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Loose Lips (A Lady Marmalade Mystery Short Story Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Jason Blacker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
Lady Marmalade's second mystery.

It's just after the end of the Second World War and Lady Marmalade is looking forward to a nice relaxing holiday in Hightown. The war has been terribly stressful on everyone and Lady Marmalade's good friends, Harry and Genevieve Appleback have invited her over for some much needed R n' R and Irish Sea air.

But what should have been a relaxing holiday turns out to be a workout for Lady Marmalade's little gray cells.

Nana (Maude) Bloomfield, an heir to the Bloomfield Confectioner's dwindling fortune is found murdered in her study. There are a vast assortment of culprits, like there are an assortment of Bloomfield Confectioner's sweets.

Her husband Ambrose is having an affair with Nana's oldest friend, Agnes Bennett. Both of them now benefit with Nana out of the way. But what about Owen Bloomfield, Ambrose's brother. He clearly didn't care for Nana's involvement in the business.

And Rufina Pritchard, Nana's stepdaughter is here from Australia looking for work, which Nana can't offer. Neither can Nana increase her son's stipend. Jasper Bloomfield, the son, is none to happy about that.

And to further complicate matters, someone's being pilfering not the Bloomfield Confectioner's sweets, but its profits.

Length: 14,200 words
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    A Lady Marmalade Mystery Short Story
  2. Print length
    51 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    October 22, 2012
  5. File size
    1.3 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009V5YN8U
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lemon Tree Publishing (October 22, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 22, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 51 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Jason Blacker

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Jason Blacker was born in Cape Town but spent most of his first 18 years in Johannesburg. His thirst for justice and peace for all humanity was formed in the African sun. He writes mystery fiction and literary fiction as well as poetry and daily haikus at his haiku blog.

When not writing he is either spending time with his wife and son or herding the 4 cats that rule the roost. Other than that, he enjoys squash, both the game and the vegetable and running. A healthy body allows for a healthy mind and a fertile creative soil from which the writing springs.

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  • Karin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loose Lips by Jason Blacker
    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2020
    Loose lips??? I would call it loose hips. Ambrose didn’t seem to be able to make up his mind and it cost his company plenty!!! I enjoyed the story and recommend the book
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  • Sammye
    3.0 out of 5 stars Okay read
    Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2019
    Fast paced short story. Interesting characters. Lots of twists and turns. But not one of my favorite series. I received a complimentary copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving this review
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  • Barry Manue
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loose Lips.Excellent Book
    Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2018
    Another great Lady Marmalade Mystery.I loved this book,it was short and had you trying to figure out who did what and the end was a total surprise.
    Great work Jason. Looking forward to reading more of your work.- Adele
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  • Ellen Oceanside
    4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD. MYSTERY
    Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2017
    Good easy reading. Of a mystery, and trying to figure out the who, what and why it happened. Given ARC for my voluntary review, and my honest opinion.
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  • Elisabeth Carey
    2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2017
    This is a sadly disappointing story.

    There's a perfectly decent little story in here, but unfortunately, it's buried in clunky, obvious prose and dialog that is so obvious that the only comparison is to the "As you know, Bob" clunkers much mocked in science fiction. The characters in a science fiction story don't need to explain to each other how the everyday tools of their world work. Lady Marmalade doesn't need her friends to explain to her things she's known for years.

    Harry and Genevieve Appleback are old friends of Lady Marmalade. They've lived in the current abode in Hightown since 1941. It's now 1947, and Frances Marmalade last saw them six months ago. So why does she need to hear the story of how and why they bought the place as if it's new information? So that the reader will know! And the author can't think of any more subtle or plausible way to convey the same information.

    The mystery concerns the murder of Maude Bloomfield, wife of one of the two owners of Bloomfield Confectionery. Suspects include her husband Ambrose (of course), his lover, the Bloomfields' son and his wife, who want an increased allowance to support their Australian ranch, Ambrose's brother Owen, and Maude's stepdaughter from a previous marriage, who has her own resentments.

    Oh, and there are all the women at the confectionery that Maude is insisting be fired.

    It's too bad the murderer is also depressingly obvious.

    I received a free electronic copy of this book, and I am reviewing it voluntarily.
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  • Kelly watley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2017
    stories in this series reveal realistic investigative procedures and the characters are well developed. Her stories are well written and readers can easily become drawn strongly into the story line. Highly recommend“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”
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  • Jenny Klein
    4.0 out of 5 stars A good...Who did it?
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2017
    You think you know the characters...but do you? Good twists to this story. It went too quickly...love a good read
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2012
    Once again I totally enjoyed Lady Marmalade and her sleuthing! These stories are just the right length and are a complete mystery story with great character descriptions. Keep them coming.
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