Murder in the Jazz Band (The Catherine Tregowyn Mysteries #2) by G.G. Vandagriff

Murder in the Jazz Band (The Catherine Tregowyn Mysteries #2) Reviews

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  Les Wilson

  An excellent book and far better than many costing 10 times the price of this one.
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  Nanette Williamson

  Solid 4. Very atmospheric of Britain between the wars, the developing Jazz Age, life at University. Lots of characters, though.
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  Margaret

  There were parts I found rather slow and almost repetitive. It got a little better at the end. Cat really didn't solve the mystery. It was just thrust upon her. It probably doesn't help that I'm not a poetry buff. So a lot of the references to poems or poets meant little to me and were uninteresting.
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  Lenneamw

  Book two in this series was not as good as the first. Our heroine investigates a murder at the request of her brother, temporarily joins a jazz band, and stumbles in her love life. All the while taking a post as a tutor at her college. A bit disappointing after the first of the series.
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  Tamara

  In all fairness, I was impressed by my inability to figure out “whodunnit” right up until about a page before the reveal so for that I should give it a 5 star rating. Honestly, I just didn’t care fit the story as much as I did in the first book, this the 3 stars.
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  Lonny Johnson

  Delightful historical mystery set in Oxford in the '20's. Neatly plotted with a surprising twist at the end. Catherine Tregowyn, a Professor of Modern Literature at Oxford University's Somerville College, answers her brother's call to help his friend Emily, who has been arrested for murder. Convinced the Police will not do any further investigating and that Emily is innocent, Cat plunges into the case. She soon finds the entire case revolves around love. Romantic love, parental love, and unrequited love woven around the members of a local Jazz band. Love that echoes her own feelings uncomfortably. Passion and jealousy lead Cat into danger as she closes in on the killer. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and recommend it to anyone looking for a Golden Age cozy mystery.
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  Charlyn

  Catherine: scholar, poet, sleuth and now a jazz singer
  
  Cat’s brother William seeks her help in defending a woman accused of the murder of a member of a jazz band. To facilitate her investigation, Cat offers to become a temporary soloist for the jazz band. She is very dependent on Harry to work with her until an American woman causes Cat’s insecurity and jealousy to take over. The investigation continues as the first suspect is released and William becomes the chief suspect. An attempted murder and the arrest of a third suspect keep the reader guessing. This is another good read as Cat once again proves herself an able detective.
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  Shane McLennan

  Loved it!!! A quick read but held my attention through all the love, heartbreak, suspense and finding the real murderer. Catherine and her student Beryl had similar backgrounds of loosing childhood boyfriends. Cats parents paid no attention to her, but Beryl’s parents of a high class doted on her and wanted her to marry only the smartest. (Spoiler)When Beryl’s boyfriend gets killed and she knows it’s her father who did it, she runs away. When she hears that Cat experienced a similar loss, she reappears to tell her story and the Baron is caught.
  
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  Rebecca Augustine

  Good continuation of a 1930s Mystery Series
  
  Isn't there a Depression going on? One wouldn't know it in the middle of Somerville College, Oxford University, Oxford, England, where the most serious students and professors sometimes take breaks not just to have tea but a pint at a nearby pub (no prohibition going on here!) and even to dance to the latest hits!
  
  When the member of a popular jazz band is murdered, and his love interest is a suspect, scholarly Catherine Tregowyn is called upon by her brother to aid in clearing the young woman.
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  Dena

  totally mysterious
  
  This book totally floored me I must say. This is what a 5* read should look like. I have read mysteries previously that had me shaking my head saying seriously but this one was fabulous. The relationships are the focal point and not the actual plot of the story. I like reading about the relationships and see how they flourish through the story instead of reading how the plot just plodded along.
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  Larry

  I was pleasantly surprised to read yet another very good book from this author, in a well written series. The characters were very believable, and endearing, the plot was easily followed, yet has all the twists you will ever need, and the ending was a bit rushed, but still satisfactory. I highly recommend this book and the series.
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  Mark J. Sauer

  Complex storyline
  
  Very good concepts but a little long on the character “problem” issues with Harry almost too self destructive and she never really admits that she pushed and cheated on Harry first.
  All he did was dance, she actually goes out and starts another relationship with another man. Didn’t like how many times she did that to Harry.
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  Barbara

  High 3 stars, I liked it heaps more than the first. In spite of the fact that I don't much like jazz or its "environment." Don't like the blues either (one and the same?). But given my depressive nature I suspect that is because neither ameliorates ia tendency toward depression. Still, good mystery And I liked the villain as the villain because I sure as hell didn't like (him/her).
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  Michelle

  Improving
  
  The anachronisms and Americanisms, as in the first of the series, continue, but are fewer. I don't read romance, so I tend to speed read through the relationship angst, but I like the story and characters. I'll try the next in the series and see how it goes.
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  DEEDY CAIN

  Excellent
  
  I started this series during a tropical storm. I was so engrossed in the story and the characters that I simply forgot about the storm. The plot was excellent and believable. The characters are well developed. I can’t wait to start the next book in the series.