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    Look Both Ways
    Look Both Ways
    Look Both Ways
    Audiobook8 hours

    Look Both Ways

    Written by Carol J. Perry

    Narrated by C. S. E. Cooney

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    When Lee Barrett spots the same style oak bureau she once had as a child on the WICH-TV show Shopping Salem, she rushes to the antiques shop and buys the piece. Just like the beloved bureau she lost in a fire, this one has secret compartments. It also comes with an intriguing history: it was purchased in an estate sale from a home where a famous local murder took place.

    The day after the bureau is delivered, Lee returns to the antiques shop and finds the owner dead. The police suspect the shop owner's unscrupulous business partner, but Lee wonders if the murder is connected to her new furniture. At least part of the answer may be revealed through a mirror in the bureau; it's tarnished and blackened, allowing Lee to tap into her psychic visions. Using this bureau of investigation, Lee may be able to furnish her policeman beau with the evidence needed to catch the killer-before the next one to be shut up is her.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateOct 27, 2015
    ISBN9781494582906

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    • 4/5
      Look Both Ways (Witch City Mystery, #3)by Carol J. PerryThis book was a nice cosy but I could figure out who'd one out which I normally never can! But I don't mind. The story was interesting, the characters are full and likeable, and the world building is terrific. Plot was unique!
    • 5/5
      I like the characters, especially O'Ryan the cat and aunt Ibby. I like that the romance is very light, and I hope Ms. Perry keeps it that way. I don't like romance novels, and I don't want them sneaking into my mysteries. As far as the mystery part of the book goes, it was great. It had lots of suspects to choose from, a fantastic whodunit!
    • 4/5
      This one is getting 4 stars in spite of a transparent (to me - I figured it out before page 140) murder plot and some small editing errors (if you're talking to someone on the phone, you can't actually see them rubbing their forehead) because the writing is just plain good. Lee is a great MC: she's independent, hard working, modest and she doesn't think she's smarter than the police. She respects the police and hands them every scrap of information she has - no game playing, it's SO nice. I was also going to praise her lack of TSTL decisions, but if I'm being fair, she does pull one at the end; it's not a doozy, but it's almost all the more TSTL for its ordinariness. No love triangles, a super smart cat that mostly acts like a cat and a mostly realistic path of acceptance for Lee's gift and its development make this a series one I'm going to hang onto, even if the murderer is too easy to spot.
    • 3/5
      3 1/2 stars
      This is my favorite book so far in the series, the main mystery was complex and intriguing, and the supernatural was also much better then the last book. The characters are really starting to grow on me and I'll start book 4 now, and then have to wait until later in the summer for the release of book 5.
    • 3/5
      With school out for the summer, Lee Barrett has agreed to take on the project as stage manager for the local art school.... Watching t.v. she & her Aunt Iddy see a particular bureau, the identical piece to that which was destroyed by a fire in Lee's rooms. Identical, including the 6 secret compartments.When Lee catches a glimpse of the former owner & her dog and eventually the large pink diamond her first husband bought her, things get interesting.... When Lee goes back to the antique shop where she bought the dresser to make another purchase, she finds the woman who sold her the dresser dead as the dead woman's former partner us running out the door.The woman's 2nd husband who was in jail for the murder of his wife has just been released, his girlfriend is messing about with the dead woman's step-son... and every one is looking for the diamond.I liked the plot, I didn't like most of the characters, they were f'ugly people... and it took a bit to figure out who was cheating who, Although I did figure out where the diamond was.
    • 4/5
      Lee Barrett is a scryer or gazer, which means she sees visions in shiny objects, mirrors, silver, glass etc. She is also a 30 year old widow who lives with her retired librarian Aunt Ibby and dates a detective. She is a teacher at the Tabitha Turnbull Academy of Arts, but it is during a school holiday when this story takes place. There had previously been a fire in their home and Lee is still working on adding furniture to her apartment. When she hears about a bureau that is the same as the one she used to have, she heads off to an antique store and purchases the bureau with secret compartments. She is offered a summer job with the theatre at the Tabby, where she will search for and purchase authentic items to use for props. When she returns to the antique store, she finds the owner dead, and the cash register emptied. The story continues with Pete (Lee's detective friend/boyfriend) investigating the death. As Lee begins to see visions, it brings a previous murder and missing diamond into the investigation.

