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The Unlikely Sleuth: Dae O'Donnell, owner of secondhand store Missing Pieces and mayor of the small, tourist town of Duck, North Carolina (I checked, it's real!) Dae also possesses a psychic-like gift where she can locate missing objects.

Synopsis: In the small ocean side town of Duck, North Carolina, everyone knows everyone and nothing much ever happens. All of that changes when Miss Elizabeth, a 90-year-old lifelong citizen of Duck is found murdered. The likely suspect: her older sister, Miss Mildred. While the police seem satisfied to pin it on Mildred (who has feuded with her sister their entire lives), Dae knows Mildred is innocent. Now, all Dae needs to do is to find the real killer before it's too late.

Plot Pace Rating: 4/5 - I was entertained. Success!

Mystery Rating: 3/5 - While I enjoyed the mystery plot (for the most part), it was very much based on lack of police procedure and knowledge. I know, I know -this isn't CSI, it's a fun cozy mystery. But the evidence was pretty circumstantial, but it was treated like there was no other possible explanation. The police chief, despite being a Duck local, acted like he would rather just pin the murder on someone than deal with it rather than having to actually investigate. And everyone just does along with this.

The one question that no one asked was: How does a 90-something-year-old woman kill her sister and attempt to burry her on the beach?

The other BIG thing was that there was another murder mystery plot introduced later on, but it's kind of shrugged off. I didn't realize it until I was done and thought back, "Oh, hey, what about...?" I'm guessing it will be answered in future books.

Character Rating: 3/5 - I liked Dae and I especially enjoyed the fact that she held a position in her local government. She truly cared about the people of Duck, so it made sense that she would want to not only clear the name of one of its oldest citizens, but protect them all from letting the real killer go free.

With that said, she didn't have much of a backbone. In investigation matters, Dae seemed to go along with whatever the "old boys" said. They very much treated her like she was a child, and that's not unthinkable since they are older and they really did know her when she was a child.

The rest of the characters were enjoyable enough (aside from Dae's "friend" Shayla, who was selfish, self-absorbed and I can't possibly understand why Dae even put up with her). The feisty Miss Mildred had me laughing out loud.

Romance Rating: 3/5 - Dae isn't a romance-focused kind of woman, so it really doesn't play a huge part in this book. She seems generally apathetic to dating and love. Kevin Brickman is a former FBI agent from Washington D.C. who, looking for a change of pace, moved to Duck to reopen the old Blue Whale Inn. Being the new guy in town, this makes him the most eligible bachelor. It's obvious the two have chemistry and Kevin all but spells it out to Dae that he is interested in her and not interested in her friend Shayla, but Dae continues to believe not only that he's not interested in her but that he's in a relationship with Shayla. I'm not sure what dating means in North Carolina, but I think one would actually have to go out a few times to be dating, but whatever. Anyway, it was a little frustrating to see Dae constantly put herself down and assume Kevin didn't like her like that.

The Best: The setting. You can almost always tell if an author just picked a location because they liked the way it sounded or if the author really knows the place they're writing about. A Timely Vision is definitely the latter. I fell in love with Duck and its residents. I could picture the little houses and tourists meandering from the beach to browse the small shops (like the one owned by Dae). I even looked up the real Duck to see if it was just how I imagined it. It was.

The Worst: Dae needed to stop being such a pushover.

Series Rating: This is the first book in the series. While I liked it, I wasn't in love with it, and am giving it a second chance with the second book.


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A Timely Vision A Missing Pieces Mystery Joyce and Jim Lavene Books Reviews

