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    Generous Death
    Generous Death
    Generous Death
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    Generous Death

    By Pickard

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    A Jenny Cain mystery by award-winning author Nancy Pickard.

    As director of the Port Frederick Civic Foundation, Jenny Cain is privy to the charitable intentions of the town's wealthiest citizens. There's eccentric old Arnie Culverson, who's promised millions to the local art museum. Who's found there one bright winter morning, neatly tucked into a priceless antique Chinese bed. With pillow and blanket. Dead. Then another dearly beloved donor dies in the night. And the killer leaves behind a nasty rhyme suggesting rich and beautiful Jenny will be next!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGallery Books
    Release dateJul 27, 2010
    ISBN9781451617610
    Generous Death
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    Pickard

    Nancy Pickard is the creator of the acclaimed Jenny Cain mystery series. She has won the Anthony Award, two Macavity Awards, and two Agatha Awards for her novels. She is a three-time Edgar Award nominee, most recently for her first Marie Lightfoot mystery, The Whole Truth, which was a national bestseller. With Lynn Lott, Pickard co-authored Seven Steps on the Writer’s Path. She has been a national board member of the Mystery Writers of America, as well as the president of Sisters in Crime. She lives in Prairie Village, Kansas. Visit her website at NancyPickardMysteries.com.  

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    • 3/5
      I found the book to be a light read - quite predictable though. Hope the others are better.
    • 3/5
      The story was pretty good if a bit expected but the mis-spellings, excessive use of commas in weird places, and lack of editing really distracted.
    • 3/5
      One of her early works and definitely not one of her best. It dragged a bit, but she still pulled the wool over my eyes. This is when Jenny first meets Geoff and that was intriguing. Characterization in later works was better.
    • 4/5
      Very entertaining & a very good first book. Jenny is mature & intelligent, & the interplay between her & Geof (copper & love interest) is enjoyable. Jenny is an amateur sleuth, & these books would be considered cozy mysteries, but there's nothing twee or cutesy about them as is too often the case these days. Definitely looking forward to reading the rest of the series which I have already collected. I'd recommend this as a good read & the first in the series.
    • 4/5
      An entertaining and quickly read little mystery novel, set around a non-profit foundation in which the major donors seem to be dying. A decent mystery, though some things seem more obvious to the reader. A bit corny and old-school, but enjoyable characters and decent storytelling.

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