| Stamped Out (A Stamping Sisters Mystery) | 
 enlarge | Author: Terri Thayer
Publisher: Berkley
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 175026
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0425223299
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780425223291
ASIN: 0425223299
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
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Product Description
First in the Stamping Sisters mystery series.
Featuring small-town stampers who are sure to leave their mark.
A professional rubber stamper who creates intricate patterns on walls, April Buchert is back home in Aldenville, Pennsylvania, helping her father restore the famous Winchester mansion.
But when a human skull tumbles out of the rubble, all eyes are on April?s father, who oversaw the construction twenty years ago. As unexplained deaths pile up and a dangerously handsome carpenter becomes a pleasant distraction, can April chip away at the truth before another innocent victim is stamped out?
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 Stamping mystery set in PA December 6, 2008
I enjoyed this mystery. April moves to Pennsylvania from San Francisco, so I like the setting of the mystery. She knows the state well. I also liked the way the gay characters were treated, April's dad, ED, and his partner, Vince. I hope they get more scenes in the next book. The Stamping Sisters seemed to have bonded more by the end of the story. So maybe they will get to help out April more in the next one. One mystery series that excellently portrayed it's gay characters was Christmas is Murder: A Rex Graves Mystery (Rex Graves Mysteries) by C.S. Challinor. Good to see more gay characters in mysteries. Maybe one day they will be the lead instead of only in the supporting cast.
 I agree with truly awful! November 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was so excited to get this book-then SO disappointed when I read it. The characters were unlikable(the main character is whiny, her father left her mother for a man, etc.) and a lot of the book was just silly (like the "expert" using alcohol on a pricless mural just because the hard to please owner suggested it). I enjoy crafting mysteries but I won't be buying any more of this series unless there are some major changes.
 Stamped (or stomped) Out November 1, 2008
The story line was interesting. Author is on the right track. The heroine, rather whiny. I'd read another in the series if someone gave it to me, but it would be near the bottom of the list of what i'd buy again.
A little disappointed... October 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Overall, I didn't "bond" with the "stamping sisters". The plot was good, but I couldn't help feeling disappointed, maybe because I didn't didn't like the characters. I probably won't be getting the next installment.
truly awful October 24, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I love these types of books and was looking forward to this one since I'm such a fan of stamping. There is really nothing positive to say about this book. Every character in the book was either too shallow to form an opinion of or genuinely dislikable. The stamping group members all seemed to hate each other so I still cannot figure out what made them meet regularly. The professional story line was just silly-like an artist is going to use alcohol on a painting just becuase a difficult owner suggested it. There were way too many subplots which really didn't add anything to the main story.
I will NOT be reading any other books in this series under any circumstances. If you like this type of book, try the Craft Corner series; it's a thousand times better.
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