      I liked the setting of Salem, the author did a good job of bringing some of Salem's history into the story. The characters were fairly well done and relatable. There is O'Ryan the cat who was a dead witch's cat and is an important character in this story. The cozy feel to this book is enhanced by the wonderful meals Aunt Ibby makes for Lee and their meals together. She is writing a cookbook, but also gets involved in Lee's mysteries. She is a great character and I would love to have her around. The other characters of Lee, Pete and River North (Lee's friend who is a witch who read Tarot Cards) round out the regular cast of characters. In this book, Daphne is a rather Marilyn Munroe look alike who is blind as a bat and gets the lead in one of the plays being produced. She is another rather interesting character. Overall, I enjoyed this cozy with a paranormal twist and look forward to reading more in this series.
    • 5/5
      Look Both Ways is the first book that I have read by Perry, and despite being the third book in Perry's Witch City series I was able to follow it very well. I don't think that you needed to read previous books in the series to enjoy this one although I do plan on going back and catching up on them. Lee decides to purchase a bureau from a local store that looks like one that she had as a child never imagining the adventure she would go on because of it. When the shop owner is killed shortly after Lee's purchase, Lee finds herself embroiled in the present murder mystery as well as the mystery of who murdered the bureau's previous owner.Perry does a great job at intermixing both magic and mystery in her series, and I really enjoyed the paranormal mixed in with the ordinary. I loved how down to earth Lee was and the book does explore this side of her with her doing ordinary tasks like picking out furniture for her new home, getting a new job for the summer, and working on her new relationship with Pete. It was the relationships that Lee shares with her aunt, Pete, her friend River, her boss, and even her cat that helped define and develop the character. I always enjoy when a book has a great cast of secondary characters that help make the story more interesting. I also enjoyed how the paranormal was worked in with Lee's scryer talent. Look Both Ways had enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing while also keeping the reader's attention from beginning to end. Overall Look Both Ways was a great read that I would most definitely recommend if you like the mix of magic and mystery. I look forward to reading Lee's next adventure.Received a copy of Look Both Ways through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      Look Both Ways by Carol J. Perry is the third book in Witch City Mystery series. Lee Barrett is working on furnishing her new apartment which is on the top floor of her Aunt Ibby’s home (where she grew up). It is summer time which means she has extra time on her hands. Lee teaches TV Production 101 at Tabitha Trumbull Academy of the Arts (aka Tabby). To keep herself busy, Lee has agreed to locate the props needed to the plays being performed at the school that summer. Lee and her Aunt Ibby (Isobel Russell) see a snippet on television about an antiques dealer, Shea Tolliver who has a dresser with hidden compartments. The dresser is identical to one Lee had as a child that burned in a fire. Lee rushes over to purchase the dresser. It previously belonged to Helena Trent who was murdered over six years previously. When Lee goes back to Tolliver's Antiques and Uniques to look for more items for her apartment, she finds Shea Tolliver dead in the store.Lee sets out to find out who killed Shea Tolliver. Does it have anything to do with the dresser she purchased and Helena's missing pink diamond necklace (worth a pretty penny)? Will Lee’s newly discovered scrying talent help in solving this puzzle?I enjoyed reading Look Both Ways. It is a fun, paranormal mystery novel. While this is the third book in the series, you can read it without having enjoyed the first two books (though you should read them). I give Look Both Ways 4.25 out of 5 stars. I like the characters in the novel as well as the town of Salem, Massachusetts (which I bet is a great town to live in during Halloween). I am hoping that Lee will embrace her talents more fully in the next book. One thing I did not enjoy was the addition of dream interpretation and Feng shui. I did not feel it helped or enhanced the story. The book already contains witchcraft, tarot reading, and scrying. Overall, Look Both Ways is a magical book that is a delight to read!I received a complimentary copy of Look Both Ways from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.