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An Affair to Dismember (Matchmaker Mysteries Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Elise Sax (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 8,176 ratings
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“Fans of laugh-out-loud romantic suspense will enjoy this new author as she joins the ranks of Janet Evanovich, Katie MacAllister, and Jennifer Crusie.”—Booklist, on An Affair to Dismember

“Elise Sax will win your heart.”—New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis

My name’s Gladie Burger, and my Grandma Zelda says that I have “The Gift.” That means that I’m going to be a great matchmaker, and it probably means that I can know things that can’t be known.

Just like my grandma.

She knows who should be matched with who, and she also knows what the weather’s going to be weeks in advance. Some people call that a Third Eye. Some people call it psychic. Some people call it weird.

I’m betting Grandma is wrong. The only “gift” I’ve had in my life is not being able to hold down a job. I might have a commitment problem.

But I’m helping her out in the matchmaking business, anyway. So far, I haven’t made a match, and now after our neighbor across the street fell, hit his head, and died, I can’t stop thinking that maybe his death was no accident.

Maybe it was murder.

I may have commitment issues, but I seem totally committed to finding out if he was murdered and who murdered him.
The annoying Chief of Police—who unfortunately turns my insides into molten estrogen jelly—thinks I should be committed for sticking my nose in where it doesn’t belong.

Luckily, another neighbor is just as hot as the Chief, and he’s more than happy to support my sleuthing. Ditto my best friends Bridget and Lucy.

It’s a toss-up if I’ll solve this mystery, get killed in the process, get arrested, or find true love.

An Affair to Dismember is the first book in the Matchmaker Mysteries series. It is a humorous and romantic small-town mystery. Matchmaker Mysteries… Sometimes love comes with a few dead ends.
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Editorial Reviews

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Praise for theMatchmaker series

"Elise Sax will win your heart."--New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis
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"Sax will make you laugh. Her larger-than-life characters jump off the page and make crazy seem like a fun place to hang out."--NewYork Times bestselling authorChristie Craig
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"With quirky characters reminiscent of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series and a small-town heroine redolent of Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse" --RT Book Reviews
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"Fans of laugh-out-loud romantic suspense will enjoy this new author as she joins the ranks of Janet Evanovich, Katie MacAllister, and Jennifer Crusie."--Booklist, on An Affair to Dismember
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"A lighthearted and amusing caper with a sexy side order of romance . . . Gladie is an endearing mess of a character, and the book is fast-paced and amusing, with a large cast of quirky, small-town characters."--Kirkus Reviews, on Matchpoint
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"There's plenty for fans to enjoy in Sax's third Matchmaker installment, complete with energetic narration, zany humor and a mystery that's as engaging as the details of Gladie's love life."--RT BookReviews, on Love Game

From the Author

Matchmaker Mysteries Series
Book 0: Road to Matchmaker
Book 1: An Affair to Dismember
Book 2: Citizen Pain
Book 3: The Wizards of Saws
Book 4: Field of Screams
Book 5: From Fear to Eternity
Book 6: West Side Gory
Book 7: Scareplane
Book 8: It Happened One Fright
Book 9: The Big Kill
Book 10: It's a Wonderful Knife
Book 11: Ship of Ghouls
 
Goodnight Mysteries Series (A Matchmaker Mysteries Spinoff Series)
Book 1: Die Noon
 
Five Wishes Series
Book 1: Going Down
Book 2: Man Candy
Book 3: Hot Wired
Book 4: Just Sacked
Book 5: Wicked Ride

Three More Wishes Series
Book 1: Blown Away
Book 2: Inn & Out
Book 3: Quick Bang

Standalone Books 
Bounty
Switched
Forever Now
Moving Violations

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N307OPM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ 13 Lakes Publishing (January 16, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 16, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3702 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 389 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 8,176 ratings

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USA Today bestselling author Elise Sax used to work as a journalist, mostly in Paris, France. She took a detour from journalism and became a private investigator before writing her first novel. She lives in Southern California with her two sons. She loves to hear from her readers.

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Marie
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2023
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Excellent story. Funny and riveting and easy to read. Held my attention the entire time. Can't wait to read more stories by Elise.
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Sharon A Feher
4.0 out of 5 stars Highly Amusing
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
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Elise Sax has a gift for writing tongue in cheek, humorous stories. With quirky, entertaining characters and a well plotted mystery, this was a fun read and great start to the series.
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Shari Lyne DuShane
3.0 out of 5 stars Zany characters with loads of comedy
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2017
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Elise Sax's "An Affair to Dismember" was obviously written with humor, filled with ironic gems such as, "I hate death. I'm scared it's contagious" and "I had stolen a cop car to speak to a known criminal about a murder, and the guy wasn't even home? Hmph." This reader was also pleased to discover very few spelling, grammar and/or punctuation errors, showing Sax evidently cared enough about her tale to make sure it was decently edited, too. However, in this reader's mind there is a fine line between too little and too much humor, especially in a mystery. This reader ended up put off a bit by so much humor because, oddly enough, the brain can be overwhelmed when processing humor due to the purpose of humor in writing is to grab the reader's attention while making a point in creative ways. In other words, too much humor can distract from the mystery of the story. This reader did laugh out loud at the examples given, and found if she put the book down for a day or two, she could better appreciate the humor offered.

