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Can Miss Julia spring J. D. Pickens from a sheriff's clutches and investigate a cult - plus keep up appearances as a proper Southern lady? Miss Julia simply can't abide sitting idle. With young Lloyd moving out and husband Sam off to the Holy Land for two weeks, she's feeling restless already. Maybe it's time for that overdue home makeover. But before she can pick a color scheme, Miss Julia must race to the rescue of Hazel Marie's new husband. J.D. has gone missing while on his latest private investigation job, and West Virginia police have detained an injured man fitting his description.
Author Notes
Ann B. Ross, who has taught literature at the University of North Carolina, is the author of four novels that include "Miss Julia Speaks Out", one of the most popular Reader's Digest Condensed Books of 1999 & one of Book Sense's Top Ten Recommended Books. She lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
In Ross's delightful 13th Miss Julia cozy set in Abbotsville, N.C. (after 2011's Miss Julia Rocks the Cradle), Miss Julia decides to tackle long-neglected redecorating projects while her husband, Sam, is on a trip to the Holy Land. Home improvement gets put on hold after Miss Julia learns that her stepdaughter Hazel Marie's PI husband, J.D. Pickens, is in the hospital in West Virginia, where he was working on a case, and the local sheriff refuses to release him. Miss Julia and nurse's aide Etta May Wiggins drive to West Virginia, where they wind up stooping to devious and amusing means to rescue J.D. Back home, Miss Julia has to contend with kooky Agnes Whitman, a former Abbotsville resident who's returned with a host of tattooed cult followers. Those who like smiles with their crimes will be satisfied. 4-city author tour. Deborah Schneider, Gelfman Schneider Literary Agents. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Library Journal Review
Southern novelist Ross returns with her annual Miss Julia adventure-readers have looked forward to a new installment every spring since 1999. With her spouse on a two-week trip to the Holy Land, a bored Miss Julia embarks on a redecorating project to create a study for him. She almost immediately becomes embroiled in two rescues-one in West Virginia and the other in her North Carolina hometown. In her usual take-charge spirit, Julia manages these rescues along with a side-splitting road trip and the comical remodeling of at least three rooms in her home. Series narrator Cynthia Darlow brings to life madcap fun reminiscent of Lucille Ball; her portrayal of the various Southern voices is excellent. -VERDICT This 13th volume is a must for those keeping up with the series and its interesting characters but will also be enjoyed by those approaching Ross for the first time. [The Viking hc was a New York Times best seller.-Ed.]-Sandra C. Clariday, Tennessee Wesleyan Coll., Athens (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.