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Calcite Corpse: Murder in Tucson (A Rock Shop Mystery Book 3) Kindle Edition

by S.D. Brown (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 50 ratings

“Another solid entry in the series . . . A wonderful spin on the traditional detective story.”
Nathan Milner, VINE VOICE

THE MYSTERY:
Disgraced former prosecutor and reinvented rock shop owner Allie Renault is still learning how to navigate the fascinating world of rocks, gems and minerals. A ten-day partnership with one of her late Uncle Jasper’s old friends at one of Tucson’s best mineral shows seems like a fantastic opportunity.

That is, until she meets her partner, Cash. He's annoying. Opinionated. Obstinate.

Things go from bad to worse when they discover a woman’s body in a crate of calcite shipped to them from Mexico. Cash advises Allie to mind her own business and let the police do their job. The problem? This case is a low priority. Is it because the woman appears to an illegal immigrant?

Allie can't leave it alone. Far from her friends and allies in Sedona, unsure of whom she can trust, Allie investigates, risking everything to find the woman's killer.

"If you’re looking for a clever, resourceful protagonist, Allie “Alabaster” Renault is the sleuth for you. All in all, highly recommended." – 5 STARS Jennifer Sowle

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How can one woman uncover the truth when everyone's a suspect?
S.D. Brown's mystery novels weave stories full of twists and turns, action and suspense with laugh-out-loud humor.

Look for other Rock Shop Mysteries by S.D. Brown.
Alabaster Alibi
Bloodstone Bludgeon

Other novels for Middle Grade readers 9 and up:
Code Orange: Cancun
I Escaped the California Camp Fire
I Escaped the Gold Rush Fever
I Escaped the Killer Bees
Lake Quilt Mystery
Pretty Little Rumors
The Scrapbook Riddle

Writing as Spike Brown:
Saving Bigfoot Valley
Escape to Molokai

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NCMLC8S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (February 2, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 2, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 722 KB
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S.D. Brown taught elementary, middle grade, high school, and junior college for over twenty years—on three continents and in seven schools. She continues to present workshops and is the owner-curator of the largest, privately owned gem and mineral museum in California. When she’s not working with rocks, she’s working on manuscripts, traveling, gardening, painting, or doing the dishes.

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  • Nathan Milner
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another solid entry in the series
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2020
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    A wonderful spin on the traditional detective story. Alabaster, Allie, Renault is a quirky engaging main character who discovers and solves mysteries during the course of her work selling rocks.

    Calcite Corpse transports you inside the (surprisingly) tangled world of rock sellers. Brown clearly knows her stuff and invites you to take a trip to a fun, exaggerated version of her world. With colorful characters and numerous twists and turns, it's everything you could ask for in a mystery novel.

    Fans of the series will not be disappointed in this entry. And if this is your entry point into the Rock Shop Mystery books, you'll surely want to check out the rest.
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Story
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2019
    Amateur girl sleuth takes on a murder case the authorities ignore. Allie is the girl sleuth and a disbarred former prosecutor. Her mandatory sidekick, temporary in this case, is Cash, a curmudgeon associate of her deceased uncle. They are sharing a booth at a rock show when the story starts with a body found in a shipping crate. This is a plot driven story, as many sleuth books are, with character development a supporting role.

    The author, S. D. Brown is well versed in storytelling, force the main character up a tree and throw increasing large rocks at her until the biggest one, large enough to kill, is in the air. Brown is inventive and has good aim with many of those rocks, throwing curves, fastballs and a couple of knuckleballs at the main character and the reader.
    This book is one of a series. Brief mention was made of a prior murder but too little was explained to understand Allie’s motivation to get involved in this new one. Multiple characters came and went mostly as plot points. In fact, plot development for the first half of the book was mostly through conversations or internal dialogue. The second half leans toward action. Deliberately, the story is more Hallmark feature movie (which could be a good one) and less Mickey Spillane.

