| Wild Goose Chase: A Quilting Mystery | 
 enlarge | Author: Terri Thayer
Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (16 reviews)
Sales Rank: 18162
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 312
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0738712159
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780738712154
ASIN: 0738712159
Publication Date: February 1, 2008
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Product Description
A computer techie by trade, Dewey Pellicano would rather swallow needles than be pinned down to a life of quilting. But when her mother passes away, Dewey must exchange code for calico as the new proprietress of Quilter Paradiso. Between learning the business and dealing with a conniving employee who is also her sister-in-law, Dewey is ready to snap. During a national quilt show, quilting celebrity Claire Armstrong offers to buy the shop. But before Dewey can accept, she finds the famous quilter lying dead on the floor - a bloody rotary cutter at her side. When hunky homicide detective Buster Healy enters the scene, romance flourishes...until another murder takes place. Can Dewey thread together the pieces to this murderous pattern before the killer strikes again? "Wild Goose Chase" is the first book in the "Quilting Mystery" series featuring amateur sleuth Dewey Pellicano.
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 Don't Bother October 3, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love cozy mysteries. I am always looking for new authors. I was so excited to stumble upon this series; however, after I began reading, I was extremely disappointed. I am certainly not a prude, but I definitely didn't appreciate the sex stuff just to be put in for sex. Half the time I thought I was reading a cheap Harlequin romance novel. I felt Dewey was acting like an over-sexed teenager. I'm sorry, but if there was a murder hanging over my head the last thing I would be thinking of is having sex. If you can get through the first 158 pages, the childish love-sick "when are we going to jump in the sack again" behavior lessens. The mystery wasn't bad. I did figure out who the killer was. It really wasn't too hard because I felt there were only two suspects. I would not read another book in this series though. I felt there was too much time spent on the physical relationship and not enough on the mystery. I would have quit reading after the first 50 pages, but I spent $11 on the book so I figured I might as well finish it.
 Quilt Mystery August 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Dewey Pellicano is the main character, who inherits a quilt store from her mother. She struggles with the store, not being a quilter, but a computer programmer. Dewey also deals with the loss of her mother, but not in a depressing way. There is a possible love interest in a police officer who Dewey knew as a child and reconnects with due to a murder at a quilt show. This book is an enjoyable read for quliters and non-quilters alike. I have never made a quilt and really enjoyed the references to quilts in this book. I thought that the story moved quickly and developed the characters very well. I am anxious to read the next book from this author.
 A promising start August 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a promising first novel that sets up a cast of characters for a new series and leaves plenty to be explored and expanded upon in subsequent novels.
I am not a quilter although I have friends who are but I don't need to be involved with a particular hobby or profession to enjoy reading about it.
The scenes at the convention center could have been a bit more inventive perhaps by rounding out the stories of some of the other vendors there instead of constantly going back to the annoying Kym.(don't we all know someone like that)
Including the sex scenes was brave and I thought the author made a pretty good attempt at it especially as some very well known writers have confessed that they find this difficult to tackle.
I would recommend this as a fun, fairly quick read especially for fellow Silicon Valleyites who will recognize the locales - perfect for a plane, a train, a beach or a gorgeous summer day in a San Jose backyard.
My order for the next book in the series is already in.
 Enjoyable light read July 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've read a lot of mysteries that I've gotten off of the "local" shelf of bookstores at home (Santa Cruz, CA -- just over the hill from Silicon Valley) and while traveling. Most of them have been fairly bad. "Wild Goose Chase" was a refreshing change.
I found the main character to be well-developed (no, not THAT way!) with problems that included her own character defects as well as dealing with the foibles of others. The plot was fun and well-thought out. Some of the supporting characters need more development, but I think that will come in time.
I was happy to meet Terri during our Bay Area shop hop. This is a first novel -- it's fun and wonderful summer reading. I'm looking forward to the next one.
Almost Ready to Quilt July 8, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book has some really good points and I am glad that I read it to the end. Benni oops I mean Dewey is a live wire. She is sensative and has good character. We all know some Kyms and Vangies, they move the book along and give some tension. I liked the quilt show and some of the discriptions of the quilts. It was predictable that she and Buster would get together, but I didn't need the spacifics. Buster and Sanchez try to get her to stay out of the investigation, but she just seems to be in the wrong place at the right time. This seems to be a first for Ms. Thayer and I wish her luck. I hope she develops a little more depth and avoids so many themes from the cheap romances. I might give her another try.
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