Scan Repair To Her Grave (Home Repair Is Homicide, #4) Scripted By Sarah Graves Readable In Audio Books

An OK read that I generally enjoyed so rounded up to three,

I generally liked the characters, I particularly that Jacobia seems to be finding her backbone in relation to her ex, Victor, I also appreciated that she was growing in relationship to her relationship with her son, Sam,

I also generally liked the plot, setting, and adventures Jacobia is having in renovating her home, That said, the plot line this time did get fairly convoluted and had a few areas that were contrived, But, still it held my interest long enough to make it a quick, easy read,

Overall, I think this is another book I can add to my list of decent books to read during a global pandemic one that is entertaining enough but does not demand too much of my time or attention while I direct those resources toward more important projects such as reconfiguring my businesses to meet the new physicaldistancing protocols, and staying in touch in safe ways with people I love and so also worry about during these times.


I will read the next one of the series,
Oh, to be as competent as Jacobia with home repairs! Solid! These mysteries dont quite reach a solidstars, just like Murder, She Wrote wasnt television excellence.
“Also, the broken,” she said, “dialogue is very,” her face scrunched up in a moue, “annoying, ” And yet! Theres something comforting about the calm voice of the narrator and the cadence of the Maine accents, Cozy mystery is a really good description of this book, I felt warm and cozy while reading it, The setting is great, a small island on the coast of Maine, The characters are likable and the atmosphere makes me wish I lived in Eastport too,

The mystery was interesting but got a little convoluted, It starts as a hunt for an old violin, but soon we are diving into local history and pirates, A very enjoyable read. I enjoy the setting which is downeast Maine but I feel that the author got a little beyond herself here, The ending was very convoluted and for me, hard to follow, The main character kept thinking she had everything figured out only to discover that she didn't, That happened multiple times. Set in Eastport, ME Jacobia Tiptree is a finance wiz from NYC who escapes NYC to settle on the island with her son, Sam.
she and her friend, Ellie, solve mysteries in their spare time!
Houseguest arrives and is searching for the violin of the former owner of Jacobia's house.
Who else is after the violin
Jacobia is coping with plaster dust and open walls in her dining room, Its finally summer in eastern Maine, and that usually means that JacobiaJake Tiptree is preparing to rent rooms in herthcenturyera bedandbreakfast.
But not so this year, The place is just in too much of a state of disrepair, and Jake needs a summer to finish fixing it up.
Additionally, shes not so sure but what the place is haunted by itss owner, a shady musician,

The repairs are going nicely until Jonathan Raines shows up, He claims Jake agreed to his visit, and that he had been recommended to her place by a cousin in New York.
It seems Jonathan is on a bit of a treasure hunt, Hes looking for an old map that could lead the way to a lost Stradivarius,

So, while Jake attempts to repair her place around him, Raines goes in search of the mysterious Strad, And he falls off a dock one dark night and apparently drowns, They cant find a body, but Jake and her friend, Ellie, carry on with an investigation into why Raines died and where his body might be.
The death brings some interesting characters to the small Maine town, including the girl who had broken things off with Raines shortly before his death and her aging antiquesdealer uncle.


This was an ok booknot one whose memories will remain with me long, Im a lukewarm fan of this series, but Im anxious to start the authors Lizzie Snow series, something Ive not yet done.


This is the first book in this series that I have read and I can't wait to read the rest.
It's great and extremely funny, It's been quite a while since I've read any cozies other than those by Charlaine Harris and I was/am thrilled to find the Cozy Group and

