The Book of Old Houses, Sarah Graves
The Book of Old Houses, Sarah Graves
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The Book of Old Houses

Author: Sarah Graves

Narrator: Lindsay Ellison

Unabridged: 9 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/05/2018

Synopsis

When a mysterious book is unearthed from the foundation of Jake's 1823 fixer-upper, she immediately sends it off to local book historian Horace Robotham. After all, there must be a logical explanation for why the long-buried volume has her name in it—written in what looks suspiciously like blood. But all logic goes out the window when the book disappears—and Horace turns up dead. When two more victims turn up in a town better known for its scenic views and historic homes than its body count, Jake and her comrade-in-sleuthing, Ellie White, need to go on the prowl to find someone who may believe that the pages of an ancient book are the blueprint for a perfect murder.

About Sarah Graves

Sarah Graves lives with her husband in Eastport, Maine, in the 1823 Federal-style house that helped inspire her books. This series and the author’s real-life experience have been featured in House & Garden and USA Today.

About Lindsay Ellison

Lindsay Ellison is a narrator, producer, director, editor, performer, teacher, and a published and recorded songwriter and poet. She has narrated hundreds of audiobooks for the Library of Congress and the Perkins School for the Blind. She is an improvisational storyteller and a spokesperson for art and literacy on several New England television stations, and she coaches the art of narration nationally.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on March 17, 2012

I keep reading these. I can't help myself. I think I love the characters and the town of Eastport Maine. However, Jake is getting perilously close to be a character that is TSTL; but she is really not a stupid woman - the opposite, really. But she has very poor impulse control and can't seem to stop......more

Goodreads review by Jan C on June 12, 2010

I am still having problems with some of Ms. Graves' writing quirks. If she would just tell the story and leave out the asides. Something like "if we'd known we'd have done it differently." It gives the impression she is telling this story to someone over a cup of coffee. I always took my coffee blac......more

Goodreads review by Holly on May 22, 2023

Probably the last I'll read in the series, it's veering from cozy to just weird. Not in a good way. Getting much too dark. Going to try the "Death By Chocolate" series......more

Goodreads review by Cathy on November 27, 2017

I love this series, but this installment was a misfire. I can't quite put my finger on it other than to say it simply felt 'off', not quite in keeping with the style of some of the other Home Repair is Homocide books. Also WAY too many pages devoted to the cast iron bathtub situation. I will continu......more

Goodreads review by Rieta on October 27, 2017

I might have enjoyed this more without the voices. Especially the voice of Bella - irritating.......more

Quotes

“Mixing slaughter with screwdrivers, renovator-author Sarah Graves wields the pen and paintbrush behind the Home Repair is Homicide series.” Miami Herald

“In this multi-layered cozy, the eleventh in Graves’ home repair series, Jacobia Jake Tiptree has uncovered what looks to be a very old book while fixing up her 1823 house in Eastport, Maine. Local rare book expert Horace Robotham offers to take a look at it, but then dies in what appears to be a mugging gone wrong. Jake doesn’t think too much about this until a stranger drives up to her house three weeks after Horace’s death. He introduces himself as a friend of Horace’s, says he might have some information about the book and then asks Jake if he can hide a gun in her house…[the] local color and an entirely unexpected denouement combine for engaging reading.” Publishers Weekly

“As usual, Jake, an engaging first-person narrator, keeps the story rolling along smoothly. A little cozier than John Dunning’s series of antiquarian bookman Cliff Janeway, but fans of both series won’t mind crossing over.” Booklist

“Packed equally with incidents and tips on household repair.” Kirkus

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