On the Chopping Block

By Bobby Jaye Allen

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971208220
• ISBN13: 9780971208223
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Accolade Books
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

Community fair, perfect weather and a vicious axe murder

"On the Chopping Block," third in a murder mystery series by Bobby Jaye Allen, returns us to Early, Michigan for its Founder's Day Fair. The story opens with the vicious axe murder of Miss Powder, the town's librarian. As luck would have it, Brady Kincaid is in town to visit friends and attend the fair, and once again he's called on to assist Early's homicide squad in solving the murder. There seems to be a connection between Miss Powder's death, Brickley's bookstore where her body was found, Holly LaFrance, best selling author, in town to autograph her latest book, and the release of syndicated column, "On the Chopping Block" which blisters Ms LaFrance's book with an excoriating review. Besides assisting Detective Bebout in solving the case, Brady meets Officer Alice Drinker, a woman he's immediately attracted to and who might be the deciding factor whether to accept the offer to join Early's detective squad permanently. An interesting piece of the puzzle is the role of the master perfumer, Peter Yee. The information about "true noses" or "vrai nez" and the talent it takes to create a fragrance makes this book all the more worthwhile reading.As a reviewer, I love the tart lines the author came up with to describe poorly written books. My favorite, and I'll probably borrow it someday, describes a book the reviewer didn't like: "A real hangnail of a story--annoying as hell." There are many more originalthoughts and readers will get their money's worth with "On the Chopping Block." Five Stars. An interesting

Bobby Jaye Allen Scores Another Hit

On the Chopping BlockBobby Jaye AllenWhat a delight to enter the lives of our friends in Early again.The local librarian has been the one chopped and we are led on the chase of the killer(s).Once again we are offered clues and can try to guess up to the end just who is responsible for the murder. We get to revisit old friends such as Brady Kincaid and also meet new ones like Alice Drinker. I for one hope to be able to continue into this little window of their lives.Thanks Ms Allen, you have scored another hit with this reader.

On teh Chopping Block

What can I say? I loved On The Chopping Block. Bobby Jaye gets better with each book. It was like old home week. Hearing about the lives of cousins Claudia and Joyce, a deeper look into Brady Kincaid and what he's thinking makes me hope that Bobby Jaye's next book will continue with himcoming back to Early and joining the police force. Of couse there is the enigma of Alice Drinker and Brady, can't wait for her to sort that one out.A terrific read. Couldn't put it down. Even stayed up late to finish it. Rock on Bobby Jaye

You won't want to put it down!!

Another great murder mystery by Bobby Jaye Allen. She knows how to write about a murder, and keep you in suspense, page turning through an entire book. Once again, as in Every First Saturday, I could not pinpoint the murderers until near the end of the book. I did not want to put the book down, and was not disappointed at the end. Bobby Jaye writes about interesting characters, with interesting lives. It is just an overallwonderful book. I get the feeling there is a little romance brewing, and sincerely hope it continues in the next book. It is the one thing I would love to see added in addition to the suspense and mystery. Once again, a great book through and though. Looking forward to her next book!

Tasty and Satisfying Read

This mystery has everything that a great mystery should: humor, intricate plotting, a shocking and puzzling murder, smart believable characters, and a cozy little town where nothing bad should ever happen. Once I got caught up in the story, I did not want to put the book down. The twists and turn were quite unexpected and I was riveted by the interesting people and their relationships until the very last page.