Tool & Die

By: Sarah Graves

Narrated by: Lindsay Ellison

Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree's leisurely summer dreams involve rebuilding the front porch of her Maine fixer-upper and shingling the leaky tool shed out back. That's why she's hired the avenging angel of household hygiene, Bella Diamond, to keep her house--and her teenage son Sam--in tip-top shape. But when Bella confides in Jake that she's been receiving death threats, Jake has two choices: find out who is frightening the hapless housekeeper--or risk losing her. With a marauding moose loose in town, a troublesome love triangle occupying Sam, and her estranged relatives about to descend for the Fourth of July, Jake's summer is sure to be anything but peaceful. No matter how carefully you remodel your life, murder can take up residence anywhere.©2005 Sarah Graves. All rights reserved. (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America

Wayment

Why is her ex husband and her father both Tiptrees? Did I miss something. I love these books but I feel like I missed something.

Always a good story

Interesting plots, some handyman advice, and realistic characters. Hard to beat.
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The best so far!

I’m really enjoying Sarah Graves’s mysteries. This is absolutely the best so far! The writing is excellent, with wonderful descriptions and a fantastic narrator that take me back to Maine.

Better and Better

I really enjoy this series. What I like most is that everyone does not walk around with rose colored glasses. The interactions between the characters are realistic and the pacing of there is a lot of action to keep me interested in the story.

Thoroughly enjoyable novel

Loved mystery. Great characters and story. Can't wait to read another mystery by Sarah Graves.