Bloody Bonsai

by Peter E. Abresch

Book Overview

James P. (Jim) Dandy, a grieving widower, could hardly believe he'd agreed to go to an Elderhostel to learn to grow and care for bonsai trees. He didn't feel up to meeting new people alone. But Jim... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 037326321X
• ISBN13: 9780373263219
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Worldwide Library
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Bloody Bonsai

As a frequent Elderhostel traveler, I really enjoyed the book. It was fun to read and hopefully I won't ever have to solve a murder on any EH I attend. So far, there have been none! I'm looking forward to reading the next 4 books. I bought them, but haven't read them yet.

fun book

I'm sorry there are not more reviews about this book. I assume not many people read it. Their loss! This was one of the most fun books I've read in a long time. I would recommend it to anyone.

A quick-witted senior citizen.

Crisp dialogue and humor add a light flair to this mystery. Although Jim and Dodie are hardly the poster boy and girl for morals (I would hope my mother isn't as loose as Dodie!), they do manage to come up for air often enough to trip over some bodies and get into life-threatening situations. A new voice in mysteries that is talented and entertaining. And I learned quite a few things about bonzai trees, too.

BLOODY BONSAI IS BLOODY WONDERFUL

I loved this book. I'm a huge fan of mysteries but I find it hard to dig up new writers who I enjoy--most seem to be doing same old-same old. But Peter Abresch has taken a fresh approach to the genre and breathed life into it. This story is wonderful, and the background of bonsai and Elderhostel is fascinating.Michele Rogers

A great reading experience

Widower James P. Dandy heeds his daughter's advice to get out more. He travels down the Jersey shore to join his fellow Elderhostelers attending a bonsai class. To his surprise, James finds himself attracted to attendee Dodee Swisher. She dares the fiftyish man into doing feats of daring, which get both of them in trouble with the local law. However, their exploits make them the prime suspects when a hotel employee is found murdered. Knowing that the police are looking at them and seeking more adventure, James and Dodee begin to investigate the killing. When a second corpse is found, the police raise the heat on this unlikely heroic duo and they, in turn, also raise the temperature in an attempt to capture the culprit. Due to its great, quirky characters, BLOODY BONSAI is a fun to read who-done-it. The story line is brilliantly tied together by the well-developed cast, while the mystery is a eccentric cozy. The transformation of Jim Dandy from lifeless entity to heroic rescuer is cleverly described by talented Peter E. Absresch. Hopefully, there will be more adventures from the bonsai king. Harriet Klausner