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The Murder Notebooks: Dead Time Kindle Edition

by Anne Cassidy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 134 ratings
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When Rose was 12, her mother and stepfather went out for dinner and never came back. Now 17, she lives with her grandmother and goes to school in London. She's always wondered about her stepbrother, Joshua, who she only lived with briefly and who was also relocated after their parents' disappearance. When Rose and Joshua meet again, they find they have much in common, including a desire to uncover the mystery surrounding their parents' disappearance . . . and a mutual passion for each other. But what they discover as they begin searching is that a much larger conspiracy--The Butterfly Project--is underway, one that puts both their lives in danger.
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  1. Reading age
    12 - 18 years
  2. Book 1 of 4
    Murder Notebooks
  3. Print length
    369 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    7 - 12
  6. Publisher
    Bloomsbury USA Childrens
  7. Publication date
    May 22, 2012
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  9. Word Wise
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  10. Enhanced typesetting
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  11. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  12. ISBN-13
    978-0802734464
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ANNE CASSIDY is also the author of Looking for J.J. Acclaimed in the UK for her hardhitting teen novels based on "ripped from the headlines" stories, Anne worked as a teacher for nineteen years before becoming a writer. www.annecassidy.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007DDF6CE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury USA Childrens; 1st edition (May 22, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 22, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4202 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 369 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Anne Cassidy

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Anne Cassidy has lived in London for most of her life. She worked in a bank for five years but then became a teacher.

In 1989 she started writing books for teenagers. Her first book, Big Girls’ Shoes, a murder mystery, was published in 1991 and since then she has published over fifty books, thirty of which have been teen novels.

She writes dark crime fiction and is best known for her book Looking for JJ which was shortlisted for the Carnegie medal. The sequel to this book is called Finding Jennifer Jones.

Anne's most recent novels are No Virgin and its sequel No Shame.

Anne’s first middle grade novel, The Drowning Day, was published in spring 2022.

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Happy Kampr
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2019
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This is my first title in Anne Cassidy's The Murder Notebook Series.
Looking forward to reading the other ones.
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KOEN SCHAMP
4.0 out of 5 stars Dead Time
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2013
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This book got off to a bit of a slow start at the beginning, but soon became exciting when a boy gets murdered, and then, later, his girlfriend, too. All the questions that I had been asking myself were answered in the last part of the story, and there was an interesting plot behind it. This book taught me that any novel in any genre can be interesting, if written properly, no matter what it seems like from the beginning. I would recommend this book to all ages. It's a bit like "Theodore Boone:the Abduction" by John Grisham, but on a much more serious scale.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2014
I am not a young adult, so my view may not be the same as theirs. I enjoyed the book and liked the writing style.

The main female character is reserved and aloof and if you met her in real life, she would be like one of the characters you meet in life that you don't have any reason to dislike but she is not particularly likeable. It would be hard to know her or relate to her. However, she has lost her mother and there is never any mention of a dad. She is living with her grandmother-not really unlike herself-very self-contained. What is there to be happy about?
She is obviously intelligent and heading for university after some years in a very good boarding school. But in this book, she is attending a local school with quite a lot of less-privileged problem kids.

I found the mystery intriguing and the story and characters hold your interest-her step-brother and his nerdy and gifted room-mate as well as the self-absorbed and more ordinary kids at her new school.

The setting is London and that kept my interest too.
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Lili Lost in a Book
3.0 out of 5 stars Meh 🤷‍♀️
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2021
I was SO excited to read this one! I love murder mysteries and the synopsis promised me a book that would resonate with fans of The Mortal Instruments, which I AM! And after reading the synopsis, you can figure out why... stepsiblings Joshua and Rose and maybe some sexual tension? Yup 😉 However, this was NOTHING like my beloved TMI, let's just get that out of the way. The sexual tension was one-sided, if not non-existent. Very disappointed 😒 I did like the banter between them, though. It was pretty fun at times... when it wasn’t so dire.. Or when Rose wasn’t being downright bitchy, which I was not a fan of.

