It’d been too long since I had visited this old friend. In this book, the newly remarried Mrs. Pollifax sets off to Hong Kong to find out why one of Carstairs’ informants has started sending him bogus information. Naturally, she is quickly in over her head. The formula is intact, although the finale of the book is very dark for the series (though not for a spy novel) and a bit rushed.

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Stella and Nick Buckley have traded in life in New York City for a small town in Vermont. But when they arrive at their new home, they find a dead man in their well. Since they can’t move in until the murder is solved, they dig in to catch the killer themselves. I enjoyed this debut, especially the main characters. Unfortunately, I felt the momentum in the beginning was slowed down by back story that could have been slipped in better later.

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Trixie’s counsin is in town for a visit, but Trixie is distracted by the wheelchair that appears and disappears along Glen Road. Meanwhile, a woman no one knows is trying to get invited to the wedding of Jim’s cousin. While one sub-plot falls flat, I enjoy this great mystery that uses all the characters well and actually keeps them in character. A great start to the second half of the series.

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Presley Parker is hosting a vampire party in a graveyard to celebrate the completion of filming on a vampire spoof movie. But when a body appears the morning of the party, she begins to wonder if there is a connection between the victim and one of her guests. I like Parker and find these books fun.

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While not quite as good as the first storywise, it does at least try to give us a story without too many recycled elements. And it’s definitely still a fun ride.

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The final chapter in their Peter Pan prequel trilogy is the best one yet. Just be sure you read the other two first because you’ll pretty much be lost by everything that is happening here.

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The memories of the man who rose from head of advertising for Disneyland in 1955 to become its first president in the late 80’s and early 90’s. As a Disnerd, I loved this inside look at the park’s history, although the writing style could have been a little better.

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This is a perfect example of a mindless action movie. The action scenes are the heart of the film, and the plot is just an excuse for them. If you go into it with that mind set, you’ll find it’s lots of fun.

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As always, I enjoyed the 10 episodes here and how they combine medical drama with comedy and personal drama for the characters.

However, I wished they’d waited until the entire season had aired to release them on DVD.

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Channing Hayes’ is trying to help his almost sister-in-law begin a solo stand up comic career while he recovers from the accident that took his fiancee. On the night of her big break, she vanishes. Why? Can Channing find her? The characters were enjoyable, especially Channing, but the plot was a series of events with no real detective work involved.

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