    Calcite-Corpse is light as a stand-alone, but as part of a series, the main character alone should keep the reader’s interest.
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  • Jorju
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this author!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2020
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    Fast paced and engaging! Can't put it down! Allie always seems to find herself in these predicaments. Will she figure it out? I've enjoyed all three of S.D. BROWN's books in this series so far. Can't wait until the next one! Highly recommended!
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  • Tech Fan
    3.0 out of 5 stars A Light, Enjoyable Read
    Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2020
    “Calcite Corpse” is a murder mystery centered on Allie Renault, a disgraced former prosecutor turned rock shop owner who discovers a body in a crate of calcite she shipped to a rock show. The police assume the victim is an illegal immigrant and make little effort to solve the case, so Allie decides to investigate herself, setting the story in motion.

    While this is the third in a series of “cozy” murder mysteries starring Allie, the story is self contained. It has callbacks to earlier volumes that long-time readers will appreciate, along with a few cameos, but can easily be read on its own.

    The book has twists and turns in all the right places, an amusing (though often aggravating) rogue’s gallery of oddball characters and a genuinely entertaining climax that had me eagerly flipping pages. However, it takes too long setting up events and suffers from pacing problems midway through. A lot of this stems from Allie constantly rehashing everything she’s learned — and that readers have already witnessed — in her head. While I understand this is meant as a mneumonic device to help readers keep track of the various characters and evolving storyline, I’d say full half of these are unnecessary and bring the story to a screeching halt.

    Additionally, some plot details don’t ring true, particularly those related to law enforcement procedures, and they collectively hampered my enjoyment. Examples include two cops casually informing passerby that they will only do the barest minimum to investigate a murder because they have such low expectations of solving it, a coroner who doesn’t bother to run a victim’s fingerprints or dental records through federal databases and a federal agent who hands an Uzi to a civilian while making an arrest. Uhmmm … no.

    Despite the aforementioned issues, I found the book overall to be a pleasant diversion; it’s like comfort food for the eyes. It’s similar enough to other “cozy” murder mysteries that you can be sure of what you’ll get, but distinct enough that you’re likely to remember it.
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  • Elle Bor
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nancy Drew meets Sabrina without the Witch stuff
    Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2020
    I enjoyed this story and I couldn’t read it any faster than I did. It is a part of the Rock Shop Mystery Series but does well on its own. It is always so “anti-cataclysmic” to meet the protagonist’s calling once more, after having plummeted from its graces. In this case, she was in the law and order life until she lost her job. A murder that must be solved befell her and an acquaintance / companion in such an unconventional setting.

    The star of this narrative as all mystery books normally showcase, are the plot twists and the “everything is not what it seems” vibe. More than that, I admire how the main character was developed. The beginning of the book immediately tests her moral compass, between a task that could jeopardize a livelihood against the ramifications of not doing the right thing at that moment. I appreciate the flawed showcase in her otherwise honorable bearings. She is very contemplative, smart, and full of grit, even when it’s sometimes not evident in her actions. The protagonists steers this narrative against rough waters.
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  • readaholic
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another good story.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2022
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    Slow start but then the plot took off. Outstanding character development and action filled story keeps you reading to an unexpected end.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Claps and cheers for "Calcite Corpse"
    Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2019
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    I sat up much later than I should because I could not put this book down until I found out how it all came out. A cracking good mystery.
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  • J.E. Rowney
    4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the blurb might suggest
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2022
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    This is the third book in the series, but the quality stays strong in Calcite Corpse. Yes, it sounds like a heavy metal band name, and if you’re not into minerals/rocks you might be put off by the blurb but this is a (rock) solid cosy mystery. Alabaster/Allie is a very likeable protagonist whose story alone is worth reading this series for. She’s everything you want in a lead: complex, clever and capable.

    From the blurb you might think you’d need to be interested in rocks to enjoy this book or indeed this series, but cast that thought aside. This is a good cosy mystery set to a backdrop of a believable and original setting. The rock world is well researched and works well as an alternative in this genre. Brown has a super authorial voice and every book I’ve read of hers is a captivating pleasure.
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