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Firecrackered: An Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mystery (Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mysteries Book 5) Kindle Edition

by Patricia Rockwell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
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Fireworks are supposed to light up the night sky on the Fourth of July. They’re not supposed to come flying into the front lawn of the Happy Haven Retirement Home and strike one of the residents in his keister.

But that’s just what happens to gallant Lester Mills, new resident, and charming gentleman, who has risen to offer his seat to fellow resident and amateur sleuth Essie Cobb, when the rocket’s red glare smashes into both of them.

As the unconscious Lester is hailed a hero for saving Essie and hauled off to the local hospital, Essie is left to wonder how and why the firecracker landed so precisely on both of them.

Was it really an accident? Did a rocket from the nearby city fireworks’ display go awry? Or is there something more sinister behind the explosion?

Essie is determined to find out––after all, what else is Reardon’s most prolific senior citizen/detective to do when she’s been FIRECRACKERED?

Patricia Rockwell's fifth book in her Essie Cobb senior sleuth mystery series. A light, humorous cozy mystery!
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01FOPDYEY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cozy Cat Press (June 25, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 25, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 559 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 229 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1939816890
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 68 ratings

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Patricia Rockwell

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Patricia Rockwell is the author of the Pamela Barnes acoustic mystery series. This amateur sleuth solves crimes using her knowledge of sound. The series includes SOUNDS OF MURDER, FM FOR MURDER, VOICE MAIL MURDER, STUMP SPEECH MURDER, and MURDER IN THE ROUND. Her new series, Essie Cobb senior sleuth, features a 90-year-old assisted living facility resident who solves mysteries. The books in this series include BINGOED, PAPOOSED, VALENTINED, and GHOSTED. FIRECRACKERED, the fifth in the series, will launch on June 25, 2016.

Dr. Rockwell has spent most of her life teaching. From small liberal arts colleges to large regional research universities--and even a brief stint in a high school, her background in education is extensive. She has taught virtually everything related to Communication--from a fine arts speech-theatre orientation to more recently a social science research approach. Her Bachelors' and Masters' degrees are from the University of Nebraska in Speech and her Ph.D. is from the University of Arizona in Communication. She was on the faculty at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for thirteen years, retiring in 2007.

Her publications are extensive, with over 20 peer-reviewed articles in scholarly journals, several textbooks, and a research book on her major interest area of sarcasm, published by Edwin Mellen Press. In addition to publications, she has presented numerous papers at academic conferences and served for eight years as Editor of the Louisiana Communication Journal. Her research focuses primarily on several areas of communication: deception, sarcasm, and vocal cues.

She is presently living in Aurora, Illinois, with her husband Milt, also a retired educator. The couple has two adult children.

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Janice Rowand Manzo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Cozy Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2018
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Currently reading this, after having so enjoyed Essie’s previous adventure. Being in my 70s now, it’s fun to read about clever “senior sleuths” taking an interest in life around them and utilizing their life experiences and resourcefulness to “solve the case”.
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BootsyM
5.0 out of 5 stars Another good one
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2021
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This one was fast paced and never boring. I love this group of ladies. I would like to read more.
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Paula Corregan
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book!
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2018
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This book was interesting and fun to read. It featured an unlikely set of sleuths (four elderly ladies who live in a retirement home). I highly recommend it to other cozy mystery readers.
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sherryk
5.0 out of 5 stars great read
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2016
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I love mysteries, but hate the fact that in most of them someone has to die. These stories are so sweet and keep ya rooting for Essie. keep writing them pleae!!!!
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luvtoreadmom
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2018
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Hilarious and great read.
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Rosemary rosiebear Pfeiffer
3.0 out of 5 stars 4 senior sleuths...
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2016
I really like the storyline in this series. Four elderly women who live in a retirement home ,are the best of friends work together to solve crimes. The problem I really had was with one of the characters named Essie. She was very bossy and wanted to have her way alot. Sometimes I got the feeling that she was a mean woman...otherwise as I said,the storyline and the setting in the book was good.
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theresa schreiber
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2020
I have read all of the Eddie Cobb series I just love them. Will be glad when the next book comes out.
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Laura A Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely cozy.
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2018
Ms. Rockwell captures today’s retirement center vibe with her Essie series. This series shows how vibrant older adults really are.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in Australia on July 5, 2017
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I read this delightful story on a cruise, just perfect for a relaxing afternoon of sun and sea. Looking forward to more.
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