Sax borrowed from other genres, mixing romance, mystery and action into the mix. This can be a good thing and many writer's are using this technique more and more. This reader applauds the use of mixing genres as it seems to make the story more believable and ultimately more interesting; it almost seems to make the book read like a movie. After all, it is rare for only one incident to happen at a time; rather, a person might see a stranger that catches their eye while off paying bills and they give a flirtatious wink as they rummage through their wallet for the credit card they plan to use, and... you get the picture. The mystery portion of the tale was quite well done with loads of interesting red herrings presented along the way. The romance portion offered two drool-worthy males - plus a lanky, accident-prone police officer - for self-deprecating protagonist Gladie, to choose from. Intrigue was offered via waiting to see if Gladie's psychic matchmaking ability would ever blossom, as her psychic grandmother, Zelda, predicted. Action abounded around the Terns family, especially when Gladie was added to the mix.

Sax's tale offered loads of comedy, action, intrigue and a touch of romance, all wrapped up in a single book. This reader really appreciated her attention to setting details as it truly allowed this reader to visualize the area. This reader wanted to empathize with Gladie, but was unable to connect with her continual self-deprecating demeanor. She was simply presented as too stupid to believe, all for comedic presentation... which ties back in to what this reader stated about too much humor can ruin a story. This reader will recommend Elise Sax as a writer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny Cozy Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2022
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Ok. I get it. A few people bought this because of the cover and didn’t expect the content. But really, if the F word and a few wacky set-ups bother you- stop reading. I thought the book was great. I enjoy this genre and laughed out loud several times. I think the writing was solid, the plot had some good turns and the characters were varied and interesting. I was a big early Stephanie Plum fan…Gladie could compete. I look forward to more titles from the author.
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Angie
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2022
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This was book 1 in the "Matchmaker Mysteries" . This was a pretty good read. My name’s Gladie Burger, and my Grandma Zelda says that I have “The Gift.” That means that I’m going to be a great matchmaker, and it probably means that I can know things that can’t be known. Gladie does not think she has it in her. She does not stay in one place more than a few months and Jones are a few days at most. Yet her grandmother thinks she will be just what is needed. Grandma Zelda, matchmaker extraordinaire, has a flair for matching people and knowing what is needed before anyone. She wants Gladie to stay away from the neighbor's across the street, bad losers as she calls them. Chief Spencer is new in town he is tall good looking, single and womanizer. He seems to be following Gladie to all the clues she has found. Warning her to back off each time he likes her but doesn't want to admit it. This was a good book I liked the characters and the second characters. This book was funny I loved reading another series by this author. This book was well written with no errors in grammar or spelling. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
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TjKillShot
5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery and twists
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2023
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Overall this book was great. I didn't think it needed 300 some odd pages but great book. There was times where I thought information wasn't needed or the characters needed to get to the point. I gave it a five because I dont like rating down (its the math in me). Actual rating is 4.5
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Karsiyaka
5.0 out of 5 stars Terribly Entertaining and Hilarious
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2017
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After I started reading this book I was left wondering why I had never heard this author’s name before. The book is about a twenty some year old woman moving in with her quirky matchmaker grandmother in California and getting involved in solving murder mysteries while trying to sort out her life and her feelings toward a couple of good looking local men. I had a blast reading this book with hilarious dialogs, which reminded me of funny interpersonal exchanges with a touch of sarcasm from John Grisham books, and a terribly entertaining main character who sounds a lot like Stephanie Plum from Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. The book is fast-paced, multilayered, suspenseful and entertaining with well-developed quirky and fun characters. What else one would ask in a cozy mystery? Five stars all around. I plan on reading more of this author’s books.
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Adilson
5.0 out of 5 stars An Affair to Dismenber
Reviewed in Brazil on November 30, 2023
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Uma linguagem objetiva com anotações pare enriquecer o vocaLÁrio
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MummyC
5.0 out of 5 stars Remove loose belongings, fasten your seat belt and keep your arms in at all times.......
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2017
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Yup! This is one exciting rollercoaster ride. So many twists, turns, dead ends..... you think you are in a roll when the brakes are slammed on and you are off in a different direction. The unresolved ending in one part of the story leaves you needing another go. Romance, mayhem and murder all rolled into one un put downable read (the bags under they eyes are testament to this). Make sure the partner is out, the kids in bed and asleep and the phone off the hook..........
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious
Reviewed in India on July 31, 2018
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Love the author. Hilarious romantic comedy. The main character is adorable, witty, n also hilarious. Couldn't stop laughing and smiling. Couldn't put the book down once started reading.
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Doortalks
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy reading for holidays :-)
Reviewed in Germany on July 25, 2017
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It is a little bit (more) romance and also a little bit murder investigations. The main character Gladie is very sympathetic and she falls in love easily, or at least she likes to kiss the gorgeous looking guys. And there are some around. Each of them has his own plusses and dangers. Which one will she choose? And will she manage to really follow in her Grandmas steps in their matchmaking business? I will not answer the questions, the read is entertaining enough to recommend reading it for yourself! Have fun!
The story flow was fine, the characters were easy to imagine and it had a little bit of Bridget Jones feel to it. Some quirkiness to some characters only added to the fun to read. All in all, well done!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny.
Reviewed in France on February 12, 2017
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I just had bad health news. And it still made me smile a lot and laugh out quite loudly a few times. Plus, while I would say that it was the best mystery ( I knew who the bad guys were early) it wasn't bad.
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