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Book Reviews of Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1)

Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1)
Caught Dead in Philadelphia - Amanda Pepper, Bk 1
Author: Gillian Roberts
ISBN-13: 9780684188096
ISBN-10: 0684188090
Publication Date: 10/16/1987
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Board book
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14 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

RobbieM avatar reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 71 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I really enjoyed this one. It's the first of the Amanda Pepper series about a funny and smart Philadelphia schoolteacher. Not that many mysteries actually make me laugh, but this is one. The characters have some depth, and I especially enjoyed the Philadelphia/Ardmore setting after having a relative living there for a few years.
Gracious-Granny avatar reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 137 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
First book in series
very well written, looking forward to the rest of series.
reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 33 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Returning home from school, Amanda finds a friend has been murdered in her living room. Always in the right place at the right time (later, she happens upon a second body in much the same way), Amanda is up to the task, and ultimately solves the mystery with a few clever deductions. She also conveniently solves the problem of her personal life by falling in love with a charming detective with a Southern accent and a solid background in English Lit, who has been assigned to the case.
reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 99 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Will read author again.
reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 212 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
First in the series of Philadelphia teacher Amanda Pepper's adventures.
reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 988 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Amanda Pepper, a 30 year old Philadelphia schoolteacher, is chief suspect when a fellow teacher appears on her doorstep and begs to let her stay for a few hours while Amanda is at school. When Amanda gets home her friend is lying on the floor, and she's dead. So what's a teacher to do? Amanda starts by asking questions and soon she has a thing or two to teach the blue-eyed police detective! This is a great series - good mysteries with characters you'd want to meet in real life.
reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 37 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Quick paced story with believable characters.
reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Easy but good read, entertaining and fast paced.
reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Good light read.
greatbuys4less avatar reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I love the Amanda Pepper mysteries and this one does not disappoint.
legs avatar reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 86 more book reviews
esp. good for being published in 1987.
JML avatar reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 153 more book reviews
This is the first Amanda Pepper book and in my opinion the best. She has a very funny, sarcastic sense of humor and no love of her prep school's students.
reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 34 more book reviews
Book One in the series
reviewed Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper, Bk 1) on + 426 more book reviews
I figured this one out before the end, but believe it's still the start of a great series. Interesting characters with some sass.

Looking forward to book 2.