The mystery regarding their parents was relegated to backburner stuff. It was very disappointing because I was very curious about this and I thought this was going to be the main plot. Instead, we get a mystery surrounding the murder of one of Rose’s classmates and for whatever reason, she decides to see what’s up when she doesn't want to see what’s up with her mom and stepdad! Sigh. I don’t even know 😞

There was this character in the book, Henry, who was a cop and gave me some super weird vibes that I was not liking. Nothing came of it, so I’m really confused... unless it was set up for future books? If so, I guess I’ll never know cause I don’t plan on reading them 🙃

This book was just very slow-paced. It was not a thriller at all, so the action was very non-existent. Rose was never in any real danger, at any time. It was just no fun! The romance? Not there. The mystery? Intriguing enough to keep me going but not intriguing enough to make me continue on with the series. It was just a very meh book overall 🤷‍♀️
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Denise W
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2013
I enjoyed the pace and suspense. Reading the book on the influence it easy and fun to look up definitions of those British words. The worst part was finishing and realizing the next book isn't out yet!
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Pamela Scott
4.0 out of 5 stars A good start to a YA crime series
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2015
I enjoyed Dead Time. As a crime novel for teenagers, it’s obviously much lighter than adult crime fiction I enjoy but still a good read.

I wasn’t overly enthusiastic about the characters but I’d like to see them developed in further books in the series. I couldn’t warm to Rose. I thought she was very unpleasant at times and shared a similar opinion to the girl’s at boarding school and college. However, she started to change a little towards the end so I’d like to see how she develops.

The main strength of the book is the plot and pacing. I liked all the mystery and suspense. The novel is paced really well – not too fast so I couldn’t keep up with what was happening and not to slow I was bored. The pacing was spot on and held my attention from start to finish.

There are a lot of unanswered questions at the end of Dead Time so I sort of need to read the other books in the series to find out what happens. I did find a few surprises which impressed me. I hate it when I can see what’s coming a mile away.
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Arlena
4.0 out of 5 stars Dead Time
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2012
Author: Anne Cassidy
Published By: Walker and Company
Age Recommend: YA
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Raven Rating: 4

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"Dead Time" by Anne Cassidy was a good YA mystery series 'The Murder Notebooks #1 .....setting in London that was during the common law marriages...bringing to life... the siblings.... Rose who was 12 and her step brother Joshua was 14. Rose's mother and Joshua's father went out to dinner and simply never returned. What happened to them? Rose and Joshua separate and then later after Joshua attends the university where Rose now 17 lives with her grandmother. They are now trying to form a relationship that proves to have become complicated. Roses has excepted what the officials had said of her mothers death but Joshua hasn't and continues to investigate which causes problems for Rose. On top of this Rose witness another murder and she takes off to find the killer her her classmate not knowing that there would be a lick to the disappearance of her parents. Now this mystery takes off and this is where I say You must pick up "Dead Time" to see how this will all turn out. I found it quite interesting read and I did like the third person narrative that helped keep things quite a mystery. The characters were all really interesting... especially Henry and Skeggsie.

If you are looking for some mystery, intrigue and danger you have come to the right place..."Dead Time" will give you all of this and I would recommend this novel to you as a good YA read.
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Tornado 1
5.0 out of 5 stars Blue butterfly
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2013
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Two young people pulled apart by a joint tragedy find themselves brought back together by a series of events. One driven to find answers, the other anxious to ask the questions that might see her heart broken all over again. Can rose and Joshua find mutual ground, rose certainly hopes so for being at odd with him might mean not only losing their parents all over again she might lose him too and since she is in Love with him that not much of an option.
Adventure and danger lies ahead, will they face it together and will they get their happy ending ????????????? Keep reading. This is a trilogy
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Kelly Mac
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in Australia on November 22, 2014
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A good read for young teenagers. Simple plot and boys/girls own adventure style narrative.
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mrs e felstead
4.0 out of 5 stars Dead time murder notebooks
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2013
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It made me laugh, cry and smile as the book went on. A very good storyline that constantly chops and changes so you never know what to expect. I loved this book and I'm hoping to get the next book! I felt really sorry for rose as whatever she did seemed to go wrong. Her brother Joshua is a good role model but him and rose do seem to fall out as all he is focused on us finding out what happened to his mum and dad, but rose doesn't feel the same...
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Charlotte Webb-Walton
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2013
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This book is amazing. You think you can product the end but it is completely unexpected, this has to be one of THE BEST books I have ever read!! It is a mystery book and it had me hooked!! I couldn't stop!! Can't wait for the next book to finish it off!!
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Shane
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - loads of suspense and red herrings
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2013
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A great read for boys and adventurous girls aged 12 upwards. When her parents don't come home one night Rose and her step brother Joshua set out to find their missing parents. During their investigations they discover other murders and have to unravel the scarlet thread of murder....
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