“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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Enjoyed this book. Even tho I am a slow reader, the suspense kept me reading. I was born in WI, but, like the author, lived for over 40 years in IL. Before retiring to TN.
Loved the concept of the missing children having hidden pieces of paper with notes on them throughout the house.
Fun reading.
I enjoyed this book, the author has done a good job. Worth reading
Kept me guessing until the near end although I did guess who it was
Rating: story 4 stars,
narration: 5 stars
The author presented a well-crafted enjoyable story. It kept my interest from the beginning until the end. There was mystery and a developing romance between Abby and Frank. What more is needed in a story? I will be listening or reading more by this author.
The narrator did an excellent job of differentiating the many character voices. This is a clean read.
A quick read, which held my interest trying to decide who done it. Interesting characters and entertaining.
I absolutely loved this book. I loved the characters, the plot, and the wrting. I already have the next book in the series and can’t wait to start it.
A quirky little town and interesting characters. The mystery is interesting. The book is a quick read.
I enjoyed this book because the characters seemed varied and real. A decades old mystery was uncovered and it became the mission of a homeowner to solve it. Some of the townspeople came together to help solve the mystery while others seemed to want it to stay in the past. The conflict added interest.
Kept me going until the end!
While I predicted the guilty party early in the book, the characters were interesting and developed so you’d want to read the next book in the series.
I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did. Very good.
I loved the story of an old house with a history discovered in scraps of paper stuck in hiding places throughout.
The story keeps you guessing as to who was responsible for the bones buried by the big tree. The cast of characters that could be responsible for the death of the mother and her two children are vast.
I thought it was a good story and I liked the characters.
Kind of refreshing to read a book where they didn’t just jump in bed first thing. Good ghostly mystery.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will look for more by this author.
I hung on every word.. Was thrilling right from the start, hated to get to the end!!
Easy to read, but kept my interest