(The beginning of a really fun series. I just finished book six and can't wait for more. I read them all in a row.)
I have just finished a six-book reading speed-binge that even by my standards was ridiculous. I only meant to read the first one to try out a new author. The "problem" is that each book ends with a cliffhanger and one MUST start the next one immediately. This is Joyce Lavene's Missing Pieces series. A bit different than what I usually pick up as it's got a paranormal slant in addition to the mystery. Love the setting in Duck, N.C. and OBX. Great characters in each one. I've enjoyed this binge and, believe me, if book 7 was already out I'd still be reading.
Good fun! Enjoy.
Dae O'Donnell is the MC in this first-class paranormal cozy mystery. It is one of the Levene's books. Dae, the mayor of Duck and the Missing Pieces shop is able to find missing items by touching a person arm. The residents of the Island all know and recognize her ability. An elderly friend asked her to friend her Mother's gold wristwatch she loaned to her sister. A manor storm has arrived on the island and Dae while searching the sister she meets Kevin Brickman, retired FBI. She stumbles over the burried body and Kevin helps save the body before is swept out to the sea. The story has enough twists and turns to hold your interest. The ending is a surprise and I praise this book and plan to read the rest of series.
What a terrific new series! The Lavenes have come up with a really unique premise for their psychic when she touches someone, she can find an item they've lost. And, lo and behold, this leads her right to a murder victim! I thought this was a really neat and unusual idea for psychic abilities and it was an interesting twist that the main character is also the mayor of the town. I love the town of Duck with all its unique small-town peculiarities and I especially loved the relationship between Dae and her grandpa, the retired sheriff who accepts her psychic abilities. I also liked the growing romance with Kevin. I had this book on my wishlist for a long time before I was finally able to get it and it was worth the wait--a fantastic start to this series. I'm excited to read more.
Set in the Outer Banks, this start of a cozy series was interesting. Dae has been gifted with the unusual ability to find things that have gone missing. And that is what starts the trouble in this mystery. She is approached my Miss Millie to find a missing watch she had landed to her sister, Miss Elizabeth. When Dae find the missing watch, still strapped to Miss Elizabeth's arm, the elderly woman is dead on the dunes in the midst of a storm. The challenge becomes one of preventing Miss Millie from going to a hospital for criminals for the rest of her life. Dae and her friends investigate Miss Elizabeth's murder, keeping in mind that someone was desperate enough to kill and then set Miss Millie up to take the rap. Would they be desperate enough to kill twice? An interesting premise and interesting characters, but the pacing of the book was plodding at times. A worthy start to a new series, though.
The Unlikely Sleuth Dae O'Donnell, owner of secondhand store Missing Pieces and mayor of the small, tourist town of Duck, North Carolina (I checked, it's real!) Dae also possesses a psychic-like gift where she can locate missing objects.

Synopsis In the small ocean side town of Duck, North Carolina, everyone knows everyone and nothing much ever happens. All of that changes when Miss Elizabeth, a 90-year-old lifelong citizen of Duck is found murdered. The likely suspect her older sister, Miss Mildred. While the police seem satisfied to pin it on Mildred (who has feuded with her sister their entire lives), Dae knows Mildred is innocent. Now, all Dae needs to do is to find the real killer before it's too late.

Plot Pace Rating 4/5 - I was entertained. Success!

Mystery Rating 3/5 - While I enjoyed the mystery plot (for the most part), it was very much based on lack of police procedure and knowledge. I know, I know -this isn't CSI, it's a fun cozy mystery. But the evidence was pretty circumstantial, but it was treated like there was no other possible explanation. The police chief, despite being a Duck local, acted like he would rather just pin the murder on someone than deal with it rather than having to actually investigate. And everyone just does along with this.

The one question that no one asked was How does a 90-something-year-old woman kill her sister and attempt to burry her on the beach?

The other BIG thing was that there was another murder mystery plot introduced later on, but it's kind of shrugged off. I didn't realize it until I was done and thought back, "Oh, hey, what about...?" I'm guessing it will be answered in future books.

Character Rating 3/5 - I liked Dae and I especially enjoyed the fact that she held a position in her local government. She truly cared about the people of Duck, so it made sense that she would want to not only clear the name of one of its oldest citizens, but protect them all from letting the real killer go free.

With that said, she didn't have much of a backbone. In investigation matters, Dae seemed to go along with whatever the "old boys" said. They very much treated her like she was a child, and that's not unthinkable since they are older and they really did know her when she was a child.

The rest of the characters were enjoyable enough (aside from Dae's "friend" Shayla, who was selfish, self-absorbed and I can't possibly understand why Dae even put up with her). The feisty Miss Mildred had me laughing out loud.

Romance Rating 3/5 - Dae isn't a romance-focused kind of woman, so it really doesn't play a huge part in this book. She seems generally apathetic to dating and love. Kevin Brickman is a former FBI agent from Washington D.C. who, looking for a change of pace, moved to Duck to reopen the old Blue Whale Inn. Being the new guy in town, this makes him the most eligible bachelor. It's obvious the two have chemistry and Kevin all but spells it out to Dae that he is interested in her and not interested in her friend Shayla, but Dae continues to believe not only that he's not interested in her but that he's in a relationship with Shayla. I'm not sure what dating means in North Carolina, but I think one would actually have to go out a few times to be dating, but whatever. Anyway, it was a little frustrating to see Dae constantly put herself down and assume Kevin didn't like her like that.

The Best The setting. You can almost always tell if an author just picked a location because they liked the way it sounded or if the author really knows the place they're writing about. A Timely Vision is definitely the latter. I fell in love with Duck and its residents. I could picture the little houses and tourists meandering from the beach to browse the small shops (like the one owned by Dae). I even looked up the real Duck to see if it was just how I imagined it. It was.

The Worst Dae needed to stop being such a pushover.

Series Rating This is the first book in the series. While I liked it, I wasn't in love with it, and am giving it a second chance with the second book.