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George Washington Stepped Here: a Karen Maxwell Mystery (Karen Maxwell Mysteries Book 1) Kindle Edition

by K.D. Hays (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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For years after her divorce, Karen Maxwell handled administrative paperwork for her brother’s private investigation agency while he ran around town doing the “fun” part—the investigation. When his partner retires, he finally offers her a chance to take a case of her own. She soon finds out why.

The assignment involves the theft of the local historical society’s most treasured artifact, and her brother figures everyone involved is a little crazy. While Karen poses as a volunteer at the site to catch the thief, she meets a host of dedicated historical re-enactors, one of whom happens to be tall, handsome and unmarried. Unfortunately, he is also a prime suspect.

And not only does she have to spend her Saturdays running around in funny clothes, she has to somehow get her kids to go along with it, too.
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    21 January 2015
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00SKHFCQW
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2307 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 26 ratings

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K. D. Hays

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K.D. Hays is the alter ego of author Kate Dolan. While Kate writes a variety of historical fiction and non-fiction and volunteers as a living historian, K. D. Hays spends her time riding roller coasters and water slides with her kids. Both authors studied English, history and drama at Catholic University in Washington, DC., earned a law degree at the University of Richmond, and currently live in a suburb of Baltimore where they coach jump rope and manage a menagerie of dogs, anoles and one very destructive rabbit. Hays writes contemporary mysteries about a divorced soccer mom who’s trying to figure out just where God fits into a life full of kids and career. She also collaborated with her daughter Meg to create Toto’s Tale, which tells the story of The Wizard of Oz from Toto’s point of view. Currently, they are working on a book about a Sunday School class that fights demons and trying to find the absolute best roller coaster in the world. To learn more, visit her website www.kdhays.com or connect with her on the Kate Dolan Facebook page.

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Liah Bergstrom
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it! A bit of mystery
Reviewed in Australia on 31 January 2018
Loved it! A bit of mystery, a bit of romance, all packed in with the struggles of a single mother of two trying to juggle her career as a private investigator and love life too. Very easy read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Coziest of Cozies
Reviewed in the United States on 19 January 2012
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If you read the Amazon editorial review you have the plot and most of the key action in hand.
The owner of the investigation business, the heroines younger brother, has allowed her to take her first case, as an addition to her normal clerical duties. It is to find a lost scrap of leather which is said to contain some words by George Washington. Later on, during her investigations, on her own time, it is discovered a sum of money is missing, a few hundred dollars. That's all, folks, there is no more. These thefts took place at the site of a centuries old house in which re-enactors seek to re-create the life of that period. The scrap is the only justification for asserting a connection to George Washington. Our heroine, a divorced mother of two, whose husband had an affair with, then married a near neighbor of theirs, finds the Church-Going Re-enactor playing Blacksmith, much more interesting than the solution of the crime. The author makes clear that the potential romance between Smithy and Heroine is of far more importance to the heroine than is the case. The major question is whether each will have their first date in years, he is a widower, and will that lead to a (no doubt) chaste kiss. Chaste because this book has a mild Christian flavor to it (as we find out in the denouement) and tempestuous pre-marital love-making is not what one would expect.
Lest the reader avoid the book thinking it is a sermonizing rather than entertaining effort, let me assert that it makes pleasant light reading with no more than a few pages possessing a slight tinge of what might be called "a love is the only thing" flavor. I would hardly categorize the book as a mystery in any meaningful sense of the term but nonetheless it should please a " cozy" reader interested in a completely non-violent little romance which is made possible by the presence of a mystery of no great consequence.
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Randy A
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick Read
Reviewed in the United States on 19 January 2018
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We read this sweet book for book club. It was a very quick read that is appropriate young teens and adults alike. Every mom can relate to the main character's plight.
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Karyl Wade
3.0 out of 5 stars Soccer mom gets her man
Reviewed in the United States on 19 March 2013
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A rather scattered and shattered divorce tries to recover from a ghastly breakup. She lacks confidence in everything as so many wives who get dumped do but a gorgeous hunk likes her anyway. He takes her to his church and its just the ticket. She was probably from a Cathoic background and now finds that life can get better. I liked it in spite of all that.
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trininalinii
1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of money!
Reviewed in the United States on 1 August 2014
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Simplistic and nothing particularly interesting about this novel. I don't know how anyone can categorize this as a mystery. I kept on reading hoping that there was going to be some twist but I was hoping in vain. I would not be reading any more 'mystery' novels from this author.
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Linda Lou
4.0 out of 5 stars George Washington Stepped Here
Reviewed in the United States on 1 September 2013
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This book is interesting, gives a different slant on historical houses that are on tours for tourists. It is especially enjoyable to me because I have been on a lot of tours of homes of famous people in US history.
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