Suzi Weinert

This was not what I expected it to be! I thought it was going to be a cozy mystery but to my surprise and enjoyment it was thrilling and a bit intense. I have a long commute and need to stay awake and alert so this ended up being the first book for that! The way she describes the scenes were really spectacular to me, although the dialog seemed "dumbed-down" to a point it still carried the story along at a good pace. It takes you on a thrilling roller coaster with thrills and chills, romance, sadness, and everything in between. At the same time it depicts some nasty scenes around truly horrifying child abuse and domestic violence, which will deter some readers. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book!… (más)

4 STARS

I learned a lot in this complicated mystery. In fact I really liked the joggers answers about Abraham and his connection to three religions. Also learned about what people look for in diamonds. I liked the characters some more than others. Lots of drama and action happening in the book. I also liked some of the life lessons and treats Jennifer did with her grandchildren when they come to stay.(Now if I can remember by the time I have grandchildren it would be fun to do)

The plot had lots of parts coming together. Deals with terrorists who are planning attack in McLean, VA. The cell leader was smuggled in with diamonds. He sees a doll in closet and hides the diamonds in the doll. The doll is sold at a garage sale to Jennifer. The terrorists need the diamonds to buy guns and bombs for their mission. Their was so much going on it was almost too much at times. I never got lost in the story and connected with the characters fully.

It is a very fast paced book. Most of it happens in VA the Thanks Giving week. Happens in neighborhoods.

I love garage sales, thrift stores and shopping on black Friday. I am glad I never had Jennifer's luck.
I would like to read the first book in the series. Would read more books by Suzi.

I was given this ebook to read and asked to give honest review by NetGalley.

Published September 1st 2013 by Barringer Publishing/Schlesinger Advertising 464 pages ISBN:0989633853… (más)

The title of this book, Garage Sale Stalker, sounded to me as if it were probably a cozy mystery. Far from it! Though our heroine is a 60 year old grandma, this is the story of a brutal serial killer and how he became that way.

Jennifer loves her family and a good garage sale. She’s smart and observant. When a string of local burglaries coincides with the addresses of recent garage and estate sales, she puts two and two together to help the local police find the culprits. In the course of following these crimes, however, she keeps crossing paths with another garage sale shopper who is definitely not the type she normally sees at these sales. Her growing concern about and fear of him are not misplaced.

This story was not what I was expecting at all but that can be a good thing. It kept me interested from the first page. I like the use of older heroines as I move closer to that age category. The characters were believable and acted believably. Considering recent headlines, the story was something you could almost expect to hear on the news any day.

There were just two drawbacks for me. The use of exclamation points was distracting because there were so many of them. This is unusual for writers in this genre. The other drawback was that at times I felt like I was reading two different books. When reading about Jennifer’s family life, it did almost feel like a cozy but the switch to the segments about the killer felt like you were almost in a horror movie. A bit jarring at times.

The book has descriptions of brutal violence and child abuse. It’s best to know that going in.

I received this through Netgalley and I appreciated the opportunity to read and review this book.… (más)