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    Death in D Minor

    By Alexia Gordon

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    Gethsemane Brown, African-American classical musician and expatriate to an Irish village, solved a string of murders, led a school orchestra to victory in a major competition, and got used to living with a snarky ghost.

    She can rest easy over the Christmas holiday. Right? Wrong.

    The ghost has disappeared, her landlord's about to sell her cottage to a hotel developer, and her brother-in-law is coming for a visit—with one day's notice.

    She scrambles to call her spectral roomie back from beyond and find a way to save the cottage from certain destruction. But real estate takes a backseat when her brother-in-law is accused of stealing a valuable antique.

    Gethsemane strikes a deal with a garda investigator to go undercover as a musician at a charity ball and snoop for evidence linking antiques to a forgery/theft ring in exchange for the investigator's help clearing her brother-in-law.

    At the party, she accidentally conjures the ghost of an eighteenth-century sea captain, then ends up the prime suspect in the party host’s murder. With the captain’s help, she races to untangle a web of phony art and stolen antiques to exonerate herself and her brother-in-law.

    Then the killer targets her. Will she save herself and bring a thief and murderer to justice, or will her encore investigation become her swan song?

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    DEATH IN D MINOR by Alexia Gordon - A Henery Press Mystery. If you love one, you’ll probably love them all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHenery Press
    Release dateJul 11, 2017
    ISBN9781635112320
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    Alexia Gordon

    Alexia Gordon is the award-winning author of the Gethsemane Brown Mysteries. Raised in the southeast, she attended medical school in the northeast before relocating to Texas to complete Southern Methodist University's Writer's Path Program. A member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and the Writers' League of Texas, she won a Lefty Award and was chosen as one of Suspense Magazine's Best Debuts of 2016. For more information, visit her on Facebook and Twitter @AlexiaGordon.

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    • 4/5
      This is the second book in the Gethsemane Brown mystery series and is just as good as the first, although the plot is very different. There a a few things going on in this story, but Gethsemane is such a smart, intriguing and savvy character who stands up for herself and takes no guff from anyone, she is able to pull this story off without a hitch. Gethsemane is a conductor and violinist who is presently living in the Irish Countryside. She loves the cottage in where she lives, especially as it was the home of one of her musical heroes, and is determined to save it from the hotel developer working hard to buy it. She is also trying to conjure up the ghost who lived there, after he disappeared into the netherland at the end of the last book. Were that not enough, her museum curator brother-in-law is coming for a visit hoping to buy a unique and antique American cross-stitch sampler. On the sly, he is also assisting in the investigation of a ring dealing in fake and stolen antiques. Instead, he ends up accused of theft, and Gethsemane is accused of murder. Hoping for help from her favorite ghost, she accidentally calls up the spirit of an 18th-century sea captain who once knew the girl who stitched the famous sampler.

