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    Murder Buys a T-Shirt

    By Christy Fifield

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    Glory Martine has inherited her uncle's Florida souvenir shop, one stuffed with collectibles, mementos of times gone by--and ghosts--who, like her customers, refuse to let go of the past. But things take an even more unexpected turn when a local football hero dies far too suddenly and suspiciously. Now, Glory has to uncover the truth before someone makes her history...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Group
    Release dateMar 6, 2012
    ISBN9781101576991
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    Murder Buys a T-Shirt
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    Christy Fifield

    Christy Fifield is a pen name of Christina F. York. Chris lives on the rugged Oregon coast, with her husband and fellow writer, J. Steven York.

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    • 4/5
      I wasn't sure about this book, as I have to admit, I didn't like the title at all. But it was a mystery with a ghost that takes place in my home state of Florida, so I gave it a try. I'm sure glad I did. A strong debut, in my opinion. The characters all sound interesting enough that I want to stick around and watch them develop, the setting is well sketched out and the plot/murder mystery was a good one. The ending wasn't a surprise to me, but neither was I able to guess which suspect was the murderer. I also really liked that the main character, Glory, didn't go around "interrogating" everyone in a wholly unrealistic fashion.

      I love the bad mouthed parrot and I'm really looking forward to the next book.
    • 4/5
      This is the first book in the A Haunted Souvenir Shop Mystery series.

      Glory Martine, owns 55% of Southern Treasures in Keyhole Bay, FL. Her cousin Peter owns the 45% and lives in Alabama but still is as close as a phone to "help" Glory run the business. One of the things that came with the shop is Bluebeard, a salty talking parrot. Glory's childhood friend Karen, who is a news reporter for a local radio station, stops by to visit. Glory is busy straightening her inventory that she thinks Bluebeard messed up. On the way back from a trip to the Panhandle, Karen's police scanner goes off reporting a car accident. They get to the scene shortly after the police and see that vehicle is that of a local football star, Kevin Stanley. Stanley is confirmed dead at the scene.

      That evening while working in her shop, out of the blue, Bluebeard says "not accident". The uncanny thing is that it sounded just like she remembered her late Uncle Louis sounding. Glory doesn't believe in ghosts, but this is to uncanny to ignore or to share with friends.

      The police are playing it close to the vest and not providing much information. The word is that Stanley was at a gathering and had been drinking, but there were some that said he was there but wasn't drinking. The owner a local auto dealership had given Stanley a "lot boy" job at the dealership. Could they have had a disagreement that ended tragically? Or was Stanley letting his "star" status go to his head and the football coach was worried about the team having a successful season.

      Glory and Karen have two friends, Ernie and Felipe, with whom they rotate fixing dinner on Thursdays, have their plates full sorting out all the suspects. Glory also enlists the help of Jake, who owns the bookstore across the street.

      I really enjoyed this story and it was a quick read. Very enjoyable and like-able characters. interesting story and a well developed plot.

      Looking forward to the next book.
    • 4/5
      MURDER BUYS A T-SHIRT is a very enjoyable start to a new paranormal cozy mystery series. What pulled me in first was the setting. Glory Martine runs a souvenir shop in the sunny town of Keyhole Bay, Florida. Her store brought back memories of my yearly trips to the Florida Panhandle as a child, though Glory’s Southern Treasures sounds nicer than the trinket shops I remember. She inherited the store and a cantankerous talking parrot named Bluebeard from her great uncle. The parrot was hilarious – with a mouth like a sailor. (Though, there’s no actual foul language in the book. Bluebeard’s cursing is written as “#^$&*&.”)

      After Keyhole Bay’s top high school football player dies in a car crash, Glory suspects that Bluebeard is trying to tell her that it was no accident, and his squawk sounds very similar to her Uncle Louis who died decades ago. It seems like his ghost is haunting the souvenir shop and speaking to her through a bird! With the police convinced Kevin Stanley’s death was an accident, and his own fault at that, Glory decided to do a little investigating of her own.

      I enjoyed the mystery and finding out about the possible suspects. I did feel like there were holes in the plot, with one major element of the mystery that was never wrapped up. Because it was specifically about Kevin Stanley’s death, I don’t see how it would carry over to the next book, but maybe it does.

      For me, the characters in this book stole the show. Glory and her group of friends were realistic and likable. There’s Karen, Glory’s best friend and a reporter/radio personality at WBBY; Ernie and Felipe, the fun couple who owns the local antiques shop; and, of course, there’s the quirky parrot Bluebeard. We’re also introduced to Jake, the cute owner of Beach Books. He’s the new boy in town, but there’s already a romantic spark between him and Glory.

      MURDER BUYS A T-SHIRT is a delightful cozy mystery, and I will definitely be reading more of the series. Yummy recipes of traditional Southern dishes are also included.
    • 4/5
      First Line: "No, Peter. It is not a good idea."If only her interfering cousin Peter were the only fly in Glory Martine's ointment. Orphaned at the age of seventeen, Glory and Peter are joint inheritors of their uncle's souvenir shop in Keyhole Bay, Florida. Living in Alabama, Peter believes he's the "idea man" even though he hasn't got a clue about retail, or Southern Treasures, the souvenir shop stuffed with collectibles and mementoes of bygone days that Glory runs.But Peter isn't the only problem. Bluebeard, a cantankerous parrot that Glory also inherited from her uncle, has been trashing the shop at every opportunity, and she's in a quandary. She's beginning to think that the shop is haunted by the ghost of her dead uncle, but she's too afraid that her friends will think she's nuts if she shares her concerns with them.Then the local football hero dies in what everyone believes is a tragic accident involving a popular teenager who combined drinking with driving. When the talkative Bluebeard keeps insisting "It wasn't an accident!" Glory shares her worries with her best friend-- and her best friend takes it seriously. Now... how does Glory go about proving young Kevin Stanley's death wasn't an accident without spilling the beans about her resident ghost? Being a fan of the Georgiana Neverall series written by this author (under the name Christy Evans), I looked forward to this start of a new series. I wasn't disappointed. Murder Buys a T-Shirt is a low-key, light and fun read. The setting of a small town in the Florida panhandle that depends on tourism hits all the right notes, and the characters are a quirky bunch that can sustain a series over several books. Just enough is revealed about Glory's uncle to make me want to know more, and the paranormal angle is deftly handled. In fact, a scene with Glory and Bluebeard toward the end of the book brought a tear to my eye.If you're in the mood for some light-hearted fun that leaves you wanting more, I suggest you give this first book in the Haunted Souvenir Shop series a try!
    • 5/5
      What a fun read. I hope this the beginning of a long run series.