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    Scheduled to Death
    Scheduled to Death
    Scheduled to Death
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    Scheduled to Death

    Written by Mary Feliz

    Narrated by Rebecca Mitchell

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    Professional organizer Maggie McDonald has a knack for cleaning up other people's messes. So when the fiancee of her latest client turns up dead, it's up to her to sort through the untidy list of suspects and identify the real killer.

    Maggie McDonald is hoping to raise the profile of her new Orchard View organizing business via her first high-profile client. Professor Lincoln Sinclair may be up for a Nobel Prize, but he's hopeless when it comes to organizing anything other than his thoughts. For an academic, he's also amassed more than his share of enemies. When Sinclair's fiancee is found dead on the floor of his home laboratory-electrocuted in a puddle of water-Maggie takes on the added task of finding the woman's murderer. To do so, she'll have to outmaneuver the suspicious, obnoxious police investigator she's nicknamed "Detective Awful" before a shadowy figure can check off the first item on their personal to-do list-Kill Maggie McDonald.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 28, 2018
    ISBN9781977388797

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    • 4/5
      Maggie McDonald and her family moved to Orchard View after a late aunt left her husband a large home and the money he would need to maintain it. Now, she's starting up her organizing business again in her new town, and she's lucked out by being able to organize the home of Professor Lincoln Sinclair, who will be getting married soon and combining households. But when she arrives with her realtor friend Tess, they find the body of Lincoln's fiancée, Sarah, electrocuted in a puddle of water. At first it looks like a horrible accident, but after the police investigate the crime, it's determined to be a murder.But the man in charge, Detective Apfel, whom Maggie and everyone around her has nicknamed "Detective Awful," is a horrible detective and rubs everyone the wrong way. He's decided that Linc killed Sarah -- never mind that Linc was nowhere near the crime scene -- and is determined to pin the murder on him. What can Maggie do but help Linc? Even though her husband Max wants her to stay out of it, she knows she can't. Maggie has more than one problem coming her way, and even if she wants to try and just help people, there's someone out there besides the police who doesn't want her help -- the killer...This is the second book in the series and I must say that I enjoyed it quite much more than the first. In the first, Maggie's husband was working out of town and I was afraid it was going to be another cozy where the protagonist had her husband gone all the time and she solved murders on her own. I was pleasantly surprised that Max made more than an appearance in this book, even if he didn't get involved in the investigation as much, he was supportive of his wife, which goes a long way.Maggie knows that Linc couldn't commit a murder, so she starts looking as to who might have wanted the woman dead. Or did they? Since it occurred in Linc's house, maybe he was the target after all? Could it have been one of the teenagers who worked next door in the gardens? Or perhaps their supervisor, Boots?All she knows is that since the detective who would have been on the case, Jason Mueller, is out with a broken leg, and the obnoxious replacement doesn't care about justice, only about closing cases fast. With Maggie under the gun for time, she needs to find a killer before they find her.When the ending comes, everything is put together nicely, and we were given a clue to the murderer (I am pleased to say that I was right) but you have to watch for it along the way. At the end, there is a nice epilogue which puts it all into perspective, and I will read the next in the series. Recommended.
    • 5/5
      In this second encounter with Maggie McDonald, we find her up to her neck in mystery, murder and mayhem. There was a lot going on in this story, but Mary Feliz does a great job of writing this story so you do not get confused. Maggie is hired by Professor Linc Sinclair to help organize his belongings and clean out his house so he can move in with his fiancé, Sarah, a friend of Maggie's. When Sarah is found dead from electrocution in Linc's home, of course she has to get involved. With Jason, her friend the detective laid up with a seriously broken leg, they call in a retired Police Detective named Apfel, but Maggie and her friends quickly nickname him Detective Awful. He does no investigating because he is sure that Linc int he killer. During her investigation of Sarah's death and trying to clear Linc, she meets many people, who could be possible suspects. Of course, Maggie is a very nurturing person, so she moves Linc and his wolfhound Newton into her home while the investigation is going on. Things start getting dangerous when Linc and Newton are hurt in a bicycle accident. There are more accidents and Maggie is right in the middle. The second storyline has to do with some teens who Maggie believes have aged out of the foster care system. With an ex stalking one of them, Maggie has a second mystery on her hands. This was a well written book that flowed well and kept me entertained. There were several surprises at the end of the book, although my suspicion of the murderer was confirmed. I am looking forward to the next one in this series. Cozy mystery lovers will enjoy this book and series. The publisher provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.
