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Death By Trombone (Pismawallops PTA Mysteries Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Rebecca M. Douglass (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
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JJ MacGregor's very bad day has just gotten a lot worse.

JJ thought starting the day without coffee was a disaster, but now there's a dead musician behind the Pismawallops High School gym. His trombone is missing, and something about the scene is off key. JJ and Police Chief Ron Karlson are determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, but will they be able to work harmoniously or will discord ruin the investigation? With the music teacher as the prime suspect, JJ could be left to conduct the band, and then Graduation might truly end in a death by trombone, or at least the murder of Pomp and Circumstance!
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    January 8, 2016
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Rebecca M. Douglass works at the library, volunteers in the schools, and writes in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently working on her next novel and attempting to perfect a recipe for the espresso brownies which JJ MacGregor so loves.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B019HK8VI6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (January 8, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 8, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1564 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 265 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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Rebecca M Douglass

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Rebecca M. Douglass has lived in Idaho, Arizona, California, Washington, and briefly in Maine, and now lives and writes in the Seattle area. Her imagination resides where it pleases, in and out of this world. Her passions include backpacking, hiking, books, and moderately adventurous travel, especially when shared with good friends and family. Douglass is the author of the delightful Ninja Librarian books for children, and the Pismawallops PTA cozy mysteries for adults, and the new Seffi Wardwell Mystery series. After more than seventeen years working at the her local library and volunteering her time in the schools, she has retired to concentrate on writing and travel.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Dixie Goode
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Score for the PTA
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2016
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When JJ's bad day just keeps getting worse, and she just keeps agreeing to try to help everyone else although she only wants to crawl back in bed, of course it is the moment when the bag she trips on leads to a dead body. Only if the ban of the book is "Death by Trombone," why is there a violin next to the body?

I really love JJ and her relationship with her son feels real. Her heart being torn between worry over her impending divorce and a newly budding possible relationship makes her more human. Her friendship with a big hearted woman who never stops volunteering her own and JJ's help makes me smile. The first book of these cozy mystery stories, set on a small Island, and involving the Pismawallops PE, made me hope there would be more, but also worry that the second couldn't maintain the humor and charisma and fun of "Death by Ice Cream," but I honestly like this one as much, and am now hoping to hear that another is on its way.
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Curryanne Hostetler
4.0 out of 5 stars Good story interesting characters
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2016
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Good story. interesting characters, I enjoyed the book. You should try this book it is worth your time. Two words
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rebecca has done a fine job of creating believable characters in depth and evoking ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2016
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Rebecca has done a fine job of creating believable characters in depth and evoking through detail the island world in which her drama unfolds. There is not only the mystery of a death to solve, but the core conflicts around romance, parenting, being involved in the mystery death for the chief protagonist to resolve.
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Birdhouse Books
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable cozy mystery
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016
I have several friends who enjoy cozy mysteries, as I do. We've talked about what makes a cozy particularly enjoyable for us. Three cozy traits that I always particularly enjoy are a picturesque small town, a school setting, and a mystery with a bit of romance as well.

Death By Trombone has all these cozy ingredients. The book is set in the small town of Pismawallops, in the Puget Sound area. It is a charming small town, and an enjoyable place to visit via this mystery.

J.J., the book's protagonist and amateur sleuth, is involved in the school's PTA. I enjoyed the school setting, and the work that J.J. and her friend Kitty put into the PTA (and the mystery!).

I also liked J.J.'s budding romance with police chief Ron Karlson. It was well written, with a realistic pace given J.J.'s acrimonimous divorce.

The mystery in Death By Trombone is well told, and it kept me guessing! The pacing was quick, with sharp dialogue that moved the story along.

Death by Trombone is an enjoyable weekend read, sure to please fans of small town cozy mysteries. I recommend it!
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c-lu
4.0 out of 5 stars Laugh Out Loud and Mystery Too!
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2016
JJ's barely holding on between her PTA responsibilities, her jerk and soon to be ex-husband trying to gain custody of their son Brian, and the re-awakening of her hormones. Stressed to the max she stumbles over a dead musician and hopes it's not murder. Sparks fly - good ones and bad ones - as she fights her attraction to Ron and he tries to tell her what to do.

Douglass has a great series here. JJ's a colorful and complex character, well-developed and likable. She has to deal with her son's dating at the same time as her own potential new relationship. I enjoyed the first in the series, DEATH BY ICE CREAM, but this one made me laugh out loud! Great writing! It can be read as a stand alone, but I'd recommend starting with the first in the series.

FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book in the hopes that I would post an honest review. This has not affected the content of my review in any way.
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Barbara Wiesmann
4.0 out of 5 stars I loved it! J
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2016
I won a copy of this book from the author through a blog contest. I loved it! J.J.MacGregor has a series of very bad days while trying to figure out how a famous jazz trombonist ended up dead outside the high school gym on her small Washington island. The book is excellently plotted and paced. J.J.'s troubles are so out there that they are almost hilarious. It's a great location with well developed characters. As a matter of fact, my only problem was that this was the 2nd in the series, and it was full of spoilers for the first one.
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