Another winner from Dianne Harman! Marty, an antique appraiser, is asked to appraise the glass art collection of Pia. After a whirl win romance of only a very short time--Jack asked her to marry him. Jack was a very successful man in his own right. Pia, on the other hand had nothing that she knew of-she worked as a salesperson. Other then that Jack knew nothing of her background.
It turned out that the glass art collection was worth a small fortune--and as we all know--fortunes can cause lots of trouble! But who wanted Pia dead and for what reason?
On a lighter note Martys dog who insisted on wearing his pink booties before setting paws in the desert was cured of this particular habit? Now who in the world could convince that dog to walk without those booties? You will just have to read this book to find out!! AND get ready for some marvelous recipes at the end of the book.
About the Book: (from Amazon)
From seven time Amazon All-Star Author comes another page-turning murder mystery.
Antiques, polo, and relationships. What do they have in common? Murder!
Why was the Palm Springs polo club owner's fiancee, Pia, murdered? Old relationships, Mafia vendettas, and inheritances all play a part in this cozy mystery. Jack Rutledge, the owner of a world class polo club in Palm Springs hires Marty Combs, an antique appraiser, to evaluate Jack's collection of art pottery and Pia's collection of art glass. When Marty and her husband, Jeff, a Palm Springs police detective, attend a cocktail party at the Rutledge Polo Club, they find themselves in the middle of a murder mystery.
Who killed Pia? Was it Kevin, the has-been polo player jealous of Jack's success? Roberto, the reputed second-in-command of the West Coast Mafia who loved Pia? Gerta, Pia's sister, who feels the art glass collection willed to Pia should be hers? Pia's ex-husband, a felon newly released from prison? Jensen, Jack's son, who'd been promised he would inherit Jack's very valuable art pottery collection, or even Lupe, the polo club owner's maid?
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About the Author: (from Amazon)
Dianne Harman draws her stories and characters from a diverse business and personal background. She owned a national antique and art appraisal business for many years, left that industry, and opened two yoga centers where she taught yoga and certified yoga instructors. She's traveled extensively throughout the world and loves nothing more than cooking and playing with her new puppy, Kelly.
Being a dog lover and having attended numerous cooking schools, she couldn't resist writing about food and dogs. She is the author of three cozy mystery series: Cedar Bay, Liz Lucas, and her newest, High Desert. Each of these books contains recipes from her travels. She is also the author of the award-winning suspenseful Coyote Series.
A number of books in her cozy mystery series have been designated by Amazon as All-Stars because of their sales, and Dianne has been named by Amazon seven times as one of their most popular authors.
She invites you to visit her web site at: www.dianneharman.com and sign up for her newletters. You'll receive a free book and have a weekly chance to win an autographed boxed set of the Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series. You may also visit her on Twitter: @DianneDHarman or email her at: dianne@dianneharman.com
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I love a good mystery! The thought of a dog that refused to do something without wearing pink booties is pretty funny!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for the holidays so that I can read your recommended books. Dianne Harman sounds like an author that I could like lot. Thank you for another good review!
ReplyDeleteI love a good murder mystery so this book Murder at the Polo Club is the book I would read.
ReplyDeleteHer Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series is the series I think that I would enjoy the most. I love cozy mysteries!
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I think I would enjoy the Midwest Cozy Mystery Series.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I would enjoy the High Desert Cozy Mystery Series
ReplyDeleteI am quite happy with them all. I love cozy mysteries.
ReplyDeleteI've said it before and I'll say it again: these books with recipes included are THE BOMB!
ReplyDeleteI have to choose? I really like the Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series, but each series is fun, unique, and provides a great reading adventure. I am a big Dianne Harman fan...no matter what series.
ReplyDeleteI love all her books but Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read the High Desert Mystery Series. This book sounds like the perfect cozy.
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I am so intrigued by the dog with the pink booties! That's such an interesting plotline.
ReplyDeleteThank you all and especially Michele. The bootie came about because I was visiting my son in Seattle. He'd just had his deck redone and his big Lab refused to go on it unless he had booties on. My 6'2" son was mortified!
