lakecake's review against another edition
3.0
Still not sure about this...there's a lot of internal dialogue that just makes Meg seem kinda dumb.
xojulia4o3ox's review against another edition
3.0
This book series for me is just okay. I really like Sheila’s other series but I doubt I’ll continue this one.
jessa_yes's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
nursenell's review against another edition
5.0
This is the second book in the Orchard Mystery series by Sheila Connolly. I like to read series in order but I had thought this was the first book and since I had it I read it first. The series is about a woman. Meg, who gives up a high paying, high stress job in Boston to take over an apple orchard and old farm house in rural MA that has been in her family for about 200 years. In this book a local college student, Jason, who headed a student group dedicated to organic farming is found dead in her orchard's spring house. He was found to have died from pesticide poisoning. Where did the pesticide come from? How did Jason end up on her property. Lots of questions, no shortage of suspects, and a sheriff who has taken a definite dislike of Meg work together to make a good read.
judyward's review against another edition
3.0
A very nice mystery that is perfect for reading on the beach or on a lazy afternoon. Meg Corey moves from Boston to western Massachusetts to live on a farm owned by her extended family for generations. Since the property has a 15 acre apple orchard, this series apparently is themed around the orchard. In this second in the series (and the first that I have read) a man is found dead in the spring house and Meg sets out to unravel the mystery of who he was and how he happened to die in her spring house in her apple orchard.
asanford's review against another edition
3.0
Much better than the first one
I guess I'm hooked on another Sheila Connolly series. This mystery was intriguing, unlike the first. The characters are better developed and the story more endearing.
I guess I'm hooked on another Sheila Connolly series. This mystery was intriguing, unlike the first. The characters are better developed and the story more endearing.
salene27's review against another edition
3.0
This book was good but not great, I felt too much time was spent all minute details of apple farming, and not enough time trying to figure out who the killer was. I will try the next book in the series.
setaian's review against another edition
3.0
"Oh man, I can't f__king believe this. Another basement, another elevator. How can the same sh_t happen to the same guy twice?"
-John McClane (Die Hard 2)
After solving the murder of her ex-boyfriend in book 1, One Bad Apple, Meg Corey could be forgiven for thinking that things would settle down and she would be able to turn her attention to making a go of the apple orchard.
Unfortunately, weeks after one crime is solved, another body has shown up on her orchard. A young environmental activist has been murdered. The method of murder, pesticide poisoning. With the State Police eager, nay desperate to hang the crime on her, she needs to investigate and find the real killer.
It's OK. It's even good. I nice way to kill some time for lovers of cosy mysteries. It follows the same basic pattern as the first book and no doubt, book three which I just bought, but it's a pattern I quite enjoy. Not sure how long before I get tired of it, but for now it's good fun.
-John McClane (Die Hard 2)
After solving the murder of her ex-boyfriend in book 1, One Bad Apple, Meg Corey could be forgiven for thinking that things would settle down and she would be able to turn her attention to making a go of the apple orchard.
Unfortunately, weeks after one crime is solved, another body has shown up on her orchard. A young environmental activist has been murdered. The method of murder, pesticide poisoning. With the State Police eager, nay desperate to hang the crime on her, she needs to investigate and find the real killer.
It's OK. It's even good. I nice way to kill some time for lovers of cosy mysteries. It follows the same basic pattern as the first book and no doubt, book three which I just bought, but it's a pattern I quite enjoy. Not sure how long before I get tired of it, but for now it's good fun.