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Burying the Hatchet (Hometown Mysteries) Paperback – January 1, 2011

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What happens when a psychic and a minister are invited to a debate, and both walk into the room but only one leaves alive? Longtime grump Earl Walker thinks it may be time to find a different church as his new pastor is now a suspect in murder. But can Earl’s lady friend convince him to stand up for his newfound friends and fight for the truth?

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256 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Publication date

January 1, 2011
Dimensions

5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches
ISBN-10

1602604576
ISBN-13

978-1602604575
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I am really enjoying this series. While Burying The Hatchet features the same characters, it’s quite different in terms of the type of mystery as well as the methods for solving the crime. It has a nice classic mystery feel, which makes it a joy to read. My main complaint is at only 256 pages, it’s short. Before I knew it, the story was over. Then again, that could be a compliment. Since I couldn’t put it down, I easily finished it in two days. I’m looking forward to the third book in the series in which the truth about Earl’s injury is finally revealed. I can’t wait!

(Melissa Willis The Christian Manifesto 2011-01-09)

What a delightful mystery! This is the first novel by Chris Well I have read – I will certainly read more. The two main characters are older, so the story is definitely aimed at “seniors.” The plot and snappy dialogue, however, would be found rewarding to any mystery lover.

(Joan Nienhuis Book Woman Joan 2011-03-03)

I enjoyed this well-paced mystery. I had no idea who-dun-it until the end. In addition, it includes a senior citizen romance and, in the background, a college romance. The characters realistically walk across the pages, and the reader likes them: well worth reading.

(Pat Kirk Christians Read 2011-03-04)

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After years as something of a hermit, longtime grump Earl Walker is coming to

terms with having friends—and a new love in his life. But will a soapbox preacher suspected of murder send Earl back into his shell or cause him to defend his new friends?

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Barbour Publishing, Inc. (January 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1602604576
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1602604575
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches

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Chris Well writes laugh-out-loud crime and mystery fiction. His novels include Forgiving Solomon Long ("Action-packed prose," RT Book Reviews) and Tribulation House ("Well's clever dialogue will leave readers in stitches," Publishers Weekly). He and his wife live in Tennessee. Visit him online at StudioWell.com.

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Eric Wilson

4.5 Stars . . . Small-town, but Big Fun

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2011

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Chris Well, always gifted at creating quirky and memorable characters, has come into his own with these Hometown Mysteries. They are small-scale, small-town, but big fun. Not only do we get to know and love the cranky old Earl Walker, we meet his friends Gloria and Jenny, the bumbling local authorities, and the cast of potential murderers.

"Burying the Hatchet" finds Earl on the perimeter of a murder scene once again, stuck in his wheelchair and his own past secrets, yet logical and persistent in his attempts to solve crimes. This time around a pastor and a renowned psychic get put in a room together, and only the pastor comes out alive, holding a bloody letter-opener. When the psychic is found dead, the pastor seems the obvious suspect, particularly since he has ranted in a recent sermon against the psychic's ways.

Earl and Gloria can't help but get involved. Soon they are butting heads with the cops, annoying a true-crime writer, and riling the local senior citizens. Is the pastor a killer? And if not, who is responsible? Although some of the procedural aspects with the local sheriff and deputy seemed to stretch it a bit--such as the deputy let them examine the crime scene during the same day--I found the mystery itself engaging and clever. Chris Well wraps it all up by paying homage to the closed-room mysteries of Agatha Christie and John Buchan. He has us laughing at times, scratching our heads, and hoping for romance to finally bloom between our elderly sleuths.

I'm looking forward to the third in this series, waiting to see where the romance leads, and what personal secrets Earl is still guarding. If it's half as fun as the first two books, it will be well worth it.

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Not a strong 3 but not a 2

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2014

The characters are not deeply developed but likable. The bothersome part of it is the repitiion and recycling of conversations and thought processes and wandering in circles. Finally someone figures it out. The clues were there, it just seems to have been drug out to make the story longer. It's light reading, not deep literature and if that is what you are seeking, you should like this.

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Second in Christian Cozy Series

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2012

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Nice follow-up to the pleasantly readable Christian mystery series by Chris Well. Bus driver Earl Walker condemned to early retirement and a wheelchair by a violent miscreant, further crippled by the death of his beloved wife, was rescued from his grumpy old man existence by a young volunteer engaged in helping activities in his retirement community, which was on the verge of closing. Reluctantly he was forced into a more active role by the circumstances surrounding the death of another member of the community. Details of that role and the attractive fellow resident who captured his attention was the substance of the first volume in the series, Nursing a Grudge. This volume picks up shortly after the end of the previous one as Walker has been given a temporary home by a local minister, while he continues to be absorbed with the woman who has captured his heart and by the volunteer who continues to provide him with comfort while subtly and not so subtly nudging him into a closer relationship with their shared Christian Faith, a faith, furthermore, to which the woman who has captured his heart also is attached. Their young Minister finds himself engaged in a private discussion with a media darling who holds himself out to be the possessor of powers beyond the capacity of the Old Religion. During their private meeting, in the midst of a media frenzy, one is murdered and the other accused of that murder. To dig out the real story becomes the mission of Earl Walker, his volunteer friend and the new woman in his life.
I would think readers of the first volume would, generally, be interested in the second one, and, I would expect, would be pleased by further participation in problem solving by the handicapped amateur sleuth. Once more, the story is easily read, the chief characters well drawn, and the plot reasonably sensible (though far from being completely involving). Newcomers might find it expedient to read the first volume before this one; its price of 99 cents, at the moment, allowing that task to be accomplished without more than a slight cost.
Oh, yes, this is labelled, and is in fact, a Christian Mystery, There is some implicit proselytism, but nothing that seems unnecessarily thrust into the plot.

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Kay Wilson

Burying the hatchet

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2013

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One really ought to know more about long term care and use of wheel chairs before using them as setting for a story. On the other hand it is refreshing to see the elderly treated with respect. Biblical passages would have more positive impact if somewhat less used.

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2013

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This is a very well written and interesting mystery with lovable characters. The plot is good, the dialogue and pace satisfying, and the all over craft of the story makes it a pleasure to read.
I look forward to reading more of the Earl Walker mysteries. Chris is a good writer - Burying the Hatchet an enjoyable read.

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2011

This book is a bit hard for me to review. Generally, I inhale books but I really had a rough time getting into this one. After I was about halfway through, though, I just couldn't put it down. That's when I remembered that the same thing happened in the last Hometown Mystery book I read. So I thought it through, the books are a bit dry and sort-of remind me of a Poirot or Columbo episode/novel where you're wondering why on earth you keep watching/reading and then suddenly wondering when the next one starts.

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burying the hatchet

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2012

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I really enjoyed the story and the people in it. Felt like I know each of them. as soon as I finished the book I ordered the next one in the series.

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2012

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Easy to read, enough twists to story to provide entertaiment, enjoyable not trashy, great respect for relious implications. Good cast of characters, nice mix of younger and older people

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