Wall-to-Wall Dead (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery #6) by Jennie Bentley

Wall-to-Wall Dead by Jennie Bentley

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Avery Baker never thought she’d leave Manhattan, until she inherited her aunt’s old Maine cottage and found her true calling—home renovation. But when Avery goes to work restoring a condominium, she discovers it’s another condo owner who’s been condemned...

Avery and her partner, Derek, are fixing up a cute little condo in homey Waterfield, Maine, hoping for a quick turnaround and some extra money. It seems like a simple project—and Avery is looking forward to using her big-city experience with small spaces.

But they didn’t expect to have their every move watched by the resident busybody in the condo, Hilda Shaw, who loves snooping on everyone’s comings and goings. When the busybody becomes a dead body, Avery suspects foul play. Soon she’s doing some snooping of her own—and it seems everyone in the complex has a secret. Could one of them be worth killing for? Avery needs to work fast, before someone decides to fix her...for good.

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Another okay read in the series. I guessed who done it fairly early on, just did not know why. This is kind of a ho hum series for me. I can live with or without it.



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Flipped Out (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery #5) by Jennie Bentley

Flipped Out by Jennie Bentley

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Avery and her hunky handyman boyfriend are renovating a house belonging to a local news anchor who's thrilled to be filmed as part of a home renovation show. But cable television fame proves fleeting when the man is murdered and Avery faces the task of nailing the killer.



This was okay............ I like this series, but I did not like this book nearly as much as the previous ones. I knew who done it, and I did not like the way that either Avery or Derek acted in this book. Will probably keep reading this series, but won't anticipate the next book as much after this one.



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Plaster and Poison (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery #3) by Jennie Bentley

Plaster and Poison by Jennie Bentley AKA Bente Gallagher

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Ex-New York designer Avery Baker left the bustle of the big city to start her own home renovation business in Maine. But as she renovates an old carriage house on behalf of a soon-to-be wed friend, she stumbles across a lifeless body-a person known all too well by the blushing bride. The small town is abuzz with big suspicions, and Avery realizes she must unravel a matrimonial murder.



Very much enjoying this series. Great characters, interesting mysteries and some nice do it yourself tips. A series that I am going to continue reading without a doubt.







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Spackled and Spooked (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery, #2) by Jennie Bentley

Spackled and Spooked by Jennie Bentley

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


A mystery surfaces behind the walls in the new Do-It-Yourself series.

Avery Baker and her boyfriend, Derek Ellis, are flipping a seriously stigmatized house rumored to have ghosts. Soon they’ll have even bigger problems — and this renovation project might haunt them forever.


Really enjoying this series. I love the characters and the mysteries are interesting although I have to admit that I figured this one out early.
Great cozy series!

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Fatal Fixer-Upper (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery, #1) by Jennie Bentley

Fatal Fixer-Upper by Jennie Bentley

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



First in the new Do-It-Yourself mystery series

Avery Baker was once a New York designer, but inheriting her aunt's old Maine cottage has le ...more First in the new Do-It-Yourself mystery series

Avery Baker was once a New York designer, but inheriting her aunt's old Maine cottage has led her down a new career path - home renovation. Now, with help from hunky handyman Derek Ellis, Avery starts learning the ABC's of DIY. But when the designer-turned-renovator finds clues that lead to a missing professor, she wonders if she can finish the house - without getting finished off in the process.



Very good start to what is a new series for me. I love the characters, the mystery was not over the top and the main character is not an all out sleuth, she just happens upon the mystery. Thinking that this is going to be a great series.

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