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The Bluest Blood (Amanda Pepper Mysteries)

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Censorship Leads To Murder.
Good, up to a point
Witty and funny and fast-paced!
I can't wait for more of Amanda Pepper!
A wonderful tart if you miss the taste of Philly with wit.

The Bluest Blood (Amanda Pepper Mysteries)
Gillian Roberts
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0345423151
Release Date: 1999-03-01

Book Description

For English teacher Amanda Pepper, the champagne gala on behalf of Philly Prep's library is her introduction to the ultrarich Main Line society--an evening so extravagant that nothing can tarnish the party . . . not even a group of protesters outside burning the host in effigy. The Moral Ecologists, who vehemently claim that "reading pollutes the mind," will do anything to advance their agenda. And--when her affluent new acquaintances, Neddy and Tea Roederer, prove to be just as deceitful and violent--Amanda learns firsthand that the bluest blood bleeds just as red. Especially when it comes to murder. . . .

Customer Reviews:

Censorship Leads To Murder........2005-04-20

Clothes may made the man, but they remake the woman. Amanda had rented a bronze silk evening dress from A-list discards place to go to see how the bigwigs entertain in Old Philadelphia, known as the City of Brotherly Love. Her beau Mackenzie matched her in his rented tuxedo.

They pandered back and forth with a bit of naughty gossip about old Benjamin Franklin. Mark Twain is reputed to have remarked that "in Boston they asked how much a man knew." In New York, it was more important how much he was worth. In Philadelphia, the thing which mattered the most is "who were his parents?" Mr, Roederer's middle name was Franklin, which turned the blood in his veins 'cobalt blue.'

Amanda had led the faculty in gaining support for the grant to obtain materials for the media center. They had received a windfall from a Trust to replenish the shelves of the library. Two of her students, adopted son Griffin of the Roederers and the preacher's stepson, Jake, were best friends.

Griffin's parents were wealthy with pedigrees a mile long and prestige to match their money. They oppose the Moral Ecologists over what books might 'pollute young minds' led by the Reverend who is involking the First Amendment. After the book burning , there is a murder, but not one of the 'blue bloods.'

The beautiful cover has an illustration by Lisa Falkerstern of two classy ladies and one of the two men looks like the movie actor, Robert Taylor.

Good, up to a point.......1999-03-25

I am a big fan of this series, but this one really ended flatly and was unsatisfying on the whole. Without giving away the ending it is only possible to say that Ms. Roberts was not at her best when she wrote the "woman in jeopardy" finale. It just didn't make any sense at all. The overall sense of dissatisfaction arises out of the protaginist not growing as the series continues. While the relationship between Amanda and her policeman boyfriend does move along, Amanda herself seems stuck in Book 1. It's time for Amanda to find a new job so the author can expand the character and the series.

Witty and funny and fast-paced!.......1999-02-11

This book was a delight. The writer can really write--I loved the phrases and language--as well as keep up the pace of a good strong plot. Also the author knows how to set a scene! I'm going to backtrack and read the rest in the series.

I can't wait for more of Amanda Pepper!.......1998-11-10

This is the first Gillian Roberts book I've read. After this enjoyable mystery, I intend to read all I can get my hands on...

A wonderful tart if you miss the taste of Philly with wit........1998-06-14

Having read every Amanda Pepper book, I really must recuse myself from any serious attempt at a critical response to The Bluest Blood. I would prefer if Amanda stayed in the city. The Main Line is only interesting if you can afford to live there. Go back to Atlantic City if you want to leave town. This story is so ridiculous that it feels like the author just had to meet a deadline. That does not mean I didn't enjoy it. Though I prefer having Mr. MacKenzie around for more of the story. The thoughts and conversations, and the writer's extremely accurate and witty take of life in America, Philly in particular, is what makes this entire series so valuable. And if you are a relocated Philadelphian, this is a very inexpensive way to visit home, and not drip steak juice on yourself.

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