Search - Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden, Bk 1)

This is not a typical cozy mystery, but having read Charlaine Harris before, I did not expect it to be. The characters could be your next door neighbors and we all know that some pretty creepy things can be hidden behind closed doors. I was kept guessing until the very end (which a good mystery should do) and I look forward to more adventures with Aurora Teagarden.

This was a fun little book. A group interested in true crime start a club called the Real Murders in small-town Georgia. Things turn sinister when someone is taking pages out of their case studies and murdering people fashioned after other cases. The main character, Aurora Teagarden, finds herself in the thick of things as she stumbles upon bodies and evidence, sometimes merely being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

I admit the culprit wasn't obvious to me, so Harris did a good job "fooling" me until the reveal occurred. I liked Aurora Teagarden - not as well, admittedly, as Harper Connelly or Sookie Stackhouse, but I'll read more to see how this librarian grows.

Like a few other Charlaine Harris mysteries I've read, this one seemed to start out a bit slow and it seemed to amble on for a bit. By about the middle of the story, I found myself wishing I could get back to my book, and by the end, I was telling my kids... "Hang on- I've almost found out 'who-dunnit!'" The ending was a surprise... my fingers kept itching to flip to the back to find out who it was, because I wasn't sure, but I refused to spoil it for myself! I will definitely try the second book in this Aurora Teagarden series... I think the author left some openings to make this character fun.

I loved it! I look forward to reading the rest of the Aurora Teagarden books!

I actually purchased this book without looking to see if it available on PBS. No matter. It was worth the $$$. This was a fun light read and a good introduction to the ensuing books. Started reading it while preparing food for a family reunion and ended being two hours late as I couldnt stop reading it! Right away you come to like Roe and feel for her plight. And best of all I wanted to know what happened next. A nice read. But, if you are like me, don't start reading it if you have something to do later.(Those baked limas and pineapple upside down cake were still as tasty during the second go round!)

This is a great series! I love Charlaine Harris, and like many readers got hooked on her writing after reading the Sookie Stackhouse books. Aurora Teagarden is a likable protagonist and it is fun to watch her character grow throughout the series.

This is a easy, light read, with some darkness thrown in... after all it is a murder mystery.