get back into reading them.
Lighthearted and good clean fun, Home Repair is Homicide is the name of the series and it's quick and easy to read, If there were half this would beand a half, but it got a bump up due to my love for the town of Eastport! The mystery is well thought out and written, I enjoy the characters, especially the native Mainers.
It is fun to read about places in and around Eastport, many of which I have personally visited, A very enjoyable read! Jacobia Tiptree and her son, Sam, live in an old house in Eastport, ME which she is renovating.
She is a former financial advisor from Manhattan who moved to ME to remove herself from her promiscuous and emotionally abusive exhusband, and her son from bad influences.
In theyears they have been in ME they have been besieged by summer guests and this year they are not accepting any.
However, a man appears who says he talked to her in January and had been invited to come, Jonathan Raines, is interested in her house and its original earlyth century owner for his dissertation, Jake is suspicious, but before getting far in her investigation he disappears, Just before his disappearance another man fell from the bluffs into the ocean, Jake and her friend Ellie begin trying to figure out why these men came to Eastport, When Jonathan's girlfriend arrives claiming he was murdered and stirring up old history, they get serious about researching old rumors, There are side stories about Sam and his new girlfriend and about an oldtimer who has written a local history, I like these sleuths and the town characters, This book was good. This was the fourth book in this series I've read, It was creative and entertaining, It kept my attention and was hard to put down, Better than expected, and worth the time to read, Home repair can be murder,

Jacobia Tiptree and her teenage son are used to their Eastport, Maine, home attracting more than its share of houseguests.
This year Jake is hoping the plaster dust will keep them away while she finally gets her gem of a fixerupper into shape, from doorknobs and chandeliers to leaky pipes to ghostly phenomena.


But when the charming and mysterious Jonathan Raines appears on her doorstep and then just as suddenly disappears, remodeling the house becomes the least of Jake's problems.
Could Jonathan's disappearance have something to do with his quest for a cursed violin, the one that local legend says was hidden by a longago owner of Jake's house before he too vanished without a trace

Soon Jonathan's griefstricken girlfriend arrives downeast, and Jake needs to strip Eastport's past of its idyllic veneer, before a killer paints her very dead indeed! Great cozy mystery.
I had an idea who was the murderer was, It was still a"oh! It was them!" moment, For sure just a mystery book, If you're looking for romance mystery, this is not it and I'm glad for it, I find that it makes a much better read to not have unnecessary flirting/romance scenes, They're just filler and books without them show a better skill of building the story,

I've heard people complain that there isn't enough home repair info for boasting as a home repair series, I disagree. I felt there was just enough, Too much and its filling out a book to make up for a lack in actual story content, This was a just right middle ground, Enough to keep the theme but not hinder the story,stars. These are definitely NOT cozy mysteries, They deal with some pretty heavy topics, the author seems to be moving away from the humor of the first couple of books and the writing, while leaving something to be desired at times is definitely darker.
Jake andEllie are investigating the disappearance of a guest at Ellies home as well as on a treasure hunt for a missing violin, which if found would be priceless.
Sam is caught in a love triangle and Jake is worried he is showing more traits like his father, Victor, The town remains mired I, Relationships and gossip and Victor is as sleazy as ever!! great stuff Jake is always likable, This one has a surprise guest looking for a violin, then he disappears, Her son is involved with a very questionable girl, Jill, She turns out to be even worse than Jake first thinks, I don't know why she says she's going to be there for the girl in the end, Liked the basic premise of the book, but some of the plot lines were a bit too contrived, in my opinion, and the ending was a bit too neat.
I enjoyed the continuing saga of Jacobia Tiptree, These are great books to loose yourself in during stressful times, Jake and Ellie's perils are serious and they survive them cleverly, Good happens along the way, Life is jagged, but endurable, and there is real joy, often, Plus, the tips on house maintenance are real, I give the same review for all her Home Repair is Homicide books, they are good, Sarah Graves lives with her husband John, a musician and luthier, and their black Labrador Retriever in a house very much like the one Jacobia Tiptree is remodeling in Eastport, Maine.
When shes not writing Jakes adventures, Sarah works with her husband on the house and she plays thestring banjo, Librarians note: There is than one author in the Goodreads database with this name, Sarah Graves lives with her husband John, a musician and luthier, and their black Labrador Retriever in a house very much like the one Jacobia Tiptree is remodeling in Eastport, Maine.
When she's not writing Jake's adventures, Sarah works with her husband on the house and she plays thestring banjo, Librarians note: There is than one author in the Goodreads database with this name, sitelink.