Books Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Book 1)
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Rating: - Sample too short
I may have really enjoyed this book, but I will never know. The sample was less than 3 pages long-maybe 6 paragraphs!
This was not enough to decide to buy the book.

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Rating: - Excellent read you will like it
Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Book 1)This first book in the series was so good. I have read five so far and can't wait for more to be republished. The series is older for Harris and is getting new life from a new publisher. Harris is so good. I read all of her mystery series and think you can not go wrong if her name if on it. Now I have not read her vampire series, but other friends tell me it is great. Guess I will have to get them eventually.

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Rating: - Murders that resemble old murder cases
Aurora "Roe" Teagarden is a librarian. She doesn't have much of a social life. Once a month on Friday she meets her fellow murder mystery enthusiasts, and they discuss a real murder. This Friday it's Roe's turn to present the case of Wallace. She spent hours preparing and arrives early to the community center to make sure everything is ready. She can't find the woman who unlocked the building and set up. When she does find her, she wishes she hadn't. She'd been murdered in a similar way to Wallace's case.

Soon it is apparent that someone is taking things too far. Others begin dying in ways similar to murders of past. Who is doing it and why? Can Roe help ferret out the killer without becoming the next victim?

I have never read anything by this author. I loved Roe. I can't wait to read more! I thought the plot was well written and the characters were interesting. I had trouble putting down the book between readings. There were plenty of suspects and twists to keep me wondering who the killer was right up until all was revealed. I highly recommend this book.

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Rating: - Aurora Teagarden -- book one
This is the first book of the Aurora Teagarden series. Aurora, known as Roe to her friends, is a 28 year old librarian in the small Georgia town in which she was raised. She belongs to a group called "Real Murders" that meets monthly to discuss famous murders. Things get too real, though, when one of the members is found murdered at the monthly meeting. Hence begins a series of murders in their small town, with the victims and the settings staged to replicate a famous murder.

The members and the police know if is probably a member of the group, but which one? This is a great introduction to the series and the folks of Roe's town. I just read this one, after reading all of the rest. Unlike a lot of series, the Roe's friends and townspeople recur in the other books.

This is an amusing, southern cozy and I recommend it for a relaxing read.