Deadly Daggers (Renaissance Faire Mystery)

It doesn't help that Portia and Bart are pressuring her to work her matchmaking magic or that Daisy is having troubles of her own. Daisy's ex-lover Alastair is the RenFaire's star visitor this summer, until Alastair g It's going to be tough summer. Daisy's ex-lover Alastair is the RenFaire's star visitor this summer, until Alastair gets himself murdered right after losing a public duel with Daisy which was right after he insulted her publicly. Meantime Alastair's evil dagger collection is also floating around the village, and as they are valuable and possibly evidence its Chase's job to help locate them.

Jessie insists on helping, as usual. Meantime Chase's brother and ex-fiance are trying to convince to the brave Bailiff to either come back with them and run the family business or sign away his share. There's never a dull moment in this village, or in this mystery: Dec 29, Sylvia McIvers rated it really liked it Shelves: Back to the Renaissance Faire! Jessie is researching ancient crafts in modern times for her PhD, and what better place to research than the Faire? Where everything is sort of ancient, except that Lady Visa is very welcome. The lovey-dovey bits add some fun to the book. Besides Jessie and her boyfriend Chase, there are three or four other sort-of-relationships that are very entertaining, and which add to the murder drama.

I like the sword-making parts, it seemed very accurate to me based Back to the Renaissance Faire! I like the sword-making parts, it seemed very accurate to me based on other books I read and absolutely no actual experience especially the part where one person makes the blade, one person makes the hilt, and another person adds jewels, if this is a court sword. You know what's really accurate? The jerk-who-was-killed is revealed to have commissioned a sword from teh apprentice, then complained about the quality so he didn't pay - but he took the sword anyhow.

So who had a motive to kill said jerk? And the killer was totally unexpected. Oct 10, Cheryl rated it liked it. I pulled this book off the shelf because my friends and I were talking about visiting the Renaissance Festival today and I thought it would give me an idea what to expect. At first I was worried this book would be cheesy, given that the main character's boyfriend is named Chase Manhattan and comes from serious money. But the authors manage to explain that in a rather logical manner and proceed to paint a charming portrait of a town peopled with oddballs and oddities Bart the Human Tree, Fred th I pulled this book off the shelf because my friends and I were talking about visiting the Renaissance Festival today and I thought it would give me an idea what to expect.

But the authors manage to explain that in a rather logical manner and proceed to paint a charming portrait of a town peopled with oddballs and oddities Bart the Human Tree, Fred the Red Dragon, Robin Hood, Mother Goose, people who duel with swords and bow and arrow, and monks who duel with flour and you come to love this weird little world. It is a nice combination of a historical mystery and a modern cozy, with a less far-fetched involvement by the main character in sniffing out the murderer than you find in a cozy set in a more ordinary world.

Deadly Daggers (A Renaissance Faire Mystery, #3) by Joyce Lavene

The mystery was pretty well done and the characters were fun. I would read another in this series. Aug 04, Dharia Scarab rated it it was amazing. Since I don't normally write reviews unless I have something specific to say, here's the break down of how I rate my books This book was bad, so bad I may have given up and skipped to the end. I will avoid this author like the plague in the future. This book was not very good, and I won't be reading any more from the author.

This book was ok, but I won't go out of my way to read more, But if I find another book by the author for under a dollar I'd pick it up. I loved this book! It had earned a permanent home in my collection and I'll be picking up the rest of the series and other books from the author ASAP. Oct 23, Liz rated it it was amazing Shelves: Jessie is once again back at the Renaissance Faire, this time apprenticing under a master sword maker. When an outsider comes in to Duel Daisy the swordmaker and then he is murdered. Twelve daggers of strange origins go missing and the hunt is on to find the murderer and the missing daggers.

Add in Chase's brother trying to get Chase to leave the Renaissance or to sign off his part of the family business and another great subplot is added. Dec 02, Snap rated it liked it Shelves: I'm either getting used to the writing style, or this was, truly, better than the first two in the series!

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I thought the writing was smoother; the story better; character development is the best thing about this amateur sleuth series. Jessie is growing on me. Dec 16, Juliann rated it really liked it. This series is really maturing into some very good mysteries! Less crafting in this one, and the Ren Faire keeps getting less and less like the ones I know from Real Life but the story is juicy.

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And there was less romance, whichI find distracting in mysteries. Aug 31, Joy Gerbode rated it really liked it.

I really enjoyed this mystery. First of all, this series is not as predictable as some. But this book of the series was especially delightful to me, since it included so many things that were familiar to me. Jul 17, Amy rated it it was ok. The story wasn't bad but the flow seemed a bit slow at times. I found myself only able to stand reading 10 to 30 pages at a time.

Hoping that it was just this book and not the whole series, but I guess I will find out if I choose to continue with them. Nov 07, September rated it it was ok Shelves: Very disappointing in comparison to the previous 2 books in the series.

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It seems to be going downhill with each book. We already know the main characters, there was little interaction between them, we met a new character and it felt flat.

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May 31, Jacqueline rated it liked it Shelves: Jan 28, Jim Sampson rated it it was amazing. It does what a cozy is supposed to. Not much thinking and maybe a chuckle or two. Mar 01, Jennifer rated it did not like it. May 19, Marseydoats rated it really liked it. I like this series more and more as I get into it. The Ren characters are great.

I especially like Daisy the swordmaker and big Bart. May 17, Alyssa White rated it it was amazing Shelves: A Renaissance festival murder mystery?! It is like a dream come true for me! This book had a very strong story to it, very detailed and dangerous! Not one you want to put down, it is a great book! Nov 30, Diana Bringardner rated it really liked it.

Best of the series so far! Oct 31, Donna rated it really liked it Shelves: Another fun setting for an easy read mystery. The setting was great, the mystery interesting enough and the characters real. Made me want to work a faire! Jul 22, Margaret rated it liked it. Sep 07, Katie rated it it was amazing. Aug 04, Dawn Paul rated it really liked it Shelves: There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Cook , and Ellie Grant Joyce Lavene and Jim Lavene are a wife and husband team who have written and published more than 70 books since They live in North Carolina with their family and enjoy cooking, photography and ghost hunting.

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Books by Joyce Lavene. Trivia About Deadly Daggers A No trivia or quizzes yet. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Jessie Morton is getting just what she wished for this holiday season at the Renaissance Faire Village—working as an apprentice to the new toy maker. Now Jessie must sort through a long list of knaves, knights, and wenches who might have wanted to see the chocolatier double-dipped and dead. At her glass-blowing apprenticeship, Renaissance reveler Jessie Morton?

But when the man playing the Grim Reaper is killed, Jess has to find the lady, lord or serf whodunit. First in the Renaissance Faire mystery series featuring craft apprentice and sleuth Jessie Morton.

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Assistant professor Jessie Morton spends her summers at the Renaissance Village honing her skills and finding the lady, lord, or serf whodunnit. This summer Jessie is the apprentice to Mary Shift, a basket-maker with a dark past as well as incredible weaving skills. One day a man is bid a deadly fare-thee-well with Mary?

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