Since the economy tanked, Finn's Harbor wasn't exactly a happening town. The only thing remotely exciting was when Clara Quinn and her cousin, Steffie, the owner of Raven's, joined forces to help solve Ana Jordan's murder the year before. Common sense should have told Clara to stay out of police business, but she had another sense that told her otherwise. Clara had the Quinn Sense, a paranormal sense that "led her down paths she didn't want to go" and one of them was figuring out whodunit. The voices that came to her were posed as riddles. Clara's secret psychic abilities would soon come in handy.
"There's been a murder," Molly squawked at Clara and Steffie. A bludgeoned corpse just happened to turn up in the back of Rick's pickup. Frank Toski was deader than a bag of nails and had been pounded into the great beyond with a hammer from his hardware store. The Quinn sense was never wrong, but when Clara asked Rick if he knew Frank, it claimed, "He's lying." Huh? The Sense also told her he didn't do it. Mayor Carson Dexter wanted an immediate arrest in "the bowling alley murder." The Quinn cousins began to investigate, but for some reason the Quinn Sense was becoming unpredictable ... just like the guy who was pointing a chain saw at them!
This delightfully charming mystery blended with a touch of paranormal Quinn-sensibility will garner many fans. I became enamored with Tatters, the mischievous dog who was there when Clara needed him and when she didn't. The humorous realism he brought to Finn's Harbor, as well as many other incidents, made this mystery a down-to-earth tale that made it into an irresistible page turner. The Quinn Sense, which was an on and off again psychic sense, was one that Clara was finally accepting in her life. Hopefully as the series progresses, it will become a stronger and more prominent part of her life. Clara was a smart, serious, and gusty Maine sleuth that you'll totally fall in love with!Clara Quinn, a bookstore worker, has claim to the 'Quinn Sense.' This sense is a family inherited trait that allows Clara insight into a situation rather telepathically, using audiology and clairvoyance. She hears voices and sees crime scenes. Clara has spent great energy to suppress this ability since her best friend, and cousin Stephanie did not inherit the sense.
In this case, Clara does chose to use the advantage of her sense. Rick Sanders, a man that Clara is interested in, has a dead body show up in the rear of his pickup. Clara 'knows' he is not the culprit, she has to hurry to find the true killer before Rick is charged with the crime.
We are introduced to a lovable furry dog, Tatters who is able to converse with Clara and that is an avenue the author, in my opinion, should pursue. I would like to see more paranormal exploration.
Finn's Harbor was a quiet little town on the coast of Maine. Well, quiet if you didn't count Roberta Prince, the owner of the stationer's store, who had a fit when she thought Tatters was going to jump on her. She was a prissy Prada type who dressed to the nines to impress Rick Sanders, the owner of the hardware store and that disgusting dog. Tatters, who had absolutely no fashion sense, plowed into the cookbook display at the Raven's Nest bookstore trying to get her attention. "You need to control that monster." Yes, and Roberta, the biggest gossip in Finn's Harbor, needed to control her mouth.
Since the economy tanked, Finn's Harbor wasn't exactly a happening town. The only thing remotely exciting was when Clara Quinn and her cousin, Steffie, the owner of Raven's, joined forces to help solve Ana Jordan's murder the year before. Common sense should have told Clara to stay out of police business, but she had another sense that told her otherwise. Clara had the Quinn Sense, a paranormal sense that "led her down paths she didn't want to go" and one of them was figuring out whodunit. The voices that came to her were posed as riddles. Clara's secret psychic abilities would soon come in handy.
"There's been a murder," Molly squawked at Clara and Steffie. A bludgeoned corpse just happened to turn up in the back of Rick's pickup. Frank Toski was deader than a bag of nails and had been pounded into the great beyond with a hammer from his hardware store. The Quinn sense was never wrong, but when Clara asked Rick if he knew Frank, it claimed, "He's lying." Huh? The Sense also told her he didn't do it. Mayor Carson Dexter wanted an immediate arrest in "the bowling alley murder." The Quinn cousins began to investigate, but for some reason the Quinn Sense was becoming unpredictable ... just like the guy who was pointing a chain saw at them!
