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Read and Buried (Ashton Corners Book Club) Mass Market Paperback – December 4, 2012

by Erika Chase (Author)
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Hosting an award-winning novelist is quite a Christmas coup for the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straw Society. But when he’s murdered in Lizzie Turner’s house, she’s got a holiday homicide on her hands …


For their very first guest author event, most of the book club members can’t wait to pull out all the stops in Southern hospitality. But for Lizzie, Derek Alton is nothing but trouble—from his massive ego to his smarmy moves. When he’s found murdered in her living room, it seems someone decided that this womanizing writer would be better off dead than read.


After suspicion falls on Lizzie’s friend, she and her fellow book club members discover that Derek wasn’t who he pretended to be. Cracking this case means going up against Lizzie’s boyfriend, police chief Mark Dreyfus, and unearthing a novel’s worth of nasty secrets. And as they get closer to uncovering Derek’s scandalous final manuscript, someone hiding in plain sight is out to write finis to Lizzie’s sleuthing for good…

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    Ashton Corners Book Club
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"Southern charm, excellent reading suggestions, and an engaging amateur sleuth."--Miranda James, New York Times bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries

"Books, cats, and a tenderhearted sleuth, a perfect combination!"--Krista Davis, national bestselling author of the Domestic Diva Mysteries

"A terrific debut!"--Mary Jane Maffini

"Readers should have high hopes for this series."--Avery Aames

About the Author

Erika Chase is the former owner of a mystery bookstore and in that guise has spoken to many book clubs over the years, happily recommending authors and series. Her own book club places chocolate on an equal footing with the books they read. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and magazines, and short-listed for awards. She’s been an advertising copywriter, journalist, and community educator as well as a long time volunteer with the local police service. She resides in the home of her two Siamese cats.  

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley; First Edition (December 4, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0425251780
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0425251782
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.2 x 0.8 x 6.7 inches
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Erika Chase writes the Ashton Corners Book Club mysteries for Penguin/Berkley Prime Crime. In a parallel life she is also known as Linda Wiken, a former mystery bookstore owner. The first in the book club series, A KILLER READ, was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel from the Malice Domestic conference in 2013. Linda/Erika is also a short story writer and a member of those dangerous dames, The Ladies' Killing Circle. She has been short-listed for an Arthur Ellis Award, Best Short Story, from Crime Writers of Canada.

Coming in July, 2016 under the name Linda Wiken, is TOASTING UP TROUBLE, the first in a new Dinner Club series.

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Momcat
5.0 out of 5 stars Read and Buried
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2013
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Erika Chase has a good series going here. This is the second book and like the first, it is hard to put down. The characters are a diverse group which should make this series interesting to a variety of readers. I like the ways they interact and the fact that Lizzie's friends range in age from teenage to senior citizens. I'm waiting for the next book to be published. It is already on my to read list.
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CJ-MO
4.0 out of 5 stars Great cozy for mystery lovers
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2013
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Lizzie Turner and the other members of her book club agree to allow visiting author Derek Alton speak at their next meeting. Lizzie reluctantly accepts a request from Derek to discuss the itinerary before the meeting. It doesn't take long for Lizzie to discover Derek is a self-centered womanizer. However, she is still shocked when Derek is shot, right through her living-room window! Lizzie and the police are perplexed over who could have known Derek would be at her house that also had a motive to kill him. Lizzie's boyfriend is the police chief, but one of his main questions is why Lizzie was entertaining another man in her living room! Mark wants an explanation, but doesn't want her help with the investigation. In spite of his wishes, Lizzie decides to try to uncover some likely suspects and motives. She realizes she must be on to something, because it becomes clear her questions have put her own life is in danger.

Books play a large role in the story, which I love. Each chapter cleverly begins with a quote from a current or classic mystery novel and is related to the events of that chapter. Lizzie's job as a reading specialist give her an interesting background and subplots as she becomes involved in tutoring students on the side to help their reading skills. I like the balance between Lizzie's detecting and the other activities going on in her life. I also like her fellow book club members Molly and Andie, but not a lot of details are given about the others in the club. The supporting characters are interesting, but I wish I could have gotten to know some of them better. For example, one of the police officers on the case, Amber Craig, comes across as mean and hard-nosed at first, but she proves to be fair and becomes a likeable supporting character that I would like to see more of in future installments.

