“Scraps of Paper is a well-constructed mystery with just the right mix of good guys and bad guys, with a sprinkling of oddballs and misfits thrown in. Kathryn Meyer Griffin does a nice job of allowing the friendship of the book’s two main characters to develop as the story progresses. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good who-done-it, set in a picturesque environment with … environment with believable characters. This is the first book in a series the author calls ‘The Spookie Town Mysteries’.” 5 Stars Reviewed by Michael McManus for Readers’ Favorite May 17, 2013 (Second in the series: ALL THINGS SLIP AWAY)
Snippet of NOVELSPOT Review for Scraps of Paper:
“The premise behind this story intrigued me. Old houses have their own history-bad and good. What would you do if, while you were renovating an old house, you found an intriguing mystery, even if it was years old? If you had a chance of solving that mystery, would you? Or would you leave it buried in the past? Would you want someone digging in your past, your tragedies? If someone you loved just disappeared, what would you do?
Kathryn Meyer Griffith’s Scraps of Paper is an engaging story of what happens when you go digging into the past and the possible consequences. It also has an underlying story about dealing with what life hands you and finding the strength to move on. Both Frank and Abby are strong characters they have had to deal with the loss of a loved one and to learn to deal with that loss. You find yourself drawn to them and to all the quirky people who live in the little town of Spookie. In the end you want to know what happened in the old house so many years earlier. I’ll be looking forward to more books about this quaint little town.”
Reviewed By Theresa at NOVELSPOT © March 2006 (9 out of 10 rating)
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Abigail Sutton’s beloved husband walks out one night, doesn’t return, and two years later is found dead, a victim of an earlier crime. It’s made her sympathetic to the missing and their families.
Starting her new life, Abigail moves to a small town and buys a fixer-upper house left empty when old Edna Summers died. Once it was also home to Edna’s younger sister, Emily, and her two children, Jenny and Christopher, who, people believe, drove away one night, thirty years ago, and just never came back.
But in renovating the house Abigail finds scraps of paper hidden behind baseboards and tucked beneath the porch that hint the three could have been victims of foul play.
Then she finds their graves hidden in the woods behind the house and with the help of the eccentric townspeople and ex-homicide detective, Frank Lester, she discovers the three were murdered. Then she and Frank try to uncover who killed them and why…but in the process awaken the ire of the murderer. *
**This book is the first of a series. The second and third books, All Things Slip Away and Ghosts Beneath Us, where Abigail and Frank’s sleuthing adventures continue, are also for sale on Amazon.
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Old houses always have their secrets and mysteries and this one is no different.
Definitely a page turner and a guess who done it along with a search for more clues. Recommend it, very good read.
I really liked the story, more original than some of the newer mysteries. The characters were well developed. I highly recommend it. You won’t be disappointed.
Really enjoyed this book.
This was an easy and quick mystery “beach” read. It had lots of interesting characters who were mostly likable, except for those we were expected to dislike, including one pretty creepy guy. One comment I had while reading was: what’s with all the commas?!?! My goodness — there were so many that some sentences were confusing.
A fun twisted tale…
This book was fun and easy to read. It’s a good escape from these stressful times
A real page turner from start to finish. Well written plot. Started it and couldn’t put down until I finished it, wonderful characters.
Quick read and fun.
This is a great book. The characters are wonderful, you will really enjoy this book
Great plot and characters
I have read something similar before, but I really enjoyed this book. The story flows along with a few twists and unpredictable occurrences. The characters that were supposed to be likable, were; the ones that were not, were not. *S*
I couldn’t put it down.
I enjoyed this book. It was well written and the plot was unpredictable and twisty.
The author did a great job with this book. It is easy to read and tragic but has a great ending. It held my interest from the first page. My favorite character is the white kitten. I think it has a story to tell.
I always love a good mystery. I enjoyed picturing all the home improvements the main character was making to the old house.
Kept me guessing until the end. Enjoyed so much with all the characters that seemed so real.
Interesting story about a women who buys a house and discovers a mystery about the people who lived there before her and disappeared.
Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this book. It’s a cozy mystery which I don’t generally like but it is well written with very interesting characters. Even the mystery is unusual, as are the clues. I liked the two main characters and enjoyed seeing their relationship develop. Usually, I can figure out who the culprit is well before the end of the book, but this one left me guessing. I highly recommend this book and will look for more in the series.
Good entertainment
Its fun to pick up a twisty book of characters that can delight yiu,