Dipped, Stripped and Dead

by Elise Hyatt

Book Overview

A Dyce Dare MysteryWhen she was six, Dyce Dare wanted to be a ballerina, but she couldn't stop tripping over her own feet. Then she wanted to be a lion tamer, but Fluffy, the cat, would not obey her. Which is why at the age of twenty nine she's dumpster diving, kind of. She's looking for furniture to keep her refinishing business going, because she would someday like to feed herself and her young son something better than pancakes.Unfortunately, as has come to be her expectation, things go disastrously wrong. She finds a half melted corpse in a dumpster. This will force her to do what she never wanted to do: solve a crime.Life is just about to get crazy... er... crazier. But at least at the end of the tunnel there might be a relationship with a very nice Police Officer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1630110426
• ISBN13: 9781630110420
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Goldport Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

excellent read

HILARIOUS as well. i loved this heroine and her son E- who reminds me of stories i heard about myself as a toddler. i am pre-ordering her next novel NOW simply because i want to keep up with this series.

Enjoyable new series

I really enjoyed this first book of A Daring Finds Mystery series. Dyce, the heroine of the story, is spunky and fun. I particularly enjoyed her thoughts on the people who are part of her life. Her son is a riot! E's antics are a hoot. I eagerly await the next installment of this series.

A fine pick for lending libraries strong in murder mysteries

Elise Hyatt's DIPPED, STRIPPED, AND DEAD pairs furniture refinishing with the story of Dyce dare, who is divorced, nearly thirty, with a toddler to raise, a challenging ex, and a furniture refinishing business that turns up a corpse. A fine pick for lending libraries strong in murder mysteries.

Fast and funny

Dipped, Stripped, and Dead is possibly one of the funniest mysteries I've ever read. Candyce 'Dyce' Dare has the kind of sideways view of life that makes everyday inconvenience hilarious. Her struggles with her insufferable ex and his oh-so-perfect second wife, her young son and her best friend make a funny but very realistic backdrop to a murder mystery centered around a much-painted table that just might pay the next month's rent and the body that was in the dumpster where she found the table. With a cast of unforgettable characters, Dyce does her best to sort the mess out, finding possible romance along the way, and dealing with it all, including her parents, in her inimitable fashion. The only problem I had with this book was that I kept having to look away so I wouldn't spray each time one of Dyce's dry comments made me laugh.

Great Read

What a wonderful start to a new series. Candyce "Dyce" Dare has her hands full. She's a single mother trying to make ends meet while providing a good home to her son "E". She has an ex-husband who is convinced their son needs therapy because he doesn't talk. Then there is the oh-so-perfect Mrs. Ex who sends notes home in E's backpack, along with all natural bran muffins and other "goodies". Dyce also gives a whole new meaning to your mother's warnings about why you shouldn't go dumpster diving when, while trying to extricate what looks like a promising prospect for her refinishing business, she finds a dead body. Dipped, Stripped and Dead is a wonderfully fun book. Dyce is the every-woman. Dedicated to her son, frustrated at times by her parents who live more for their books than most anything else, thrown off-balance by the cop assigned to the murder case and determined to find out what happened. She isn't a "kick-ass, take names" sort of gal. She is, however, dogged and, at times, lucky. Like I said, an every-woman. If you want a book that's well-written, fun and engaging, this is the book for you. I, for one, can hardly wait for the next book in the series to arrive.