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'Til Dirt Do Us Part (Local Foods Mystery Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Maddie Day (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 210 ratings
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After a festive dinner ends with a foul murder, a Massachusetts organic farmer must get hands dirty to find a killer in this cozy mystery.

Autumn has descended on Westbury, Massachusetts, but the mood at the Farm-to-Table Dinner in Cam’s newly built barn is unseasonably chilly. Local entrepreneur Irene Burr made a lot of enemies with her plan to buy Westbury’s Old Town Hall and replace it with a textile museum—enough enemies to fill out a list of suspects when the wealthy widow turns up dead in a neighboring farm.

Even an amateur detective like Cam can figure out that one of the resident locavores went loco—at least temporarily—and settled a score with Irene. But which one? With the Fall harvest upon her, Cam must sift through a bushelful of possible killers that includes Irene’s estranged stepson, her disgruntled auto mechanic, and a fellow CSA subscriber who seems suspiciously happy to have the dead woman out of the way.

The closer she gets to weeding out the culprit, the more Cam feels like someone is out to cut her harvest short. But to keep her own body out of the compost pile, she’ll have to wrap this case up quickly.

“There are plenty of farming-based cozies on the market today, but this one stands out.”—Booklist

“Engaging. On top of the intriguing whodunit plot, Maxwell vividly portrays life on a small contemporary farm.”—Publishers Weekly

“A most enjoyable look at organic farming with some charming characters and cooking suggestions thrown in.”—Kirkus Reviews
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    Local Foods Mystery
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    Kensington Books
  6. Publication date
    July 30, 2014
  7. Reading age
    18 years and up
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Editorial Reviews

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At a dinner of local food growers, organic farmer Cam Flaherty can’t help but notice that her guest, Irene, is rubbing some folks the wrong way. But when Irene is found dead in a neighbor’s pigpen, Cam wants to help clear Cam’s friend Bobby’s name off the suspect list. Cam’s customers bring her gossip and engage in some strange behavior, particularly Diane, who turns out to have ulterior motives for visiting the farm. While doing her amateur sleuthing, Cam finds time to enter her produce in a fair, help abused animals, and deal with her moody boyfriend—all of which add depth to her character. The organic-farming backdrop ably supports a twisted and timely plot. There are plenty of farming-based cozies on the market today, but this one stands out in what is becoming a crowded field. --Amy Alessio

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Praise For A Tine To Live, A Tine To Die

"Absorbing. . .Builds to an exciting climax." --Publishers Weekly

"A fresh new voice on the cozy mystery scene, Edith Maxwell serves up a tasty plot and a bumper crop of colorful characters in her debut novel, A Tine to Live, A Tine to Die. Fans of Sheila Connolly and Dorothy St. James will be happy to discover a smart, new sleuth who isn't afraid to get her hands dirty." --Rosemary Harris, Anthony and Agatha Award-nominated author of Pushing Up Daisies

"Another topically relevant cozy debut." --Library Journal

"A sparkling read. It's a down on the farm murder mystery with a bumper crop of locally grown suspects and red herrings." --Reed Farrel Coleman, three-time Shamus Award-winning author of Gun Church

"With an insider's look at organic farming and a loyal, persistent heroine, Maxwell offers a series that cozy mystery fans will root for." --Lucy Burdette, author of Death in Four Courses"

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ONTS678
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Books; Reprint edition (July 30, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 30, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3224 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 ‏ : ‎ 321 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 210 ratings

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Edith Maxwell is an Agatha-Award winning and national bestselling mystery author. She writes the historical Quaker Midwife Mysteries and the Local Foods Mysteries. Edith's short stories have appeared in thirty juried anthologies and magazines. She is active in Mystery Writers of America and is a lifetime member of Sisters in Crime.

As Maddie Day, Edith writes the Country Store Mysteries, the Cozy Capers Book Group Mysteries, the Cece Barton Mysteries, and the Dot and Amelia Mysteries featuring Amelia Earhart as a sleuthing sidekick.

Edith, a fourth-generation Californian, has two grown sons and lives in an antique house north of Boston with her beau, a small organic garden, and a gentle cat. You can find all of Edith's identities at her web site. She blogs every weekday with the other Wicked Authors and on the second and fourth Fridays at Mystery Lovers Kitchen. Look for her under both names on social media.

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Joan Wright Mularz, Author of SLATE & the E.T. Madigan YA Mysteries
5.0 out of 5 stars Characters you'll enjoy getting to know!
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2016
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The author's background in organic farming plus her meticulous research give the theme of this book authenticity. In addition to her fluid writing style, nice character development and clever plays on words, she weaves a good mystery. This book is an enjoyable read and I look forward to reading more "Local Foods Mysteries" with farmer, Cam Flaherty.
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Bonnie
4.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2014
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Edith Maxwell's 'Til Dirt Do Us Part' is one of those "can't put it down" type mystery novels that has you guessing and worrying with every page. I kept waiting for Cam to forget to lock the door so that something terrible would happen; but as per her usual creative
thinking and writing style, Edith, didn't take that route. Rather she added twists and turns one couldn't imagine. And of course, on the side, you have the love story, which is what has me anxiously awaiting the next novel. Don't make us wait too long, Edith!
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Miriam S. Freeman
5.0 out of 5 stars The mystery is challenging and the information given about organic gardening is interesting to those who enjoy gardening. I like
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2016
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This series is a real winner! The characters are interesting and interact with each other well. The mystery is challenging and the information given about organic gardening is interesting to those who enjoy gardening. I like this series and look forward to the next adventure!
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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm becoming even more intrigued with this series now that ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2016
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I'm becoming even more intrigued with this series now that I've had the opportunity to read book two! Very well written and very fast paced. Filled with plenty of twists and red herrings for all cozy mystery lovers!
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Marjorie MacLaren
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Story
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2015
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Cute story with nice characters. Somewhat predictable.
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carmen
5.0 out of 5 stars til dirt do us part
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2014
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The book is an easy read. This is a great book. The author keeps the reader wondering what happens next.I want to read more books by this author.
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Mark Baker - Carstairs Considers
4.0 out of 5 stars Down and Dirty Murder
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2014
Fall is descending on Massachusetts, which signals that Cameron Flaherty's first season as a farmer is coming to an end. To thank her shareholders for their support, Cam hosts a Farm-to-Table dinner featuring items from her farm and neighboring farms.

The event goes reasonably well despite the presence of Irene Burr. Irene is a local business woman who has made lots of enemies, many of whom confront her at the dinner. However, when she turns up murdered at a neighboring farm the next morning, the police zero in on Irene's step-son as their chief suspect. Bobby is a friend of Cam's, and she doesn't think he could have killed anyone. With a harvest to finish bringing in, can Cam find time to dig up the real killer?

I had not read the first in the series, but when I was offered an ARC of this one, I couldn't turn it down. While there were references to the previous book, I was able to jump in here without too many issues.

Irene makes a great murder victim because so many people had reason to want her dead. I was left wondering who the killer was until Cam figured it out at the end. I did feel the pacing was a bit off at the beginning with a sub-plot taking precedence early on, but that issue went away as the book progressed. The characters were sharp, and I really liked them, which helped keep the pages turning.

All told, this is a fun mystery that will keep you guessing until the end.

Note: I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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Joseph A. Arlotti
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story. Really love the characters
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2016
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Excellent story. Really love the characters.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good story so far
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I'm a bit confused whether I tried the book or bought it as I'm new at this.
If I bought it, I did read to the end but was surprised at it ending so abruptly.thought there would be more.
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