    • 4/5
      This is the second book in the Maggie McDonald Mystery series. Maggie is a professional organizer, wife, and mother to two teenage sons. She also spends a lot of time volunteering in her community of Orchard View. Her newest client, Lincoln "Linc" Sinclair is a scatterbrained, Nobel-nominated scientist who is engaged to the local librarian. Maggie has been hired to help get his house in order before the wedding and unfortunately finds the body of Sarah, his fiance, in the basement, a victim of electrocution. The detective in charge doesn't think it's anything more than an accident, but it doesn't take long for it to become apparent that someone wants Linc gone and will hurt anyone that gets in the way. The question is, who, and why? When the detective won't help, Maggie decides to figure it out herself. The mystery was pretty solid with a complex cast of characters and plenty of suspects. The resolutions came a little too quickly and a little too easily, but if you enjoy a good cozy mystery with likable characters, this is a nice choice.*I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      What a great, fast paced mystery. I really liked Maggie McDonald, and it was heartbreaking when murder touched the lives of her friends Linc and Sarah. Linc embodies the absent-minded professor moniker, so it's no surprise when Maggie tries to help find out what really happened to Sarah in the old Victorian she is helping Linc organize. There is a lot going on in Orchard View, but not so much that it's confusing. The additional storyline about the community garden and the people it helped flowed together with the main mystery. And I liked the organizing tips Maggie shared at the beginning of each chapter. I felt much less unorganized in my own life, as some of them were things I already do!
    • 3/5
      Scheduled to Death by Mary Feliz is the second book in A Maggie McDonald Mystery series. Maggie McDonald is a professional organizer. After recently moving to Orchard View with her husband and two kids, Maggie started Simplicity Itself Organizing Services. Her latest client is the very absentminded Professor Lincoln Sinclair, who is marrying local school librarian, Sarah Palmer. Maggie has an early appointment with Linc to finish the decluttering process. Tess Olmos, Linc’s realtor, has tagged along to check the progress Maggie has made. Tess is using Linc’s home for her annual holiday home showcase. Linc arrives late after working all night in his university laboratory on a new idea. They head upstairs to look at Linc’s workroom which is the last room to be completed in the house. The three of them head upstairs and are shocked to find Sarah on the floor. She is laying in a pool of water with her hand clutching a frayed electrical cord. They contact 911 and await the police. Unfortunately, Detective Jason Mueller is out of commission with a broken leg, and Acting Detective Lt. Gordon Apfel is in charge of the investigation. The detective is quick to point the finger at Linc (he is not known for his work ethic or intelligence). Maggie will not let this man railroad the professor. Join Maggie in her search for Sarah’s killer in Scheduled to Death.Scheduled to Death is easy to read and can easily be a stand-alone book. The author provides the needed background information on the main characters and a summary of what happened in Address to Die For. The mystery was intriguing, but most readers will be able to identify the culprit long before the reveal. I give Scheduled to Death 3.5 out of 5 stars. I have to admit that I did not enjoy Scheduled to Death as much as Address to Die For (first book in series). I was not fond of the addition of Acting Detective Lt. Gordon Apfel. I found him to be rude and inept as well as distracting to the storyline. Maggie was a little manic in this book. She was constantly running around doing tasks, helping others, or making meals (she was always over scheduling herself). I believe that A Maggie McDonald Mystery series has potential. With a little tweaking, it can be a very good cozy mystery series.
    • 4/5
      Mary Feliz's second Maggie McDonald mystery is one that will keep you guessing, even though it's saddled with the ubiquitous vile-tempered, dumb cop. (Luckily, he's shuffled off to the shadows rather quickly.) I'm still very impressed with Maggie. She's calm under fire, she's caring, smart, and level-headed. In other words, she's a "Mom," and the best kind of mother there is. The author has created a first-rate cast of characters, so much so that-- although I enjoyed getting to know more about Maggie's husband Max-- I missed the interactions with her sons and her best friend. I know everyone in the cast can't be in the spotlight all the time, but these characters are so good that I just get greedy.Scheduled to Death may have a good mystery, a very good car chase scene, and a fine cast of characters, but Feliz also takes the time to deal sensitively with other issues like homeless children and the world of academia. These topics are woven into the story to give it even more depth and texture.If you're on the lookout for a good cozy mystery series to read, you know what I'm going to say. Give Mary Feliz's Maggie McDonald series a try with the first book, Address to Die For before you move on to this one. I think you'll enjoy the characters as much as I do.