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    Grace Against the Clock
    Grace Against the Clock
    Grace Against the Clock
    Audiobook9 hours

    Grace Against the Clock

    Written by Julie Hyzy

    Narrated by Emily Durante

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    About this audiobook

    With the town clock in desperate need of repair, local lawyer Joyce Swedburg and her ex-husband, Dr. Leland Keay, are trying to put their differences aside to organize a benefit at Marshfield Manor to raise money to restore the beautiful timepiece. While Grace Wheaton, the mansion's curator and manager, appreciates the opportunity to support such a good cause, the tension between the unhappy exes is giving her the urge to put both of the organizers in time out.

    But after Leland collapses on stage during the festivities, poisoned, Grace suspects there was more going on behind the scenes. Now, she's in a race to catch a ticked off murderer, and, if she's going to prevent anyone else from getting hurt, every second will count . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 18, 2017
    ISBN9781541471641
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    • 4/5
      A fundraiser at Marshfield Manor, a museum/stately home/tourist destination, ends with one of the benefactors dead, murdered. Our heroine museum curator/estate manager Grace Wheaton can’t help but get involved since it was on “her” turf. It seems that the victim, a cardiac surgeon, has a troubled history that just might be worth pursuing. But police aren’t interested in that, so it’s up to Grace. But she has other fish to fry. Her boss, Bennett Marshfield, has given his step-daughter Hillary the assignment of renovating Grace’s house and, in the process, workers discover a hidden door that leads to a tunnel that connect her house with her next-door neighbor. Hillary, ever eager to get publicity for her new decorating business, involves the local media, even the historical society in spreading the word, much to Grace’s chagrin.Plus, Grace’s already complicated love life seems to get even more complicated. Shall she dump Adam, the rock star she met in the last book, or attempt to revive her romance with Jack, Marshfield Manor’s former landscape contractor – a romance that never really got off the ground.I’ve now read every book in this series and enjoyed them immensely. Can’t wait until 2016 for a new one!
    • 4/5
      Grace Against the Clock is a bit of a locked room mystery. A party is held in the museum/manor's basement, where there is only one way in and out and Grace herself is manning the door. One of the hosts is murdered; poisoned while seemingly alone behind the stage curtain and covered in defensive wounds. But no one hears or sees anything. The author writes a delicate balance: Grace makes the decision to "investigate" which I find a turn off most of the time, but her investigative style involves a lot of research and a few conversations that felt plausible and natural, so it works. I am at the point now that these characters feel like friends or acquaintances and even Francis and Hillary have their charms now. Grace's romantic life is a bit chaotic which normally irritates me, but again, the author manages to do what no other has before: swayed my opinion about the romantic interest. I don't know how I didn't see the murderer coming, but I didn't. Actually, I do kind of know how I missed it and it was very cleverly done. I was totally fooled. No TSTL moments either. I'd argue Julie Hyzy is one of today's better cozy writers. Whenever Ms. Hyzy's next book is announced it always goes immediately on the "to buy" list without any hesitation. They are solid, incredibly well-crafted mysteries with characters that become more interesting with every book. Instead of developing character tension over the course of one story, Ms. Hyzy subtly draws it out over the course of the series. This style requires readers to be a little patient, as the hook is set slowly over the course of a few books, but it pays off in the form of a series of books worth the investment of time. I'll definitely be buying Ms. Hyzy's next book.