The Disappearance of Mavis Woodstock (The Val & Kit Mystery Series)

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  1. Kindle Edition: 192 pages: 1 item
  2. Publisher: Blake Oliver Publishing Company; 2011-12-06
  3. Author: Rosalind Burgess, Patricia Obermeier Neuman
  4. Format: Kindle eBook
  5. Sales Rank in Books: #159775

Product Review

This first book in The Val & Kit Mystery Series introduces Realtor Valerie Pankowski and her best friend since childhood, Kit James. Val, who has just signed her divorce papers and a lease on a new apartment, receives a call from a prospective client, Mavis Woodstock (a vaguely familiar name). Mavis insists she has to sell her house as quickly as possible, but then doesn't keep her scheduled appointment. Kit, whose glamour belies her bold and often brash ways, remembers Mavis from their school days, an unattractive girl who was ignored when she was lucky, ridiculed when she was not. She also remembers Mavis being the only daughter in a large family that was as frugal as it was wealthy. When Val and Kit cannot locate Mavis, they begin an investigation, encountering along the way a little romance, a lot of deception, and more than one unsavory character.

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Average Customer Review
4.3 out of 5 stars (14 customer reviews)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!, December 18, 2011
Forever Young (USA) - See all my reviews
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Buy it! I bought this last week and have had a tough time turning the light out at night because I wanted to read a "just a few more" pages. Grabbed a few precious daytime moments here and there between feeding the kids and wrapping Christmas gifts. Mysteries are sometimes too predictable for me -- I can guess the ending before I'm halfway through the book. Not this one. The characters are well developed and fun and the plot kept me guessing until the end. Keeping my fingers crossed that there will be a sequel...


6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Encore, encore!, January 7, 2012
MMR "Mary" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I really enjoyed this book: the characters, the story line, everything. It is well written, humorous, engaging...please give us more of Valley Girl and Kit!


4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Light, Cheerful Mystery with a Surprising Twist!, February 14, 2012
Alle Wells "Alle Wells" (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
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Middle-aged, Real Estate Agent Valerie Pankowski receives a phone call from a forgotten classmate that could result in a sweet listing for the firm. Before Valerie can get the paperwork done, her former classmate, Mavis, disappears and is later found dead from an apparent suicide. Valerie doesn't believe that Mavis committed suicide and becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to her. Valerie and her old school chum, Kit, dangerously delve into Mavis's private life and uncover a secret identity far away from her hometown of Downers Grove. Meanwhile, Mavis's wealthy relatives aren't happy to find two inquisitive, amateur private investigators digging around in their family business. Valerie doesn't give up until she hears a shocking confession from the murderer whose identity no one would ever guess.

Valerie and Kit are witty and entertaining characters constantly on the move. This is a well-written mystery that reads along at a bright and cheerful pace with a...Read more

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