This delightfully charming mystery blended with a touch of paranormal Quinn-sensibility will garner many fans. I became enamored with Tatters, the mischievous dog who was there when Clara needed him and when she didn't. The humorous realism he brought to Finn's Harbor, as well as many other incidents, made this mystery a down-to-earth tale that made it into an irresistible page turner. The Quinn Sense, which was an on and off again psychic sense, was one that Clara was finally accepting in her life. Hopefully as the series progresses, it will become a stronger and more prominent part of her life. Clara was a smart, serious, and gusty Maine sleuth that you'll totally fall in love with!Clara Quinn, a bookstore worker, has claim to the 'Quinn Sense.' This sense is a family inherited trait that allows Clara insight into a situation rather telepathically, using audiology and clairvoyance. She hears voices and sees crime scenes. Clara has spent great energy to suppress this ability since her best friend, and cousin Stephanie did not inherit the sense.
In this case, Clara does chose to use the advantage of her sense. Rick Sanders, a man that Clara is interested in, has a dead body show up in the rear of his pickup. Clara 'knows' he is not the culprit, she has to hurry to find the true killer before Rick is charged with the crime.
We are introduced to a lovable furry dog, Tatters who is able to converse with Clara and that is an avenue the author, in my opinion, should pursue. I would like to see more paranormal exploration.Cousins Clara and Stephanie Quinn from the Raven's Nest Bookstore are back with another murder to solve in Allison Kingsley's latest cozy mystery, A SINISTER SENSE. Things aren't looking so good for Rick Sanders, the owner of Finn's Harbor's only hardware store. A dead body is discovered in the back of his truck, and the murder weapon was taken straight from his own store's inventory. Even though most of the town thinks he's guilty, Clara just knows he's innocent. Rick is Clara's good friend (and even a potential love interest?), so she's not going to sit by an let him take the fall for someone else. Armed with her special "Quinn Sense" and her cousin Stephanie's help, Clara sets out to find the real murderer.
A SINISTER SENSE was a quick and easy read, and overall I liked it - not loved, but liked. The mystery was fairly simple, without a lot of twists and turns or red herrings in the plot. Clara was such a loyal friend to Rick, and when others turned their back on him, she stuck to her guns to find the real murderer, even after receiving threats if she didn't stop snooping. I enjoyed the dynamic between Clara and Stephanie as cousins, best friends and a fun amateur sleuthing team. My main complaint with this book is the same one I had with the first book in the series (Mind Over Murder) - the way the murderer was caught was just kind of silly. Not very believable in my opinion, and that took away some of my enjoyment.
I'm crazy about bookstore settings, and the Raven's Nest sounds like an intriguing shop with its Edgar Allen Poe theme. The bookstore specializes in the occult genre, which is fitting given that certain family members, like Clara, have the "Quinn Sense." It's similar to having a sixth sense; Clara hears voices in her mind, giving her vague hints about certain things, or she will just develop a strong "feeling" about something without explanation. Clara is not very good at using her special ability, mainly because she's not happy about having it in the first place, and for years she's tried to pretend it wasn't there. I absolutely LOVE cozies with paranormal elements, so I wish this book had delved deeper into the Quinn Sense.
Since I'm curious to see where Clara's relationship goes with Rick, and I want to know more about Clara's woo-woo powers, I will be continuing with A Raven's Nest Bookstore series. I'm just hoping the cousins find a different way to catch the killer next time.
Cousins Clara and Stephanie find themselves in the midst of another mystery while running their paranormal bookstore Raven's Nest, this time to help out Clara's good friend/maybe boyfriend Rick. These two are a really fun crime-solving team, and I also enjoy the mother/daughter dynamic of Clara and Jessie. The addition of Tatters makes this terrific cozy series even "cozier" and I loved how Clara can even read his thoughts at times! The mystery isn't extremely complex, making this a great summer read...not too taxing on the brain yet extremely enjoyable. In Finn's Harbor, Maine the male corpse is found in the back of hardware store owner Rick Sander's truck. The victim had been seen on Rick's store and the murder weapon came from his shop. Police Chief Dan Peterson brings Rick to the station for questioning.
The townsfolk feel Rick killed the John Doe, but Clara Quinn, who works at her cousin Stephanie Quinn Dowd's Raven's Nest Bookstore employee, rejects the notion he is a murderer. She points out the same jumping to false conclusions happened to another bookstore worker Molly Owens (see Mind Over Murder). However, she also knows she is attracted to Rick. As the evidence mounts against Rick, encouraged by Stephanie to use her Quinn Sense to investigate, Clara knows she must identity the victim and why he was in town in order to find the killer.
The second Raven's Nest Bookstore paranormal amateur sleuth is an entertaining amusing whodunit as the two cousins who are BFF "sisters" land in one mess after another. The investigation is fun while Tatters the dog adds canine humor to the amusing fiasco the cousins land in. Fans will enjoy this lighthearted well written mystery.
This was an enjoyable cozy murder read.
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