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End of the Lane (A Dear Abby Cozy Mystery Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Sonia Parin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,370 ratings
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Abby Maguire’s first day in a new town and new job could be her last. Instead of writing about the weekend bake sale, she has to give a statement to the police. It seems the small town of Eden is not the idyllic place she'd imagined it to be. There's a killer on the loose but the finger of suspicion is pointed at Abby.

Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language but lots of fun, quirky dialogue & characters.
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  1. Book 1 of 8
    A Dear Abby Cozy Mystery
  2. Print length
    206 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    Jan. 11 2018
  6. File size
    766 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B078YWMY22
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 766 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 206 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,370 ratings

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Sonia Parin

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USA TODAY Bestselling Author Sonia Parin writes humorous cozy mysteries with quirky characters and entertaining dialogue. Her characters are described as realistic with a sense of fun, which is great because her aim is to provide lighthearted entertainment and pure escapism. She has a degree in Fine Arts and loves to cook and bake.

For regular updates, first chapters, & tidbits please visit http://soniaparin.com or check in on Twitter and Facebook. https://twitter.com/SoniaParin, https://www.facebook.com/SoniaParin/

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
1,370 global ratings

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Raven
5.0 out of 5 stars End of the Lane
Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2021
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LOVED this book . . . main character was thoroughly likeable . . . lots of plot twists . . . highly recommend . . . 😊
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Sandee L
4.0 out of 5 stars Good characters in a new environment
Reviewed in Canada on December 26, 2019
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Abby moves from the US to Australia to escape a life that had become disappointing and sad. There she encounters a murder, a town full of interesting characters and some very nice looking men. I liked this book. The situations Abby encounters are a little different than I expected but familiar enough that my expectations were met.
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Barbara Scutt
3.0 out of 5 stars Fun but short
Reviewed in Canada on December 28, 2019
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Abby decides to move to another country for a new job in Australia. She finds the dead body of her new boss. Now she has to decide if she wants wants to stay and figure who's guilty.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four and a half stars
Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2018
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I enjoyed reading this first book in the series and meeting the characters. A hint of romance and a murder to solve always makes for a good read. I look forward to reading the next book.
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KT Walsh
2.0 out of 5 stars Hard to follow
Reviewed in Canada on May 15, 2020
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I tried really hard to like this book, by sadly I didn't finish. Couldn't stay interested enough to finish. Sorry
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SH
3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat incoherent
Reviewed in Germany on March 20, 2022
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I don't really know what to make of this book. The small town setting is typical of cozy mysteries but Australia is a nice change from the usual settings in the UK or US. Several of the characters seem interesting; not always completely realistic but you just have to have a lot of loveable characters in that sort of book.
What irritated me a little is the fact that the various scenes often don't hang together. Sometimes the author shifts her focus to a different scene before the previous one has really finished. That's especially annoying at the end, where you more or less have to guess what has happened, and later you learn about it from the dialogue between the protagonists, but it's left out in the actual story.
I think with better storytelling there would have been more suspense and also more human interest. As it is, it failed to grab my attention. It's a leisurely read where you don't mind getting interrupted.
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T Klassy
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun assortment of characters
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2020
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This was an easy read with just enough drama to keep it interesting. The characters were quite diverse and added good balance to the book. Nothing graphic or haunting which I appreciated. I like to read for relaxation so don't want something that makes me all uptight. A good who-dun-it mystery.
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Miss T
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read with humour despite the murder!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2019
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I enjoyed this book, very different to her 1920's series set in England but still well written and researched. Even includes a recipe for Lamingtons.. I admit to copy and pasting as I haven't had one in 20 years and I am definitely going to try them, I do recommend adding the jam though as no matter where I went in Australia they all contained jam or had a layer prior to the chocolate coating!!

Back to the book.. our heroine, a lifestyle reporter, has left Seattle for a small town in Victoria, Australia following a difficult relationship break down. Along her drive she finds a stray dog, who is looking the worst for wear, and in need of rescue. On arrival she finds her new boss's dead body and somewhat overwhelmed decides to look into it while waiting to find out if she still has a job.

Enter the local detective, her colleague, the town's coffee shop owner and her new "landlords" at the town's only bar and hotel and her sidekick dog who she's adopted by default. As the locals welcome her arrival in their typically Australian way, captured very well indeed, she's encouraged to dig around for information on the killer.

Having experienced the joys of turning up in small town Australia and being welcomed enthusiastically and quirkily I can testify that Ms Parin has done a great job with her characters and setting.

Can't wait for the next one!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful
Reviewed in Australia on July 3, 2019
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I totally love this book. I can't wait to read more stories about Abby, Doyle and their supportive friends as they solve mysteries with flair.
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Beckett Shiona
4.0 out of 5 stars Editing Errors, But Excellent Plot, Characters
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2019
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I truly enjoyed all the quirky characters (a whole village of oddballs who glory in their kookiness!) and the "reluctant sleuth" plot of this unusual cozy mystery, as well as the setting Down Under. A number of other reviewers have mentioned editing errors, and those were definitely noticeable--more about that in a moment--but the book was, nevertheless, a lot of fun. The editing errors threw me off a number of times, though, and since I was reading a Kindle edition, I'm uncertain why they haven't been cleaned up with an Update. I would have given the book 5 stars but for these errors. For instance, the word "pore" or "poring", as in, looking through, was misspelled as "pouring" at least twice. At one point, although the poison under discussion throughout the book was cyanide, the main character, asking a question of a suspect, suddenly refers to it as arsenic. On another page, main character Abby is suddenly referred to as Lexie. Huh?! The word "has" is used in a sentence where "have" would have been correct; the pronoun "her" where "his" was intended--these are simply careless errors that should have been caught with good editing. Although they didn't put me off the book, which I truly liked, I hope the author will take her reviews to heart and issue a clean, updated edition of this enjoyable mystery.
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