Pick Your Poison (Yellow Rose Mysteries)

by Leann Sweeney

Book Overview

Out of school, out of work, and out of motivation, Abby Rose is contemplating her life and wondering what to do next. It's the kind of situation that would get some girls down, but luckily Abby's got... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 045121031X
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 0.7" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Fabulous first mystery! Abby's a winner.

Abby Rose is trying to decide what to do with her life. Since she has a large bank account, she doesn't have to rush to decide. Her twin Kate is soon moving out to be with her boyfriend, and Abby doesn't know what she will do with the large house their father left them - it's too big for just her. After she discovers her gardner, Ben, dead in the greenhouse, she realizes how little she knew about him. She begins to look into his life so that she can express her condolences. That just opens up more questions, like who killed Ben's wife years before? And why was he working for Abby's father? Abby contracts with her ex-husband, who swears he is clean and getting his life together, to help her renovate the house in Galveston. It hasn't been lived in for years. She finds herself having to interact with him more than she likes. The sexy detective from the Houston P.D. who is investigating Ben's death, adds some spice to Abby's dull life. Especially when he tells her that Ben was poisoned. Now Abby is determined to unravel the mystery surrounding Ben and who killed him. She finds more questions to have to find answers to. In her investigation, she finds herself in many sticky situations. Can she discover the truth before someone puts an end to her? This is the first Yellow Rose Mystery. LeAnn Sweeney has a real winner. I had trouble putting this book down. Abby and Kate are terrific. The Texas setting is fabulous. I've always wanted to go to Galveston, and I feel like I've at least had a short visit there. I just started reading A Wedding to Die For, the second in this series. It looks to be just as great as the first. I highly recommend this book!

I wish there were more books available by this author!

This is a fun and riveting read, well-written, well-plotted, and at times witty. The plot involves Abby Rose, a young woman who has inherited a computer-based business who has a lot of spare time on her hands because the company runs itself. She and her twin sister live in the Houston mansion her adoptive father built. THe book begins with the death of the gardener from cyanide poisoning -- why was he killed is the key to who killed him. He's a rather mysterious figure, and Abby gets involved in trying to solve his murder. She becomes convinced that the man came to work for her father for a reason, and she wants to know what that is. This book moves right along -- it would be a great beach book, or a book to curl up with on a rainy day. I look forward to hearing more about Abby Rose and her sister in future books.

Fantastic New Amateur Sleuth Series

Thirty-year-old Abby Rose is simply out of motivation. She's finished with school, and doesn't really do much for work, seeing as her Father's technology business (which was left to her and her twin sister, Kate, when he passed away) pretty much runs itself. So she spends her days lounging by the pool, and wondering what she could possibly do next with her life. That is, until Abby is hit with another tragedy, when she discovers her gardener, Ben, dead in the greenhouse one afternoon. But when a cute detective from the Houston Police Department informs Abby that Ben's death wasn't accidental, but murder, Abby realizes that she'll finally have something to do with her time: solve a crime. And, much to the chagrin of everyone close to her, Abby does just that. But what she doesn't expect to do when investigating Ben's death, is unlock secrets about her own past, that just might change her future.I will admit that initially the cover is what attracted me to this wonderful new batch of mystery fiction known as PICK YOUR POISON. However, the story is what kept my interest. From page one Abby was a fun, interesting character, who was filled with spunk and childlike innocence. Her constant talk about iced tea and lemonade, and her love for hacking into computer systems will keep readers laughing out loud until the very last page is turned. Leann Sweeney has created a remarkable new series, filled with a captivating, young, amateur sleuth by the name of Abby Rose. I am now eagerly anticipating the release of A WEDDING TO DIE FOR.Erika Sorocco

Fun and Murder

Pick your Poison is a fun, smarmy, well-written novel that just sparkles. Abby Rose had me hooked from the first page. This is a fun mystery with some interesting serious undertones.

Delightful first book!

I have thoroughly enjoyed Pick Your Poison. Once I opened the book, I could not put it down. The characters and storyline were wonderful and kept me intrigued. I look forward to the next book due out in January.