| Title | : | With His Dying Breath (JJ Matthews Murder Mystery #1) |
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| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 275 |
| Publication | : | First published March 28, 2012 |
The cherry blossoms are in full bloom but underneath this canopy of pink, residents are tormented by someone behind a veil of deception. Who killed Blake Brockton, one of Georgia’s richest men? With his dying breath, he accused Sammi, his much younger, beautiful wife. JJ Matthews, a high school junior, is positive Sammi is not guilty and is determined to prove her mentor's innocence. When others are randomly killed off, even Detective Hilda Marabell has her doubts. But the evidence continues to build so is she guilty or not? JJ has her hands full trying to solve the puzzle while a romance buds in her own life. Will she find the murderer before another victim dies? Will JJ find love with her sexy history teacher or the good-looking deputy sheriff?
These are characters you won't soon forget or who may live just next door!
With His Dying Breath (JJ Matthews Murder Mystery #1) Reviews
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With His Dying Breath (Kindle Edition) by Nancy Hogue
Set in River Town out side of Macon Georgia,very wealthy Blake Brockton is found murdered and his young wife is the number one suspect. Young JJ Matthews, only seventeen years old, can't believe that Sammi Brockton did it. JJ is determined to find out who the real killer is.
A nice cozy murder/mystery set in a small town in the south. Filled with colorful characters and Southern charm made this a fun read. JJ was very likable, an original story with such a young "Junior detective". I like the gossipy back story, there were unexpected twists which made a perfect who-done-it.
Those who love murder/mystery should enjoy
With His Dying Breathby
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Nancy Hogue is a good writer. Usually, I don't read murder mystery books, and I enjoyed this one.
JJ is a high school student who finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation since her dad is a writer for the paper. Sammi's husband is the one murdered and she is the suspect.
The town is under attack, bombing, killing, and fires, but they can't figure out who is doing the killing. Will they figure out who the killer is in time?
This was a great, very clean read. I will definitely read more books from Nancy Hogue. -
Loved this book. Talks about places in and near Macon, GA.
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I had trouble with Ms. Hogue's writing style, and the huge number of grammatical and/or typographical errors made it difficult for me to stick with the book. However, I was intrigued enough by the mystery itself to see where the story was going. There were sufficient twists and turns to keep me guessing. I did figure out who the bad guy was, but not his character's name within the story. Interestingly, about 3/4 of the way through I had the thought that the story was sounding like a Nancy Drew mystery, and on the next page JJ (the heroine) had started to call the police with a partial license plate on a vehicle when she stopped and thought " Who do I think I am? Nancy Drew?" I couldn't help but laugh.
I was intrigued enough to purchase the second book - His Sins Exposed. I want to see where Ms. Hogue's goes with her characters.
