[.ca] Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (ISBN 0312262469)

Roe is back, and it's good to see her:
Charlaine Harris is an interesting mystery writer, in part because she is willing to take chances in her books. In Roe's last outing, A Fool and His Honey, an abrupt death near the end of the book brings the reader up short. We are not used to having sympathetic, continuing characters die in mystery fiction. But, of course, life is like that. In this outing, the mystery situation is pretty farfetched, but Harris makes it enjoyable, by bringing us along as Roe Teagarden re-enters her life following the death of her beloved husband. A fast, fun read, but not the best of the series. Still--worth your time.

Better and better:
The Aurora Teagarden series keeps getting better with each installment. Charlaine Harris seems to keep her characters fresh and exciting. They are believable people who might live in your neighborhood. The problems are real, the emotions human. Life is lived between books so there is always something to catch up on. Roe, her coworkers, and friends seem to be real, breathing people who solve their problems in real ways. The storyline is just as important as the characters, and this story will not disappoint. It allows the reader to learn about some new area of interest while enjoying a series that keeps the reader coming back for more. If only the author could write faster...

A great addition!:
This is a great addition to the aurora teagarden series! After the somewhat depressing A Fool and his Honey, Aurora is back and better than ever! Roe has spent the last year in a daze after being widowed. But now she finds out a company is making a movie based on the first set of murders she was involved with so long ago.(Real Murders, 1990)Along with the production company, her old almost- flame, Robin Crusoe returns. He is the author of the book their movie is based on. The chemistry between Roe and Robin is fabulously written. I found myself easily adapting to the idea of Robin, and Harris does a great job of showing Roe's turmoil about this new relationship and her feelings for her deceased husband. The plot is enjoyable, blending many of the previous secondary characters readers have been fond of. The Murder itself is not as all inclusive as some of the others in the series, but Harris does a great job of drawing the readers back into the series after the depressing A Fool and his Honey. I strongly recommend reading this book, but I suggest that if you are new to the series you begin back at Real Murders and work your way into this book. Either way is enjoyable, but you will really appreciate the characters more if you have followed them in the series.

Last Scene Alive:
This new series is to awful for words.

Depression over? Thank God!:
It's was nice to read that Harris was back on track in this latest installment of the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries. Roe is getting on with her life after her husband's death. Although she is not getting out much and is mostly concentrating on her job and home, things change when action comes to town. Robin returns when one of his books, based on Roe, has been turned into a movie and the entire production crew arrives to film. At first Roe is put off when all her friends find some place in the movie, either stunt work or leasing the church for filming, but gets over it when her once upon a time romance with Robin begins to heat up again. (Excuse me, but are those books your shelving or are you just happy to see me?)Of course it wouldn't be a mystery without a little murder. When the leading lady turns up dead, it's up to Roe to find out Who Dune It.