This is the 2nd Elaine Viets book I've read and loved it more than the first one! Great characters, HILARIOUS happenings, good mystery! It hit the spot for a great weekend read!!!

This is the second book in the series and I can't wait to read #3. Helen and her friends at the wonderful 50s Florida apt bldg are a hoot...the man-hater with the parrot on her shoulder, the invisible pot-smoker, the 6-toed cat name Thumbs, Cal the Canadian...the plot is almost secondary to the characters and the dialogue. However, the mystery is well-plotted with just enough twists. A fast fun read.

The second in the dead end job mysteries and once again Helen has a dead end job where she finds herself deep into mystery and murder. I gave this book a solid B on my personal rating scale and although I do like Helen and will continue reading her books I still find her evading the law and working under the table to avoid paying allimony in Florida just feels a little far fetched.
Helen this time has a job at a bookstore. Her boss, a very ookie man named Page Turner (the humor is really not as bad as this ready made joke by the way) gets himself dead and Helen's friend Peggy gets framed for the murder. Of course Helen has to help out Peggy and between her and her landlady (the comic relief of the book) Margery they get Peggy out of a sticky situation. Over all this book was not bad and I will continue reading the series.

A fast, breezy mystery story. Likable characters and fun to read. Helen Hawthorne works low-paying jobs for under-the-table wages because she's on the run from the law. There are lots of references to a crowbar being wielded. Makes for an interesting setup, until about 3/4 of the way through the book, when the circumstances of her 'crimes' are revealed. I won't 'spoil' the plot, but will say that after reading that section of the book, Helen's fear of being arrested made no sense to me. That said, I enjoyed reading the book and wouldn't mind reading the others in the series.

First of all I love the name of the book store owner - Page Turner. Isn't that great? We learn a bit more about Peggy, one of the other residents, at the Coronado so the characters are being fleshed out a bit more. Can't wait to find out more about Margery, the owner of the Coronado. THAT should be an interesting tale.

Helen is sort of an unlikely heroine. She is unsure of herself in her new life. Trying to keep a low profile since she is "on the lam", she takes all these dead end jobs, working under the table. Florida is a perfect setting for this series. In this book she needs to track down a killer before Peggy, unjustly accused, goes to prison for life - or worse.

I love this series!

Once on the fast track to success, Helen Hawthorne is going nowhere faster. Forced to trade in her chic life for a shaby one, she's now on the run, jumping from city to city and dead-end job to dead-end job, tryingto stay one step aheard of her past....

Helen has a new job "off the books" at Page Turners bookstore in Fort Lauderdale. It's run by Page Turner 111, who happens to be neither well-read nor well-liked. When his money troubles surface, it seems the store's long life may be over-but it's Page's life that's cut short instead. He had plenty of enemies, including an unhappy wife and unfortunate employees. But it is his unforgiving lover-Helen's wacky neighbor-police are ready to throw the book at. To save her friend, Helen will have to read between the lines...and uncover the truth about a clever killer.

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Witty, fun excellent dead end job mystery! Recommend to anyone who is into the dead end job series!

Another great cozy myestery with Helen Hawthorn, this time working in Page Turner's bookstore in Florida. Once making a six-figure salary, Helen is on the run from her ex and taking jobs with much lower salaries! Just enough humor to keep me smiling and turning pages to meet warm fuzzy characters and friends. I love these Dead End mysteries!

2nd book in A Dead-End Job Mystery

Helen Hawthorne was once on the fast track to success, but now going nowhere fast. This dead end job is in a bookstore where the owner gets killed. Helen has to read between the lines to find the truth about a clever killer. Good read!

Great book. I really enjoy this series.

I really like this series.

Helen is working in a bookstore for a terrible boss. He is murdered and her neighbor and friend Peggy is charged with the murder. She doesn't even know his. Or does she? Very good book

Book Description: "Helen has a new job "off the books" at Page Turners bookstore in Fort Lauderdale...until the owner is murdered. But since the arrogant Page Turner III had so many enemies, Helen will have to read between the lines to uncover the truth about a clever killer."

The second entry in Elaine Viet's Dead End Job mysteries, a good followup to "Shop 'till you Drop".

From the back cover:

Once on the fast track to success, Helen Hawthorne is going nowhere fast. Forced to trade in her chic life for a shabby one, she's now on the run, jumping from city to city and dead end job to dead end job, trying to stay one step ahead of her past....

Helen has a new job "off the books" at Page Turners bookstore in Fort Lauderdale. It's Run by Page Turner III, who happens to be neither well-read nor well-likes. When his money troubles surface, it seems the store's long life may be over- but it's Page's life that is cut short instead. He had plenty of enemies, including an unhappy wife and unfortunate employees. But it is his unforgiving lover - Helen's wacky neighbor- police are ready to throw the book at. To save her friend, Helen will have to read between the lines...and uncover the truth about a clever killer.

Another good one!!

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