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Marked Masters (A Bodies of Art Mystery) Paperback – January 13, 2016
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- Print length248 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJanuary 13, 2016
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.56 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-101943390495
- ISBN-13978-1943390496
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Ritter Ames lives atop a high green hill in the country with her husband and Labrador retriever, and spends each day globe-trotting the art world from her laptop with Pandora blasting into her earbuds. Often with the dog snoring at her feet. Much like her Bodies of Art Mysteries, Ritter’s favorite vacations start in London, then spiral out in every direction. She’s been known to plan trips after researching new books, and keeps a list of “can’t miss” foods to taste along the way.
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- Publisher : Henery Press; 2nd edition (January 13, 2016)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 248 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1943390495
- ISBN-13 : 978-1943390496
- Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.56 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,906,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ritter Ames is the USA Today bestselling author who writes the two cozy mystery series, the ORGANIZED MYSTERIES and the FRUGAL LISSA MYSTERIES, as well as the fast-paced BODIES OF ART traditional mystery series.
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There is a strong on-going story line in this series involving an upcoming art heist, so I definitely recommend you read these books in order. In fact, I wish I had read this one closer to the first. The author does do a good job of filling in the blanks on what has happened before, which helped me remember the events of the first book. The story starts strong and keeps going from twist to turn as the pages fly by, resolving enough to make this book feel like it has resolved while still leaving plenty for Laurel and Jack to face in the next book. The duo make for intriguing leads, and the characters we meet along the way hold our interest as well.
The other thing I really got hung up on is dialogue. The author tries to throw exposition into it, and very often things are spoken in a way that doesn't sound normal. For instance, in one part, they were talking about the villain, and our main character asks, "Did they get the thug?" (Or something similar). In real life, she'd just have asked, "Did they get him?" Or, if the author chose to show emotion rather than tell it, "Did they get the sonofa B?"
So, I really didn't care for this. That doesn't mean you won't, though. If you just like reading a story and not being enveloped in it, riding on the character's every emotion, then you'll probably think this one is okay.
I discovered Ritter Ames' writing when she released her first cozy mystery, Organized for Murder, and fell in love with her writing. I am a big mystery fan from cozy to suspense and even read some lower level thrillers so I was excited to discover that she is a great suspense novel writer too. Conspiracy Theory is straight high tension, complex suspense. The book wrapped up satisfactorily and I loved it, but there were still issues that arose during the novel that I wanted to know more about, so I was thrilled to read the continuation of the story in Marked Masters. I now know that it was planned as a trilogy, so I have one more book to look forward to with the awesome team of Laura Beacham and Jack Hawkes.
While I believe that a reader who reads the books in sequence will enjoy watching the development of their relationship, Mark Masters could be completely enjoyed as a stand-alone. On the other hand, once you read it you will want to go back and read Conspiracy anyway just because it is that good.
Laurel Beachum is at it again! The first book in this series introduced an Art Historian with a degree from Cornell, and her family's problematic progenitors, and a little more on hiw her profligate father tarnished the family reputation. This book reflects her love for her work and for the art she restores back to their rightful owners.
We are introduced to how she became enamored with art, and why she feels so passionate about it. We see how she has made friends she's not sure of, enemies who want her dead, and fellow conspirators who care for her despite what the rumors might say.
Laurel and Jack are teamed up again, but who trusts who, or more like who should anyone trust. Even the forgeries are being forged, and that confuses the heck out of everyone. As much as Jack has a memory for faces, Laurel has a memory for brushstrokes, and together they figure our the mystery of the Marked Masters
A fast fun read that makes you feel like you are riding on the back of a Vespa all around Florence. Brava!
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