The book is set in Alabama, but I don't get much of a sense of the southern setting, apart from a few "y'alls" sprinkled in some of the conversations. Another downside to the book is that Lizzie, who is very book smart, doesn't always use common sense. She is often slow to catch on to some of the clues she discovers. Even when she gets shot at, she continues to put herself in danger by asking questions of possible suspects, without anyone backing her up. This becomes frustrating and unbelievable.

My favorite part of this book and the previous book in this series are the reading lists of Lizzie and the other book club members. Five mysteries, representing each character's current reading list, are listed for each book club member. The friends have diverse tastes, from Agatha Christie to Robert B. Parker, so you just may find something to add to your own reading list. Fans of Denise Swanson will like Lizzie, as well as author Erika Chase's writing style.
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nikki birdsell
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Read
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2014
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I like the Ashton Corners Books. They are an easy quick read, and it is fun to put the clues together to try and figure out the murderer and why.
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Annie
3.0 out of 5 stars cozy snooze
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2012
There was nothing really wrong with this book. The setting was cozy, the characters quirky but likable, the victim was unlikable and there were lots of clues to make you think you "knew who dun it and why." But the characters had no depth this time, the clues were too obvious and the timing dragged. What bothered me the most was that the police seemed to do nothing. Why didn't they find out who the victim was in the past? Why weren't they following up on his background instead of following the person who was somewhat repetitively interviewing people and getting the same info over and over. I was interested to the end but it was a slow drowsy read instead of a crisp walk in a winter wonderland.
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LATH
4.0 out of 5 stars Good cozy book club mystery
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2016
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“Read and Buried” is the second series of the Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery, by Canadian author Erika Chase. This book is truly a cozy mystery book which I found hard to stop reading until the end. It is few weeks before Christmas in Alabama and Lizzie Turner (protagonist, reading specialist and tutor) is introduced to a one-time award-winning author after running into him at the town’s bookstore. He is asked to speak at the Ashton Corner Mystery and Cheese Straw Society book club, however, he wants to go out to dinner with Lizzie first to discuss the itinerary before the meeting, which is curious. After their botched dinner, he comes to Lizzie’s house to apologize and to learn more about the book club when he is shot dead through Lizzie’s living room window. Lizzie tries to find out about the author and why someone wanted him died, especially since a couple of her friends are prime suspects. Lizzie is joined by many of the cast of characters from the first book to solve the murder.

Overall, the mystery has a good storyline with excellent mystery writing style including not only “who did it” but “why.” In addition, I especially loved the list of recommended mystery books listed per club member to add to my reading list. Loved the characters, except for the man who got murdered, and their different personalities. Furthermore, I appreciated that the author did not make a lot of reference to the murder in the first book for those who had not read it yet.

There were a few items that I did not like even though I really liked the story. First, the police seemed to get all the main leads from Lizzie, who put herself in to peril by asking possible suspects questions without anyone being there to back her up. Second, Police Chief Mark Dreyfus and Lizzie relationship has not developed any further. Finally, the ending seemed to wrapped up a little too quickly which is why I rated the book a 4 instead of 5.

I truly enjoy reading this cozy mystery series and look forward to book three (“Cover Story”).
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SLR
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2014
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Love, love, love, Southern cozy mysteries. They even better with a cat...like this one has. Get the whole series.
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Cindy
5.0 out of 5 stars Good cozy
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2015
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I enjoy reading this series. Light-hearted with a mystery that is not violent or graphic.
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Kindle Customer Buffy
5.0 out of 5 stars this series just gets better
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2013
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Really loved this book even better than the 1st one. All the characters getting better and better and also the chief sounds very yummy. I'm new to these cozy books but so far most seem to be set in the Deep South, but who cares I'm addicted. Already ordered the third one.
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