Dead over Heels (Aurora Teagarden Series #5)

by Charlaine Harris

Overview

Author of the books that inspired True Blood on HBO and Midnight, Texas on NBC

Aurora Teagarden surprises even herself with how quickly she’s settled in to domestic bliss with her new husband, Martin. But when the body of Roe’s nemesis, Detective Jack Burns, drops from an airplane to land in her yard, Roe once more finds herself involved in a mysterious death.

It isn’t long before Roe realizes that strange things are happening to those around her, including anonymous “gifts” appearing at her home. Suspecting that everything is somehow related, Roe digs for her own answers before someone else winds up dead. She’ll have to investigate everyone she knows, and the truth she uncovers will change her life forever.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris is back with another delightful whodunit and a cast of memorable characters. The Aurora Teagarden mysteries have been adapted into film for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625672131
Publisher:	JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/2016
Series:	Aurora Teagarden Series , #5
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	131,037
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Charlaine Harris is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Born and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area, Harris has been published in thirty-five languages, sold over 37 million copies of her work, and been selected as a 2021 Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, in addition to Lifetime Achievement honors from both Malice Domestic and RT Booklovers. Three of her series have been adapted for television, as HBO’s True Blood, NBC’s Midnight, Texas, and the ongoing Aurora Teagarden movies on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Her latest novel, The Russian Cage, continues her national bestselling Gunnie Rose series.

Hometown:

Southern Arkansas

Date of Birth:

November 25, 1951

Place of Birth:

Tunica, Mississippi

Education:

B.A. in English and Communication Arts, Rhodes, 1973

Website:

http://www.charlaineharris.com

Editorial Reviews

This uninspired addition to the Aurora Teagarden series (The Julius House, etc.) opens memorably with Lawrenceton, Ga.'s premiere librarian adjusting her lawn chair and observing Angel Youngblood, her bodyguard and all-around helper, cut the grass. From a plane that has been circling overhead drops the recently dead body of Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, Aurora's local law-enforcement nemesis. Aurora, or Roe as her friends call her, sets out to find out who killed him and why her garden was targeted for the corpse. As she conducts her unorthodox search, she has the nagging thought that perhaps the death has something to do with Angel or her husband, Shelby, or perhaps with her own husband, Martin, and his mysterious and dangerous past. She is not reassured when the FBI is called in, nor when several other murders are committed. In between visiting crime scenes and attending company banquets (the one-dimensional Martin is a bigshot exec), Roe also deals with the post-honeymoon letdown of her two-year-old marriage and ponders the strangely intimate relationship she has developed with her bodyguards. True Teagarden enthusiasts may feel rewarded by this latest episode, but Harris is a bit too down to earth this time outthe suspense barely cranks up before the solution descends with a thud not unlike that of Jack Burns's corpse. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Usually outspoken and witty, Aurora Teagarden is nearly struck dumb when a body falls from a circling plane and lands in her backyard, barely missing her bodyguard and buddy, Angel. The body belongs to a local policemanno great friendbut strange events follow: government agents appear; someone clobbers Angel's husband; and a co-worker at the library is murdered after a showdown with Aurora. In her likable, indomitable fashion, Aurora sleuths in self-defense. Infectious prose, engaging characters, crafty plotting; recommended.

Library Journal

A delightful book that is a thrilling and colorful American cozy…[a] brilliant story line. Charming secondary characters and homey sub-plots abound.”—Midwest Book Review
 
“Harris’s love of life, mysteries, most things southern and the inevitable and saving humor found in everyday life and not-so-everyday events colors another welcome adventure in this delightful mystery series.”—Mostly Murder
 
“Infectious prose, engaging characters, crafty plotting; recommended.”—Library Journal

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