Vi Agra Falls (Bed and Breakfast Series #24)

What a ROMP!!

You are going to want to settle back in a comfy chair and keep reading once you begin Mary Daheim's Vi-Agra Falls, the newest addition to her popular Bed&Breakfast series. In any series a regular reader will have personal favorites. Vi-Agra Falls is most definitely in my top three! Judith Flynn, owner of the Hillside Manor, her old family home turned B&B, has a problem. A big problem. Her husband Joe's former wife, Vivian, is back in the neighborhood stirring things up as only she can do. This time Vivian is not just an aggravation because of the relationship. She has a new young studhusband in tow and has mysteriously inherited mega-bucks from ....well...you have to read it. It's quite an amazing back story. With her new wealth Vivian buys the house next door to hers and wants to tear down both her home and the neighboring house in the quiet, secluded cul d e sac to build a high rise condo building. The entire neighborhood goes into an uproar of disbelief over the mere thought of the horrible impact the condo would have on their friendly little corner of the world. On page 69, after throwing a large, wild, and very noisy outdoor party in her front yard, the inebriated party girl, Vivian, finds an unidentified dead body in her back yard! She naturally shows up at Judith's door seeking Joe's help and support only to pass out on the sofa. What could be more intriguing than stunned disbelief, confusion, a dead body, your spouse's unconscious ex-wife and a skeptical 911 operator all on one page? Fortunately, Judith and cousin Renie have had a little experience with dead bodies and solving crimes. Judith soon finds the already interesting neighborhood filling with a crazy cast of characters, all of whom have their own agenda. You will find the characters easy to keep straight and the action non-stop! This is just the beginning of 326 pages of twists and turns that will keep your attention and keep you laughing until the very end. It reminds me of another of my favorites, Daheim's 'Major Vices' which was one of the early books in the series. Mary Daheim is in top form with 'Vi-Agra Falls'. It's a must read.....and a keeper! Get your own copy now...and put it on your list of gifts to give readers during the coming holidays. They will love it!

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There aren't enough letters in S-L-O-W to describe it...

This is the first book I've read in this series. I honestly don't know how 24 books like this one have made it to print. Besides everything happening (what little DOES happen) at the pace of an arthritic snail, the characters themselves are boring, self-centered, and crabby. The dialogue isn't witty enough to be considered humorous, and reads for the most part like a menopausal version of Grumpy Old Men. I guess if your life is too hectic and too pleasant this book might serve as a diversion by departure.

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Just what we needed, more grumpy old people

Along the line of Grumpy Old Men, but without the humor. And these are mostly grumpy old women; nosey, pushy, crabby, jealous, catty, obnoxious old women; but without the humor. And they're all supposed to be related and/or neighbors. Frankly, if I found myself locked into 30-year mortgage on this particular cul-de-sac, I'd fake my own death to get out of it. Besides the constant on-going crab vs crab dialogues, these are the most boring bunch of socially inept individuals I've ever encountered in a work of fiction. And we are treated to every single word of every single mind-numbing conversation they have. But, did I mention, without the humor. It's supposed to be a mystery; the mystery is that somebody has published 24-plus of these stinkers.

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Wish the story was longer.

I love this series. My only problem - the story is so good I couldn't put it down and read it too fast. Now I have to wait for the next one.

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Absolutely great!!

Mary Daheim has done it again. Judith has promised her husband,Joe, that she wouldn't get involved in the murder that happened at his ex's house during a party. With Viven coming back to the Hill, Judith is upset and loe and behold, another murder happens. With Judith trying not to solve the murder that happened at Viven's party, and not letting Joe know she is of course doing just that, it is so funny that you can't put the book down once you start it. Find a comfortable place to sit and read this book until the end. Of course, Serena and Oscar are there too and this makes he story even mote hilerous. Gett he book and find out what happens when Judith, Serena, Joe, and Viven get involved with the solving of a murder that never should have happend on the "Hill."

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Gotta LOVE the Title!

The the best things about this book (IMHO):

4. Oscar
3. Serena
2. Serena & Oscar
1. The title ( Vi Agra Falls - Daheim cracks me up!)

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Vi Agra Falls (Bed and Breakfast Series #24)

In Seattle, Judith McMonigle Flynn owns and manages the Hillside Manor bed-and-breakfast. Recently she and her former husband Joe Flynn remarried. However, domestic tranquility and bliss vanish rather quickly when Joe¿s former wife ¿Her¿ with the ample cleavage as always openly on display, nouveau riche Vivian, arrives. Accompanying her is her much younger boy toy spouse, former minor league baseball player Billy ¿Blunder¿ Buss.------------- However the Heraldsgate Hill cul de sac residents including Judith, her cousin Remy, and Joe are horrifically stunned when Vivian announces plans to build an ostentatious condo complex amidst their homes. Adding to the growing fiasco is the arrival of Billy¿s brother Frankie and his wife Marva Lou who stay at the B&B. Frankie is irate that his late father left a fortune to his trophy wife Vivian. When a corpse is found behind Vivian¿s new home, Judith can¿t help herself. She starts investigating though she denies to Remy every sleuthing step of involvement she takes.------------ This long running cozy keeps its freshness with the interrelationships, many dysfunctional between the cast including the cousins. The story line is fast-paced from the onset as an eccentric horde invades the Heraldsgate Hill neighborhood causing havoc to the residents and amusement for the reader. The investigation is cleverly handled to add to the overall fun of exacerbation as Judith reconsiders her second time with Joe due to his eccentric people invading their of people.------------------- Harriet Klausner

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Vi Agra Falls (Bed and Breakfast Series #24)

In Seattle, Judith McMonigle Flynn owns and manages the Hillside Manor bed-and-breakfast. However, domestic tranquility and bliss vanish rather quickly when Joe¿s former wife ¿Her¿ with the ample cleavage as always openly on display, nouveau riche Vivian, arrives. Accompanying her is her much younger boy toy spouse, former minor league baseball player Billy ¿Blunder¿ Buss.------------------------- However the Heraldsgate Hill cul de sac residents including Judith, her cousin Remy, and Joe are horrifically stunned when Vivian announces plans to build an ostentatious condo complex amidst their homes. Adding to the growing fiasco is the arrival of Billy¿s brother Frankie and his wife Marva Lou who stay at the B&B. Frankie is irate that his late father left a fortune to his trophy wife Vivian. When a corpse is found behind Vivian¿s new home, Judith can¿t help herself. She starts investigating though she denies to Remy every sleuthing step of involvement she takes.-------------------- This long running cozy keeps its freshness with the interrelationships, many dysfunctional between the cast including the cousins. The story line is fast-paced from the onset as an eccentric horde invades the Heraldsgate Hill neighborhood causing havoc to the residents and amusement for the reader. The investigation is cleverly handled to add to the overall fun of exacerbation as Judith reconsiders her second time with Joe due to his eccentric people invading their of people.------------------ Harriet Klausner

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