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Murder at the Filmore (A Virginia Holmes Cozy Mystery Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Zelda White (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A murder has occurred at the Filmore Hotel, one of Madison, Wisconsin's most discreet lakeside resorts. It looks cut and dry: a suspect fleeing the scene, a scorned wife, a mythical murder weapon.

But then a retired detective by the name of Virginia Holmes arrives. There's more to this mystery than meets the eye ... and the murderer might still be inside the hotel.
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    A Virginia Holmes Cozy Mystery
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  5. Publication date
    July 8, 2018
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07FC7KYTC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Poisoned Pen Press (July 8, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 8, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7510 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 ‏ : ‎ 125 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 1,236

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4.1 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Light, breezy, beach read
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2018
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Samantha Fox, 29, 5' tall, Loyola University graduate, is currently an executive assistant for a cable company. However, what she really wants to be is a writer. She decides to check into the Filmore Hotel (Madison, Wisconsin) for a summer week to find writing inspiration. She observes and writes descriptions of the hotel guests and beats them all at nine-ball billiards.

A crime occurs and all 18 hotel guests are required to remain on the property until the investigation is completed. Samantha soon finds herself the unofficial assistant (a Dr. Watson, if you will) to retired Detective Virginia Holmes.

I really enjoyed this story. It stays on point, doesn't meander, has a good ending, and is over in a few hours. I'm not sure how many pages it is, but it seems to be novella length. What I most liked is that it's as though the incident happened last week. There are several fresh references, such as Ale Asylum beer, the Bucks, and the #metoo era.

There doesn't appear to be a real Filmore Hotel in Madison, but other locations mentioned are real as is the height restriction on construction.

There are maybe two handfuls of editing errors, 8 uses of the word dam_, no eff words, no sex, and no graphic violence.
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julia h
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun to Read but
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2023
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I enjoyed reading this book. It's clever and amusing. The main characters, Virginia, Sam, and Rachel are interesting. I didn't really care as much about the plot and whodunit. Glad for no silly romantic angle. I was taken aback when toward the end the name of the victims mistress changed from Valerie to Victoria! She was Valerie and then she was Victoria. I was confused but searched for the name Victoria in the book and it only appears at this late point. So I concluded it was a proofreading error--an important error considering it was the big reveal. Still, I got it for free from The Fussy Librarian (so not really complaining) and I'll give the next book a chance before casting aside a series.
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Lori Sharpe
3.0 out of 5 stars Good quick read
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2022
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A good read for a car ride, and would have enjoyed it more, if it didn't drop social justice lines every time you turn the page. It sounds forced and at times too planned and it comes across as lame. Good plot though.
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M. M. M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Well crafted, readable and enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2022
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The mysteries were interesting. The characters were enjoyable. Good thing that Ms. Holmes set us straight about not being related to a fictional detective.
The locations we visited were all a part of the well crafted stories.
I've read the 7 and the only problem is...I want more.
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Jerry G
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Read
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2023
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Such a fun read. The whacky older retired detective solves a murder mystery in an old home turned hotel. The cops don't believe she knows what she is doing. She proves them wrong and also gets a young, want to be writer involved as her assistant. IT is delightful to see how they play off each other to solve the crime. Fun read but still has a plot and I didn't figure it out until the end. I am sure this will be the first in a series.
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Fred Schloemer
5.0 out of 5 stars A marvelous Agatha Christie style whodunit
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2023
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This tightly-drawn, fast-paced mystery has dry wit, engaging characters, and a Christie-like hotel setting, culminating in a totally unexpected ending. I can't wait to read more by this talented storyteller.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad mystery
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
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I started this book and was liking the characters. However, if it had stuck to characters and the little mystery I would have liked it much better, but like much fiction these days we had to get political call outs which don't add to the story but probably makes the writer feel like they are making statement
A. Sexism
B. Racism
C. Environment
D. Republican legislator is bad (couldn't just be a legislator....had to tell us which part)
E. Evils of Google search
F. Vinyl records are cool....okay that's not political but trying too hard to be hip
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Marva A Couch
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2024
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I really enjoyed this book. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because I don’t like cussing in books. Still worth the read
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four and a half stars
Reviewed in Canada on December 8, 2018
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I enjoyed reading this first book in the series and meeting the characters. I look forward to reading the next book
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Cathermac
5.0 out of 5 stars Ameno
Reviewed in Spain on May 11, 2019
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Interesante
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4.0 out of 5 stars Murder
Reviewed in Australia on June 1, 2019
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Enjoyable book. Fast moving with just enough twist and turns. Not a lot of padding to lengthen it. Characters are interesting and well described.
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Krupa Chirravoori
2.0 out of 5 stars Good setting, okay characters and poor plot
Reviewed in India on June 22, 2021
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The story's narration by a character, who also happens to be a struggling writer, is quite entertaining, spicy and saucy. She would be that drama queen in your girl's gang.

The setting is described well enough, the characters appear forced and the plot is really weak.

The author felt like she should champion at least two woke topics - feminism and racial discrimination. She did that by adding details irrelevant to the story. I was cheesed off with that.

The plot revolves around a murder, but the motives for the same seem so far-fetched, it feels like the murderers were just harebrained. Also, couldn't understand why they would keep wearing bloodstained clothing for hours when they had access to suitcases full of change of clothes. And if the murder was really meditated, you would think they would make an effort to get a better weapon, especially when they are downtown and have access to shops.

Then, there are editing/proofreading errors. Valerie becomes Victoria in the end of the book. There are plenty of places where commas and hyphens are missing. Then, managing content in different paragraphs is messed up in 3-4 places.

Also, what's the rationale behind naming this detective Holmes too, and then refer to Sherlock Holmes and call HIM a fictional character? And then, the narrator herself becomes the Watson to this Holmes, to the extent that the cases will be churned out to the audience courtesy the assistant/writer.

The only thing I liked in this book was the author's effortless and engaging narrative style. However, I am not willing to read any more works by her if the plots are going to be so lame.
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Isabel Vidal
3.0 out of 5 stars Ok read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2021
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Started out interesting enough but as far as I'm concerned did not rise up to my expectations... Needed a bit more happening.
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