Bean There, Done That

by Sandra Balzo

Book Overview

The new Maggy Thorsen mystery - Heres a tip: if your ex-husbands mistress-cum-missus asks for your help in proving that he cheated on her while he was married to you, just say no. And, whatever you... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0727866532
• ISBN13: 9780727866530
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

An enjoyable series

#3 Maggy Thorsen coffee house mystery set in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookhills. Maggy is somewhat aghast when her ex-husband's new wife approaches her with allegations that Ted is cheating on her--and was even cheating on her when he was cheating on Maggy with Rachel! Although she knows she should hate the girl, for some reason she likes her and agrees to help her by checking her calendars from the years involved to see if Ted's whereabouts can be corroborated. However, when Rachel goes missing and then her body turns up in Lake Michigan a couple of days later, Ted goes to the top of the suspect list. Although Maggy could believe Rachel's story of him cheating on her, she doesn't see Ted as a killer, although her sort-of boyfriend Sheriff Jake Pavlik likes him for the deed. Thus, Maggy does some nosing around on her own to see if she can counter that theory, if only for the sake of their college-age son, Eric--and as usual, she ends up in a heap of trouble. For some reason, I keep being surprised that I like this series. I'm not a cozy fan, but this isn't really cozy...there's a bit more of an edge to it, a bit more of the dark comedy that appeals to me. I like the author's easy-to-read writing style, and in this book I totally didn't see the plot twist coming, although I had an inkling about the baddie. Aside from the usual 'amateur sleuth curse' of needing to work almost against the police while investigating (and thus putting oneself in some really stupid, dangerous situations) I found this to be a very enjoyable, top-notch book and highly recommend it to those who like a lighter mystery with a bit of a dark side.

Nice mystery series

I have read all three of the Maggie Thorsen Mysteries and enjoyed them. Good writing, good character development, and not too much overkill on the coffee angle.

A GREAT SERIES

I REALLY LIKE THE MAGGIE THORSEN BOOKS. THE CHARACTERS ARE VERY REAL AND LIKEABLE. LOOKING FORWARD TO READING MORE BOOKS IN THIS SERIES (SO FAR 3 HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AND I HAVE READ ALL THREE).