Pointe and Shoot: A Jenny T. Partridge Dance Mystery

by Natalie M. Roberts

Keeping readers on their toes: the new Jenny T. Partridge dance mystery. Studio owner Jenny needs her girls to win the Ultimate Dancer Championship?and the prize money?to expand her business. But... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425221288
• ISBN13: 9780425221280
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Pointe and Shoot

Love the Jenny Partridge books. Mystery, romance, humor - what's not to like. I want'em all.

Good, Fun Summer Read

I have been a fan of the Dance Mysteries since "TuTu Deadly". I have to say that with each book the author just keeps getting better. Character and plot development are good and the stories are just plain funny. The cast of characters are well rounded and each of them truly add to the story. My only complaint with this series had been Jenny's constant complaint about being hungry and having no money. These complaints are at a minimum in this book, and the story does flow much better. I also like the development of the relationship between Tate and Jenny. It has developed well. I will definitely be buying the next in this series.

Fun read

Poor Jenny can't seem to stay out of trouble. Even though Jennie is finally earning enough money to stop eating Ramen noodles, but she is hoping and praying her girls win the UDC so that, with the prize money, she can open up a dance store inside her studio. But once again, someone wants Jenny dead. Her boyfriend/detective Tate will do whatever it takes to protect her from the mysterious person in the grey Hummer. Could it be a psycho dancer mom? A friend? Or is it someone else in the dancing world?? Can she handle the ultimate betrayal? Another great addition to the series.

Pointe and Shoot

Dancing is all that Jenny Partridge has ever wanted to do, knowing since childhood that she was "born to dance." When a knee injury destroyed her dream of going into film and stage, she opened a small dance studio in her hometown of Ogden, Utah [the land of the Mormons]. Her dance groups are called Minis, Petites, Smalls, Seniors, and the Company [all pretty much self-explanatory]. A very quiet life-style, one would think, until one day Jenny gets what appear to be warnings to `get out of town,' to the extent that a Gorilla-Gram is sent with a nasty poem telling her that, shortly after which the Gorilla himself [itself?] is found dead in Jenny's car. Jenny has envisioned winning an upcoming competition which has a large grand prize, so that she can expand her studio and even open up a small dance store. She is used to having to deal with `psycho dance moms,' but the not-so-subtle warnings have her fearing for her life. Her sort-of boyfriend, Tate Wilson, a local cop, sees to it that she gets protection, but the incidents continue, with a silver Hummer seen in the vicinity each time. In fact, that particular vehicle becomes ubiquitous, making the identification of the perpetrator that much more difficult. Jenny is a delightful protagonist, although I must admit that it took me a little while to come around to that opinion - what I finally determined to be adorable malapropisms were a bit off-putting at first - mentioning that she slept "like a tree," speaking of her "neck of the forest," something not being "in the postcards," talking about committing Hare Krishna - well, you get the idea. But Jenny won me over, and the book, the third in the series, was a fun and light read, just perfect for summer afternoons at the beach. I really enjoyed it.

Jenny T. Partridge Dances Around Danger Once Again!

Jenny T. Partridge, quintessential non-Mormon living in the Land of Zion, first danced her way onto my bookshelves in TuTu Deadly, followed closely by Tapped Out. Jenny T.'s third outing, Pointe and Shoot (perfect title, BTW) finds everybody's favorite petite but spunky, always quirky redhead trying to ready her young dancers for the Ultimate Dance Championship and the top cash prize. Jenny has dreams of adding a dance store to her small studio in hopes of finally gaining a little financial stability. She works extremely hard and turns out excellent dancers but refuses to compromise quality for quantity - so her enterprise isn't nearly as lucrative as it might be otherwise. Hard at work, Jenny receives a nasty-gram that seems to question her dancing skills, delivered by a man in a gorilla costume. When said gorilla ends up dead in her father's truck outside her studio, accidents ensue, and there doesn't seem to be any way in heck for the Jenny T. Partridge Dance Academy to keep its eye on the prize. Jenny's old friend, Trevor, choreographer extraordinaire from L.A., comes to the rescue and helps whip the dance routines into shape. His presence also causes a bit of friction between Jenny and her boyfriend, police detective Tate Wilson - who is busy trying to keep Jenny out of harm's way. The infamous silver Hummer that has been dogging Jenny for quite some time makes several appearances, with dastardly results. But when silver Hummers start showing up all over town and are being driven by several different people close to Jenny, the suspect list grows and grows. With Jenny the target of some apparent madman (or psycho dance mom), her entire life is in upheaval. To complicate matters, Jenny's friend Marlys needs help checking up on her possibly errant husband. No one is quite sure whether or not the terrible things that happen next have something to do with Jenny, Marlys' husband, or both. One thing is for sure, though - the reader is in for a lot of surprises! I thoroughly enjoyed the first two Jenny T. Partridge dance mysteries, and this one even more. As a heroine, Jenny is extremely likable - hardworking, loyal, self-effacing, honest - I could go on and on. Ms. Roberts does an excellent job getting the reader to care about Jenny and what happens to both her and her friends. This is definitely one of my all-time favorite cozies, and I can hardly wait for the next book in the series to come out! Carol Ann Hopkins 6/12/2008