      Even though I have only read two books by Alexia Gordon, I am impressed with her writing style and voice. I love that she introduces you to the story right from the start. There is no unnecessary information or dialogue to bog down the story. As I said above, the MC is a strong, prickly character who is not warm and fuzzy but independent and can make others uncomfortable. My big disappointment in this book was that the ghost of Eamon was not present for most of the story. I enjoyed the banter these characters had in the first book and I hope it returns in the next. Overall, this book had many things I love. A wonderful setting ie. Irish countryside, a ghostly sidekick even though it was not the same one as the debut in the series, Forgeries; this time it is textiles which I loved that it is explained that they are art, murders, yes there is more than one and a wonderful amateur sleuth. The story was exciting, humorous, and clever using the idea that Gethsemane can ‘summon’ up ghosts, even the wrong ghost, giving a paranormal twist. The plot is fast-paced and kept me interested and guessing throughout the book, I did not guess the culprit until the clues were unraveled and the answer is shared with the reader. I am looking forward to the next book in this series, Killing in C Sharp. I listened to the audiobook and was quite pleased with the narration. Helen Duff did a great job with the various character voices and I loved the Irish Accent. I definitely recommend this book to cozy mystery lovers who are looking for something a bit different.
    • 3/5
      Gethsemane Brown is a music teacher in Ireland, a fairly new life. She lives at Carraigfaire Cottage, once the home of a famous Irish composer, Eamon McCarthy. While Eamon's ghost once haunted the cottage, he has since disappeared. And Gethsemane wants him back - mainly because his descendant Billy, the current owner, is planning to sell the cottage to an American real estate developer named Hank Wayne who will destroy the heart of the cottage while turning it into a hotel. Because of this, she asks for help from the local priest in the form of borrowing a book to summon spirits, in the hope that it will bring Eamon back to get rid of Hank, who has a deathly fear of ghosts. But instead, it brings the spirit of a sea captain who needs her help.To add to this her brother-in-law Jackson Applethwaite arrives looking to purchase a needlework collection for his museum. But when a small piece of the collection - now stolen - is found in the pocket of his overcoat, he is suspected of the crime. In order to clear his name, Gethsemane agrees to go undercover at a private function for Olivia McCarthy-Boyle, a serious art collector, as one of the musicians in order to find a bill of sale for the collection.But while searching for the bill of sale, Gethsemane encounters a few slight problems...first, that the ghost she conjured up isn't that of Eamon, but a Colonial sea captain, and while she's still adjusting to it, she finds Mrs. McCarthy-Boyle's body in the bushes below the office balcony. Now art fraud has escalated to what appears to be murder. At first it seems that Gethsemane is the guilty one, but luckily there was a witness to her whereabouts, yet Jackson's still not off the hook, and suddenly her simple task seems to have become much more complicated. Only her wits and hopefully, the help of Captain Lochlan, will help her find the truth before Jackson isn't able to return home to Virginia at all but remain in Ireland, and in a lot more cloistered area than the remote village where she lives...For the most part, I enjoyed this book. I thought the plot was well thought out and the writing was very good. What bothered me though is that I had a hard time believing a priest would actually give anyone a book on summoning spirits - especially knowing why she wanted it. I seriously doubt if you went to a priest and asked him for a book so you could summon 'just one' ghost that he would willingly give you a book (if there was one in his possession). It's not the sort of thing they do.Secondly, Gethsemane is just a tad arrogant - it was apparent in the first book, but I hoped it had been toned down a bit for this one. However, she believes herself such a good detective that she actually compares herself to Poirot - yes, Christie's Poirot. That's arrogance. Don't get me wrong, I like strong female characters, but when she withholds potential information so that she can investigate, and in a country she's still unfamiliar with? It doesn't ring true. Aside from these things, the ending was satisfactory, and while I enjoyed the first book more, I will probably read the next in the series.
    • 5/5
      audiobook, cosy-mystery, ireland, law-enforcement, art-fraud, ghosts I really enjoyed this! Some things were so totally different from the usual, like conjuring the wrong ghost and yet he was so the right one. The art fraud angle was nonstandard as well. The characters are interesting and engaging, the plot is ingenious. The publisher's blurb gives hints and there is no need for spoilers. Just enjoy! Helen Duff does a fine narration, and I love her accent.
    • 4/5
      Just when you think all the angles a cozy mystery can possibly come from have been covered, some lovely writer like Alexia Gordon comes along with unique characters, a unique setting, and really solid writing. Just when you start rolling your eyes at the idea of another cozy mystery featuring ghosts, Gethsemane Brown comes along in a corner of Ireland I for one have never visited on the page before, with one of the more unusual sidekicks I've seen. This is one of those books I blame for keeping me coming back to the genre. It's worth it – just about – to wade through all the bad 'uns just to find the occasional gem like this. One of the happy aspects of Alexia Gordon's writing is graceful exposition. Bear with me, because I'm probably going to compliment every author I read who knows how to introduce a character without making her look in the mirror and ponder her past, or who can show Character A catching Character B up on something the latter missed without indulging in Reality-Show-Recap-itis. It seems like it's becoming more and more rare for writers to avoid the pitfalls, so – praise where it's due, by all means. This book can serve as proof that the heroine of a book, or a series, doesn't have to be warm and cuddly to be absolutely enjoyable. Gethsemane is prickly, not socially comfortable – and very unhappy to find that getting what you asked for doesn't always mean getting what you want. Hers is the sort of story that makes me hope she doesn't go through this level of trouble in every book – not because it's unrealistic or repetitious or anything of the sort, but because of a deep sympathy for her – it's stressful. The ghostly secondary character(s) reminded me a bit of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; I'm not sure if it's headed in the same direction as that movie (or tv series), but I'm fine with it if it does. And I wouldn't say that about a lesser series. But this – this was lovely, and I look forward to more. This book came out in July 2017; the newness of the book may have something to do with the reference to "Ronald Crump". And if you don’t like my review, "may the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat." So there. (Not really – I just wanted an excuse to quote that.)The usual disclaimer: I received this book via Netgalley for review.
    • 4/5
      Gethsemane Brown doesn’t shy away from problems, and living with a ghost doesn’t bother her. But when she needs to talk to him, and he doesn’t come to her, she does have a problem. She uses an ancient spell to conjure him up, but gets a sea captain instead! She is trying to save the cottage where she lives from a developer, but that problem takes a backseat to more pressing problems. Her brother-in-law is accused of the theft of a antique sampler. Somehow, Gethsemane must prove him innocent. Working undercover with the police, she tries to find evidence of art theft. And don’t forget, she has the sea captain dogging her steps and needing her help as well. This series is one you don’t want to miss. Its refreshing setting and well-developed characters would be enough to keep the reader interested, but throw in a well-thoughtout intricate plot and ghosts, and you have the makings of an excellent tale.