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds great! You always have such good book suggestions. :) I can go for a good mystery over the holidays and tossing in a dog with pink booties can only make it better!
ReplyDeleteI think I would enjoy reading Trouble at the Kennel the most!
ReplyDeleteTons of books in her Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series. Mystery is my favorite genre. I'd like to read "Murder in Cuba".
ReplyDeleteBesos Sarah
Journeys of The Zoo
Dianne has so many wonderful books out there..cozies are my favorite reads..thanks for this chance..
ReplyDeleteOh my! Murder at the Polo Club sounds like a book I would love. Thanks for sharing another awesome book!
ReplyDeleteAll of the series sound great! Thank you for the info and the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteWEll this sounds quite interesting. Maybe I will give it a try. Not really my thing but Im always up for something new
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds quite intriguing! I want to know the answer of both questions. I'm guessing ahead Jack's son but I'd rather it were a stranger. You are going to make me into a reader. Haha
ReplyDeleteHigh Desert Cozy Mysteries Series would be my guess of which series I would like best although, I will probably start with this book first, you have me guessing.
ReplyDeleteI would like to read Kelly's Koffee Shop.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to read Murdered By Words because words can really hurt.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read them all.I love the sound of Murder at Jade Cove
ReplyDeleteI think I would like Murder at the Cooking School, I like murder mystery and cooking, and the two things together sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteHer Cedar Bay cozy mystery series.Actually I think I'm going to like all of them.
ReplyDeleteHer Cedar Bay cozy mystery series.Actually I think I'm going to like all of them.
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ReplyDeleteThe High Desert Cozy Mystery Series sounds like it would keep me reading for weeks! They all sound amazing and very interesting reads but I'd have to go with that one first!
ReplyDeleteMurder at the Cooking School sounds like a great read
ReplyDeleteI sincerely hope you all enjoy each one that interests you and I'm always open to ideas for new ones or places you'd like to see written about!
ReplyDeleteCedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series definitely looks like something I would like. :)
ReplyDeleteMurder on the East Coast and also another one that catches my eye right away is Murder at the Bed and Breakfast, I do hope to enjoy reading your books.
ReplyDelete@tisonlyme143
The setting takes place at one of my vacation spots with the family! I don't know if I'd be able to read this and then go back to vacation there, haha!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could send one to all of you! Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteEven though the basic premise is the unfolding of a murder at a Polo club, my eyes were immediately drawn to the pink booties wearing dog. Ha!
ReplyDeleteSorry I did a incorrect copy and paste. But I still would love the entry.
ReplyDeleteWould love to try the Coyote Series. Great giveaway and good luck to everyone!
ReplyDeleteOhhhhh that is a truly impossible question to answer - which series will I like best? ALL of them!!
ReplyDeleteHigh Desert Mystery Series
ReplyDeleteI'd like to try the cedar bay cozy mystery series.
ReplyDeleteI would like to read Murder at the Cooking School.
ReplyDeleteI think I would like Kelly's Koffee Shop the best.
ReplyDeleteMurder at the Cooking School. I like that it is set in Tuscany and that it would probably involve Italian food which is my favorite food!
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ReplyDeleteI think that I would most like to read the Liz Lucas Cozy Mystery Series.
ReplyDeleteI would probably like the Trouble at the Kennel series the best!
ReplyDeleteHer Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series sound wonderful
ReplyDeleteI love cozy mysteries, I didn't even know I did until I stumbled across Cleo Coyle one day, then finding Dianne Harman's book was like a gift! I absolutely love the Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series but also love The Liz Lucas series. Aw heck I like them all.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI really would like to read the Liz Lucas Cozy Mystery Series!
I'd love to read the Coyote Series.
ReplyDeletei love Liz Lucas Cozy Mystery Series it sounds interesting thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteCedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteFor starters, I'd love to read The Blue Butterfly and Murder At The Bed & Breakfast.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, everyone! Down to the wire/
ReplyDeleteI have to choose, I would enjoy reading all of them. I love reading cozy mysteries. I think I will start with the Cedar Bay cozy mystery series.
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