The Julius House (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Book 4)
by Charlaine Harris
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Author: Charlaine HarrisEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-03
ISBN: 0425222039
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Berkley
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- ISBN13: 9780425222034
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Book Reviews of The Julius House (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Book 4)
Book Review: The Vanished Family
Summary: 5 Stars
Julius House (1995) is the fourth mystery novel in the Aurora Teagarden series, following Three Bedrooms, One Corpse. In the previous volume, the killer cornered Roe, but she attacked him with an umbrella ferule. He pinned her on the floor and beat on her. She used her souvenir rock to smash him alongside the head.
In this novel, Aurora Teagarden was born and raised in the small town of Lawrenceton, Georgia, in the suburbs of Atlanta. She is now married to Martin Bartell. She has had some strange experiences in her life.
Martin Bartell is manager of the local Pan-Am Agra plant. Martin was born and raised in Corinth, Ohio, and served in combat as a Marine at the end of the Vietnam War.
Shelby Youngblood is an old friend of Martin from the war in Vietnam. He is married to Angel.
Angel Youngblood is a martial artist and stuntwoman. She is almost as tall as her husband and towers over Roe.
In this story, Roe and Martin are engaged. Martin buys the Julius House for Roe and she buys his family farm for him. She flies to Corinth, Ohio, by herself to acquire the property. She briefly meets Martin's ex-wife in Corinth.
Roe and Martin exchange deeds a few weeks before the wedding. Martin lets Roe handle the renovation of the Julius House. She starts buying household goods and hiring people to work on the house.
Shelby is coming to work at the Pan-Am Agra plant and will need a place to stay. Martin asks Roe if Shelby and Angel may use the apartment above the garage and she agrees. Then they take over the job of coordinating the renovation of the Julius House.
Of course, Roe is also attending showers and other bridal celebrations. She meets people that she hasn't seen for a long time. And they all have questions about the Julius House.
Roe is asked how she could possibly live in a house from which three people have vanished to never be seen again. Haturally she knows about the missing family, but she is not really concerned. The house seems too peaceful to have ghosts.
After the wedding and honeymoon, however, Roe starts investigating the disappearance. She and Angel measure dimensions inside and outside the house looking for hidden spaces, but find nothing except a china doll. Then Roe starts questioning the witnesses.
This tale has Roe digging up some strange information. Angel helps her in these investigations. She even saves Roe from a man with an axe.
Roe discovers that Martin has not told her everything before the marriage. She even quarrels with him. She still loves him, but she wonders if she is making a mistake.
This novel is more like a typical detective story than the others. In the next installment -- Dead Over Heels -- a body literally drops out of thin air. Read and enjoy!
Highly recommended for Harris fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of old murders, unexpected findings, and persistent women. For anyone unfamiliar with this series, the initial volume is Real Murders.
-Bill Jordin
Summary of The Julius House (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Book 4)
Wealthy businessman Martin Bartell gives Roe exactly what she wants for their wedding: Julius House. But both the house and Martin come with murky pasts. And when Roe is attacked by an ax-wielding maniac, she realizes that the secrets inside her four walls?and her brand-new marriage?could destroy her.
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