Real Murders : An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

From Publishers Weekly An ingenious plot and sufficient flow of blood keep the pages flying in Harris's ( Sweet and Deadly ) third novel, as a series of killings patterned after celebrated murders is perpetrated on the small community of Lawrenceton, Ga. Twenty-eight-year-old Aurora (Roe) Teagarden, professional librarian, belongs to the Real Murders club, a group of 12 enthusiasts who gather monthly to study famous baffling or unsolved crimes. As a meeting is to begin, Roe discovers the massacred body of a club member. She recognizes the method of slaughter as imitating the very crime she was to address that night--suddenly her life as armchair sleuth assumes an eerie reality. The murderer continues to claim victims, each in the style of a different historical killer. Roe herself becomes a target, and also attracts two admirers, Robin Crusoe, a famed mystery writer new to Lawrenceton, and club member/detective Arthur Smith. Death seems to have infused new life into her waning social calendar, an irony not lost on this pensive character. Harris draws the guilty and the innocent into an engrossing tale while inventing a heroine as capable and potentially complex as P. D. James's Cordelia Gray. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal YA-- Someone is killing the crime buffs of the Real Murders Society in Lawrenceton, Georgia. A librarian, Aurora Teagarden, sets out to catch the brutal murderer after fellow club members end up as victims. The uncanny resemblances to famous crimes challenge Roe and her two admirers, policeman Arthur Smith and mystery writer Robin Crusoe, to pursue the criminal. The lighthearted, witty handling of characters contrasts with the heightening suspense as Aurora seeks clues by searching past mysteries for the killer's identity--until she is caught in the sadistic web of terror herself. Clever pacing along with ample red herrings and judiciously placed clues keep Harris's story moving briskly. Let's hope for another fast-paced mystery featuring Aurora and her friends. - Mary T. Gerrity, Queen Anne School, Upper Marlboro, Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

though A Small Town At Heart, Lawrenceton, Georgia, Has Its Dark Side-and Crime Buffs. One Of Whom Is Librarian Aurora Roe Teagarden, A Member Of The Real Murders Club, Which Meets Once A Month To Analyze Famous Cases. It's A Harmless Pastime-until The Night She Finds A Member Killed In A Manner That Eerily Resembles The Crime The Club Was About To Discuss. And As Other Brutal Copycat Killings Follow, Roe Will Have To Uncover The Person Behind The Terrifying Game, One That Casts All The Members Of Real Murders, Herself Included, As Prime Suspects-or Potential Victims.

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an Ingenious Plot And Sufficient Flow Of Blood Keep The Pages Flying In Harris's ( Sweet And Deadly ) Third Novel, As A Series Of Killings Patterned After Celebrated Murders Is Perpetrated On The Small Community Of Lawrenceton, Ga. Twenty-eight-year-old Aurora (roe) Teagarden, Professional Librarian, Belongs To The Real Murders Club, A Group Of 12 Enthusiasts Who Gather Monthly To Study Famous Baffling Or Unsolved Crimes. As A Meeting Is To Begin, Roe Discovers The Massacred Body Of A Club Member. She Recognizes The Method Of Slaughter As Imitating The Very Crime She Was To Address That Night--suddenly Her Life As Armchair Sleuth Assumes An Eerie Reality. The Murderer Continues To Claim Victims, Each In The Style Of A Different Historical Killer. Roe Herself Becomes A Target, And Also Attracts Two Admirers, Robin Crusoe, A Famed Mystery Writer New To Lawrenceton, And Club Member/detective Arthur Smith. Death Seems To Have Infused New Life Into Her Waning Social Calendar, An Irony Not Lost On This Pensive Character. Harris Draws The Guilty And The Innocent Into An Engrossing Tale While Inventing A Heroine As Capable And Potentially Complex As P. D. James's Cordelia Gray. (dec.)

THE FIRST AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERY—NOW A HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERY ORIGINAL STARRING CANDACE CAMERON BURE!#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris introduces a Southern librarian whose bookish bent for murder gets her involved in a real-life killing spree... Lawrenceton, Georgia, may be a growing suburb of Atlanta, but it’s still a small town at heart. Librarian Aurora “Roe” Teagarden grew up there and knows more than enough about her fellow townsfolk, including which ones share her interest in the darker side of human nature. With those fellow crime buffs, Roe belongs to a club called Real Murders, which meets once a month to analyze famous cases. It’s a harmless pastime—until the night she finds a member dead, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. And as other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Roe will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game, one that casts all the members of Real Murders, herself included, as prime suspects—or potential victims... Aurora, librarian and member of a club devoted to the study of famous crimes, has prepared a speech for the Real Murder Society. But a murderer steals the show with a real-life re-enactment of the case she has chosen, casting one of the club member as victim Roe Teagarden joins forces with detective Arthur Smith and mystery writer Robin Crusoe to investigate a series of killings resembling famous historical murders