Gillian Roberts
Barring the usual teenage pranks, all seems peaceful at Philly Prep, the private school in Philadelphia where Amanda Pepper teaches English. No doubt the money that appears to be missing from funds collected to aid victims of a catastrophic ... [... more]
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Philly Stakes
 A Wonderful Read !: This is the second book of Gillian Roberts in the Amanda Pepper series. After the first book I was hooked! Amanda is simply so wonderful ... a caring clever school teacher. Her real plus above every other female mystery paragon is her [... more]
$5.99
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A Hole in Juan: An Amanda Pepper Mystery
Enjoy!: Another school year has begun at Philadelphia Prep. Amanda Pepper, with mixed feelings as always, returns to teaching English to a student body that is less than motivated to excel. A new teacher hired over the summer, Juan Reyes, who is a [... more]
$9.95
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I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia (An Amanda Pepper mystery)
A Great Book!!: This is a really good book and one of the best in the series. Amanda Pepper is a well developed, funny character. She gets a little help from her policeman boyfriend and family. I recommend the entire Pepper series. I'm a big Amanda [... more]
$5.99
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation (An Amanda Pepper mystery)
Sasha Is The Leading Suspect: When Amanda goes on vacation in Atlantic City with her friend Sasha Berg, a corpse ends up in their hotel room. In this case Sasha is the leading suspect. In order to clear Sasha, Amanda has to scour the boardwalk and the [... more]
$5.99
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Mummers' Curse (Amanda Pepper Mysteries)
Happy New Years!: With her usual wit, Gillian Roberts has crafted another winner. The details of the "sub-culture," for lack of a better phrase, of the Italian-Americans in South Philly and of the highly overlapping "sub-culture," [... more]
$5.99
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Till the End of Tom: An Amanda Pepper Mystery (Amanda ...
Time Wounds All Heels and Heals All Wounds: Till the End of Tom reminded me of Agatha Christie's classic story, Murder on the Orient Express, in its plot built around the ultimate-victim-you-love-to-hate. But the story offers much more. Ms. Roberts also [... more]
$7.99
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Whatever Doesn't Kill You: An Emma Howe and Billie ...
Not bad, but the first Emma and Billie book was better: This novel seems like two novellas merged into one. Billie is trying to find evidence that a wealthy but mentally challenged young man did not kill his best friend. Emma tries to find the biological [... more]
$23.95
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With Friends Like These (An Amanada Pepper Mystery)
Ah, the Amanda Pepper I remember fondly!: With Friends Like These is a return to the Amanda Pepper I became enchanted with, the wonderful mystery series, not the heavy handed social commentary of How I Spent My Summer Vacation. A Must Read Book!!!!: [... more]
$5.99
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The Mummers' Curse
Happy New Years!: With her usual wit, Gillian Roberts has crafted another winner. The details of the "sub-culture," for lack of a better phrase, of the Italian-Americans in South Philly and of the highly overlapping "sub-culture," [... more]
$19.00
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Till the End of Tom
Time Wounds All Heels and Heals All Wounds: Till the End of Tom reminded me of Agatha Christie's classic story, Murder on the Orient Express, in its plot built around the ultimate-victim-you-love-to-hate. But the story offers much more. Ms. Roberts also [... more]
$6.99
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Claire and Present Danger
Starts out good but leaves you hanging: I'm back and forth with this author. I will read one of her books, find it promising but ultimately unsatisfying, and then after awhile I'll give her another chance. Once again, with this book the author starts out [... more]
$6.99
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