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Quiet Anchorage (2011)

par Ed Lynskey

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Quiet Anchorage, Virginia, is like any other sleepy small town until Jake Robbins is murdered, and his fiancée Megan Connors is arrested for it. The laidback, good ole boy Sheriff Roscoe Fox feels smugly confident he's got the right culprit, Megan Connors, locked up in his jail. It's a feather in his cap to help give his re-election campaign for town sheriff a boost. However, not all the townies believe Sheriff Fox has so niftily solved Jake's murder. Megan's feisty septuagenarian aunts, Isabel and Alma Trumbo, are angry with Sheriff Fox. They decide they better set aside their hobby of playing Scrabble and get busy as amateur sleuths. They are avid mystery fans with their large home library filled with every whodunit they've read, so they know the tricks of their craft. They befriend the twentysomething Sammi Jo Garner who takes no guff off anybody and becomes the sisters's assistant as they snoop away and unravel Jake's murder mystery. Isabel and Alma also enlist the aid of their other local friends, the Three Musketeers, who are the gray-haired benchwarmers on Main Street, and Sammi Jo's eccentric aunt Phyllis Garner. Together, they follow the right clues to track down Jake's actual killer and clear Megan's name. Everybody wishes they had a determined, loyal pair of aunts like Isabel and Alma Trumbo in their corner. This first book launches the humorous cozy mystery series that offers a clean read and a traditional whodunit. Join Isabel and Alma when they set off on their new life adventure as amateur sleuths that is as fun and challenging for them as it is for the reader.… (plus d'informations)
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This was okay. I didn't really like Isabel or Alma that much. Still the mystery was alright, plot was relatively fast paced and the writing was decent. ( )
  funstm | Dec 1, 2022 |
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Funny and fast paced mystery about 2 seventy something sisters Isabel and Alma, who bicker there way through the case picking up allies along the way to free their niece Megan from a murder charge. Sammi Jo is their first and most effective ally as she has an uncanny ability to open locks and her looks turn many of the males Alma and Isabel are pumping for information.

The mystery itself is pretty good with the ladies up against the sheriff and a crooked deputy. It took me a while to pick up on Vernon the larcenous, obsessed druggist.



The series is a fun change of pace with the two senior sisters in a genre that usually is dominated by much younger heroines.

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  kevn57 | Dec 8, 2021 |
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Could not get into this book at all, not the book, down to me entirely so am not rating. ( )
  louiseog | Nov 26, 2011 |
Quiet Anchorage is a debut cozy mystery for Ed Lynskey in the tradition of Anne George's Southern Sisters series. In the small American town of Quiet Anchorage, sisters Isabel and Alma Trumbo enjoy sipping iced tea, reading mystery novels, watching 'stories' and completing the odd crossword or two but these two spry septuagenarians are incensed when their niece, Megan, is accused of the murder of her fiance and set out to prove Sheriff Fox wrong and unmask the real killer.

With just enough misdirection to keep the reader off balance, this mystery is well thought out and engaging. Through a combination of clever investigation and a little luck, the sisters identify several possible suspects including the arrogant Sheriff seeking reelection and his rival deputy.
Alma and Isabel bicker good naturedly and have a cynical wisdom afforded by age. The pair are very likable protagonists being forthright and slightly eccentric. Sammi Jo is a good foil for the two, the brawn behind the brains almost. The book is also populated by the quintessential small town characters like the 'Benchwarmers' that add to the appeal of the story by grounding it firmly in a community.

The novel's gentle momentum and sense of humor has an undeniable charm. I noticed that Lynskey often misused prepositions and punctuation was a bit hit and miss but these were minor issues.

Quiet Anchorage is a delightful cozy mystery that I enjoyed. Lynskey is planning on creating a series based on the lively Alma and Isabel Trumbo and their newly incorporated investigation agency so keep an eye out for more titles. ( )
  shelleyraec | Aug 29, 2011 |
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I loved the charactors in this mystery. The little old ladies that no one takes seriously prove that they are tenacious and determined in the pursuit of justice. Great read. ( )
  jynxpierce | Aug 15, 2011 |
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Quiet Anchorage, Virginia, is like any other sleepy small town until Jake Robbins is murdered, and his fiancée Megan Connors is arrested for it. The laidback, good ole boy Sheriff Roscoe Fox feels smugly confident he's got the right culprit, Megan Connors, locked up in his jail. It's a feather in his cap to help give his re-election campaign for town sheriff a boost. However, not all the townies believe Sheriff Fox has so niftily solved Jake's murder. Megan's feisty septuagenarian aunts, Isabel and Alma Trumbo, are angry with Sheriff Fox. They decide they better set aside their hobby of playing Scrabble and get busy as amateur sleuths. They are avid mystery fans with their large home library filled with every whodunit they've read, so they know the tricks of their craft. They befriend the twentysomething Sammi Jo Garner who takes no guff off anybody and becomes the sisters's assistant as they snoop away and unravel Jake's murder mystery. Isabel and Alma also enlist the aid of their other local friends, the Three Musketeers, who are the gray-haired benchwarmers on Main Street, and Sammi Jo's eccentric aunt Phyllis Garner. Together, they follow the right clues to track down Jake's actual killer and clear Megan's name. Everybody wishes they had a determined, loyal pair of aunts like Isabel and Alma Trumbo in their corner. This first book launches the humorous cozy mystery series that offers a clean read and a traditional whodunit. Join Isabel and Alma when they set off on their new life adventure as amateur sleuths that is as fun and challenging for them as it is for the reader.

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