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    Corpse on the Cob

    By Sue Ann Jaffarian

    3.5/5

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    Book Five in the Award-Winning Series Starring Unforgettable Amateur Sleuth Odelia Grey

    What do you have to lose when you go searching for the mother who walked out of your life thirty-four years ago? I mean besides your pride, your nerves, and your sanity?

    Odelia finds herself up to her ears in trouble when she reunites with her mom in a corn maze at the Autumn Fair in Holmsbury, Massachusetts. For starters, there's finding the dead body in the cornfield—and seeing her long-lost mom crouched beside the corpse with blood on her hands...

    Praise:

    "Ultimately, Corpse on the Cob offers readers much food for thought."—Mystery Scene

    "The personal story makes this among the most satisfying novels in the series."—Booklist

    "Jaffarian's delightful fifth cozy to feature supersized sleuth Odelia Grey...Jaffarian keeps getting better and better at blending humor, suspense, and romance."—Publishers Weekly

    "Like its predecessors, this fifth series title (after Booby Trap) is a delight."—Library Journal

    "A trip to the East Coast blows a refreshing fall breeze through Odelia's fifth. So does the switch of focus from workplace woes to family drama."—Kirkus Reviews

    "Suspenseful and thrilling, with just the right dash of humor and romance, Corpse on the Cob is a charming entertaining mystery."—Fresh Fiction

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLlewellyn Worldwide
    Release dateSep 8, 2010
    ISBN9780738727653
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    Sue Ann Jaffarian

    Sue Ann Jaffarian is a full-time paralegal who lives and works in Los Angeles. A member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters In Crime, Sue Ann is the author of three mystery series—Odelia Grey, Ghost of Granny Apples, and Madison Rose—and also writes general fiction and short stories. She is widely sought after as a motivational and humorous speaker. For the most up-to-date list of all Sue Ann's activities, visit the calendar page at www.sueannjaffarian.com. *** "Sue Ann Jaffarian never fails to make me chuckle with her three mystery series starring paralegal Odelia Grey, ghost Granny Apples, and now Murder in Vein, starring friendly, and not-so-friendly, neighborhood vampires." —Joanne Fluke, New York Times bestselling author of the Hannah Swensen Mysteries

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    • 2/5
      It was just okay: I just could not warm up to the characters, they seemed shallow & flat.Odelia Grey's mother left her & the family when she was a young teen... After her father dies, she receives an envelope with her mother's address, so Odelia decides to go find her. When Odelia does locate her mother, it is back in her mother's hometown, in a corn maze bending over a man who has been stabbed with the corn maze flag...That is where things get interesting... who the man is, who the other people in the maze are, what her 1/2 brothers (both local police officers) are up to....I'm thinking I might not read another unless there is absolutely nothing else.
    • 5/5
      One of my favorite mystery series. Jaffarian always comes through with a great tale and plenty of humor!
    • 4/5
      Odelia's beloved father has died and in his papers she finds a letter with a return address, for her long missing mother. Abandoned at 16, Odelia decides she needs answers so she is off to Massachusetts to talk to her mother about why she left.

      Of course, Odelia can't help but get involved in a murder, this time she stumbles upon a dead body, with her mother crouched over it!

      What follows is an interesting blend of family secrets revealed with a complicated murder investigation.

      Both Willie and Greg end up in Massachusetts to help out and are there for the satisfactory ending. The only person missing is Steele, missed his sharp mind, and tongue in the story.

      I hope Sue Ann keeps writing this series, I do enjoy spending time in Odelia's world.
    • 3/5
      I thought the title was cute. I have no idea if this is a self-published book, but the cover art reminds me of that. I've not read anything in this series or by this author before. I liked that Odelia has an ample figure and I liked that Odelia's husband, Greg, a semi-main character is shown as an active man even though he's a paraplegic and in a wheelchair. I wasn't quite sure how they knew Willie (I'm guessing that was explained in an earlier book in the series) but I did like Willie's loyalty to them both.I didn't like Willie's history (though he does do something to mitigate that at the end of the book).I felt like most of the plot fell a bit flat for me. There wasn't a character I really connected with to go with their motivations. Odelia makes stupid choices that put her in danger and no one really seems able to talk her out of doing them.
    • 4/5
      Corpse on the Cob by Sue Ann Jaffarian is the 5th installment of the Odelia Grey Mystery series. This time we find Odelia traveling to small town Massachusetts to reunite with the mother who walked out on her when she was 16. Unfortunately, when Odelia finds her mother, she is crouching over a dead body in a corn maze, with blood on her hands. Odelia doesn’t believe her mom committed the murder, and she is soon deeply involved in solving the crime. Odelia’s friend Willie and her husband Greg show up to help her with her mission. We also get introduced to the two half brothers, Clark and Grady, that Odelia never knew she had.

      This is a fun and quick book to read. The mystery is interesting, and there are several suspects to chose from. I like that we get to see more of the Odelia/Greg relationship, and her eccentric friend Willie is a charmer. This is a light hearted mystery, but there is also a dangerous element. Odelia gets into serious trouble while looking for answers. This series is very enjoyable and I definitely recommend it for fans of cozy mysteries.