I hope so; please just don’t kill us off!

I very much look forward to reading the rest of the books in the series. On year four of my dissertation I so admire anyone who can crank out a book a year! Keep up the good work. And for anyone who hasn’t been here, truly this most eastern corner of the US is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Come visit us, look up the real life town and stores and roads and businesses referenced in the books. Meet the Maine people who are the basis of the characters in these fun mysteries. You might find yourself in a mystery of your own …

3 Stars Triple Witch
I love these stories because it combines my love for home repair,Eastport-a town I adore and mystery. The characters are believable, the repairs are real and the setting desirable.A great way to escape my work day.

4 Stars Nice Series Entry
I enjoyed this book although it is rather lightweight with regards to action and there were some events in it that did not quite ring true to me. Jake Tiptree is still adjusting to life in Eastport, Maine, having moved there from New York. Her house is in desparate need of renovating and she would rather spend her time doing that but gets involved in the death of a young man from the town after she and her best friend, Ellie, find him washed ashore. Then two other people are killed and there is a wave of vandalism and muggings in the previously peaceful small town.
There are plenty of characters to enliven the tale and provide suspects but it is still pretty simple to figure out who did the murders. The strength of this book is in its descriptions of small town life - the citizens, the buildings, the stores, etc. The weaknesses fall in the too pat coincidences (a man that Jake had helped put in jail in NYC has bought a house in the same small town in which she lives after he is paroled, for example).
All in all, a pleasant read for those who do not require their mysteries to have too much depth and don’t require too much thinking.

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