Lead-Pipe Cinch (A Georgiana Neverall Mystery)

by Christy Evans

Book Overview

Georgiana Neverall had never pictured herself knee-deep in a muddy trench building a moat--part of a state-of-the-art castle that would soon house a retired Microsoft engineer. She also had never... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 042523388X
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 0.7" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Murder a la moat!

I enjoyed this mystery. Mysteries these days, seem to have a theme to them. Cooking, television, knitting, bed and breakfasts, etc. I guess we can now add Plumbing to our list. Unique, to say the least. Georgiana, an apprentice plumber, is the main character. Losing her security business didn't do much for her ego. So, she moves back home. What does this genius security whiz do? She becomes a plumber's assistant. Not a fluff job at all. This book , "Lead Pipe Cinch", second in this series, deals with an old flame, a castle with a moat, and murder..... maybe. Being knee high in mud and having your old boyfriend seeing you not quite looking your best, is not the way to start out your morning. But, wait,the story gets even better, when Georgianna happens to find Blake, bottoms up in the moat the next day. Not good news for Georgiana. Having the sheriff telling her to leave the snooping to the police, just makes her even more determined to find out the truth. I can't forget the banter she has with her mother. Mother and daughter bring a little levity to this mystery. Of course, I knew who "did it" in the first chapter. My skills could match Poirot's little gray cells, any day! Hah! Surprise, I was wrong, really wrong. Maybe next time, maybe next time. Christy Evans, is now an auto for me.

More than meets the eye...

I was pleasantly surprised by Christy Evans' first book "Sink Trap". I don't like "chick lit" - it often reads too much like a half-hour sit-com. "Sink Trap" was not chick-lit and neither is "Lead Pipe Cinch". The main character, Georgiana Neverall is a woman hiding from the tremendous pain of her first huge career and relationship failure - still afraid to trust - anyone, even her best friend from school, Sue. This second book in the series gives us more insight into that first carerr failure and why she walked away from the work she loved, while Georgie tries to find out who killed her former first love. Good writing, wonderful sense of "place", believable characters. I like this series a lot.