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Extra Credit
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Extra Credit
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Extra Credit

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Alison Bergeron has her doubts about hosting a birthday party for her twin stepdaughters, seeing as it'll include all of her new husband's ex-in-laws. Still, she's a good sport, and everyone has a great time, especially the girls, who receive $10,000 from their estranged uncle, Chick.

The girls' father, NYPD Detective Bobby Crawford, and Christine, his ex, think the gift is too much. When Crawford swings by Chick's apartment to return it, he finds Chick dead, with roughly $250,000 stuffed in his mattress. The death is ruled a suicide, but Christine isn't convinced, and even Alison can't help but admit that there must be a lot more to Chick's death than meets the eye.

Extra Credit, the latest in Maggie Barbieri's stellar Murder 101 series, finds Alison and Bobby delving into family secrets they'd both rather leave untouched.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 11, 2012
ISBN9781250018113
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Maggie Barbieri

MAGGIE BARBIERI is a freelance editor as well as a mystery novelist. Her father was a member of the NYPD, and his stories provide much of the background for her novels.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I love this series so opening this book was like visiting with old friends. Alison's sarcastic wit is always a winner with me and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The mystery was cleverly convoluted with no clear villain or really any serious contenders until Ms. Barbieri was ready for things to unfold (although I did peg one of the wrong 'uns early on, I had no idea how that character fit into the grand scheme of things).

    This is a long book for a cozy mystery and while the dead body shows up right away, the story itself builds slowly, with a lot of sub-plots revolving around the lives of the characters and the changes taking place within the family/friends dynamic. It reads a bit like it could be the final book in the series, and while I'd very much like to see another one in the near future, if Ms. Barbieri is indeed retiring Allison and Bobby, she's at least leaving us in a good place.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    In Barbieri’s mystery novel, English professor Alison Bergeron hosts a birthday extravaganza for her husband Bobby’s twin daughters. Family comes in droves, including Bobby’s ex, who brings her second husband and four step kids for the ride. When the girl’s uncle dies of an overdose leaving a suicide note and a quarter of a million dollars in cash stuffed in his mattress, the party comes to a screeching halt. With his death come many questions: Where did he get his hands on all this cash? Did he really kill himself, or did someone make it look like a suicide? Family dysfunction comes full circle when the deceased’s stripper ex-wife joins the fun along with a poisoning, a break-in, and a federal offense. Determined to find the answers, Alison uses all of her detective skills to find a motive to fit the crimes.Fast-paced addition to the A Murder 101 Mystery series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Now married to hunky detective Bobby Crawford, Professor Alison Bergeron is also "kin" to his ex-wife's family. When a missing uncle appears in time for the twins birthday, cards full of money in tow, both Bobby and his ex-wife agree they need to return the cash. This is easier said than done, as Chick's death propels Alison into another murder investigation. The life of a college professor seems much more exciting than one would think.

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