Crime and Clutter (Friday Afternoon Club Mystery Series #2) ebook

by Cyndy Salzmann

Cyndy Salzmann Literature and Fiction English

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Friday Afternoon Club Mystery. reveal shattering secrets from the '60s. It's been a year since Mary Alice lost her father - the father she never really knew. But what they discover takes them on a riotous ride through the crime and clutter of the sixties, the angst and betrayal of those caught in The Revolution, and the forgiveness that can only come through acceptance of a different kind of Cause. Includes fun, easy, and tantalizing recipes! Read on the Scribd mobile app. Download the free Scribd mobile app to read anytime, anywhere. Latest Book in Series. Now she's stuck cleaning out his rubbish from a storage unit.

Crime and Clutter" Cyndy Salzmann's 2nd Friday Afternoon Club Mystery

Crime and Clutter" Cyndy Salzmann's 2nd Friday Afternoon Club Mystery. No dead bodies or murders here, rather an intersting look at the 1960's woven neatly with the results in the present.

Cindy Salzmann is a wife and mother who does much of her writing on the back of fast food wrappers - usually while waiting to pick . Dying to Decorate is her first novel and first book of the Friday Afternoon Club Mystery series.

Cindy Salzmann is a wife and mother who does much of her writing on the back of fast food wrappers - usually while waiting to pick up her children. Desperate for an excuse to avoid laundry, she has written three Christian nonfiction books, launched a national speaking career, and taught her children how to sort colors. Cyndy and her family live in Omaha, Nebraska.

Crime and Clutter - eBook. ▲. The Friday Afternoon Club is made up of six midlife mothers who retreat from children, jobs, and busy schedules on Friday afternoons to devote themselves to chocolate, chat, and good times. When Mary Alice is forced to face the difficult memories of her father's abandonment when she was a baby, her friends rally around to help Mary Alice to resolve her family's long-buried secrets.

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Just as "The Babysitter's Club" series successfully captured a generation of young girls, Cyndy Salzmann's Friday Afternoon Club series lays claim to moms who cherish long-standing friendship. and a bit of mystery.

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A storage unit, a 1963 Volkswagen minibus, and tattered letters...reveal shattering secrets from the '60s. It's been a year since Mary Alice lost her father -- the father she never really knew. Now she's stuck cleaning out his rubbish from a storage unit. Just when she'd rather it all go away from her well-ordered life, her long-held secret is discovered by the feisty Marina, one of the six members of the Friday Afternoon Club. When these friends make it their mission to help Mary Alice tackle her stash, they arrive at the storage unit, prepared to clean. But what they discover takes them on a riotous ride through the crime and clutter of the sixties, the angst and betrayal of those caught in The Revolution, and the forgiveness that can only come through acceptance of a different kind of Cause. Includes fun, easy, and tantalizing recipes!

Qane

I had no clue about the content of this book, except that it was classified as Christian literature. It started off with recipes. I pondered the propriety of calling a cookbook Crime & Clutter. Little did I know that the recipes would be intricately woven into the plot of a novel. Every chapter began with recipes, and for the first part of the book, every paragraph, outside of the recipes, held a laugh. This was turning out to be one of the funniest books I had ever read. Suddenly the tone of the story turned serious. My gears had to change quickly because we went from a delightful Erma Bombeck type frolic to a somber Vietnam war era flashback. The contrast was like in the Wizard of Oz where the Kansas scene is in black and white and then switches to color when Dorothy arrives in Oz. In this story, the original scenes are colorful and the interwoven tidbits of a checkered past bringing drab tones are slowly stirred into the recipe of the plot. I don't know how younger people will react to the story within a story of antiwar protestors, but I, having lived through that time period as a teenager, found it fascinating and very well written. The mixture of the two genres along with the recipes came out of the literary oven with a savory odor. The taste was succulent. When digested, this concoction brought a satisfying infilling of the heart and the mind. Now I'll go back and read the recipes. I won't be surprised to find some humor in them too. If any of them taste as good as this book, they will be a delightful addition to my culinary repertoire. I definitely recommend you read this book - but not while fasting.

Ximathewi

A great series. Not too churchy. Looking forward to the next one. I couldn't believe all the great recipes included in this book. Definitely one to buy!!

Mysterious Wrench

The Friday Afternoon Club can't believe it. Perfect Mary Alice has been keeping a secret for years. The always together mom has been hiding the fact that her parents were hippies and her real name is Maya. The FAC gets together again to unlock the secrets of the VW bus given to Mary Alice by her father. The women take a blast to the past trip back to a time where peace, love, and rock and roll was the national creed. But in between the love beads and bell bottoms is the story of a woman who discovers the father she never knew and the power of forgiveness.

The 60s are my absolute favorite decade. I love the culture of that time period especially the music. I would have killed to be alive when the Beatles were popular. So when I heard about the premise for this story, I was excited to read it. And I was not disappointed. This story will give Baby Boomers and fans of the decade a time capsule of the events that happened. From the Beatnik years to the Summer of Love, the story reminds you of Forrest Gump as you happen to be in all the important events of the time. I really liked the articles that would appear at the beginning of the flashback chapters. They helped to make he story seem more real and place you during that time period. I thought it was interesting that the 60s was picked because, even though I think of it as history, in the literary world it is still modern time period. I really liked the chapters set during the Democratic National Convention. It's an even that gets skimmed over during high school history class so I was pleased to read about it from the protester point of view. The story of Mary Alice and her father was sad to read, having to learn to forgive. Very touching and moving. And then there are the recipes. My gosh, I could have gained a pound just from reading them. They all sound soooo good. I can't wait to try out some of them. They all look really easy to make with nothing too fancy so that anyone can cook them. So don't read this book on an empty stomach because after a few pages I guarantee you'll be raiding your fridge! The only complaint I have about the book is that with only one POV telling the story and so many women in the group, I feel like I haven't gotten to know some of the characters that well yet. Hopefully that will change in the upcoming books. Can't wait for them!

Preve

Chronicling the events of life in the Friday Afternoon Club, especially those in the life of Mary Alice who happens to be keeping a secret from her friends, Crime & Clutter is the second installment in Cyndy Salzmann's series of mysteries, and follows suit according to its predecessor. When Mary Alice's friends find that her missing father has left a 1963 VW minibus behind, they search it for clues, and try to deal with the ensuing confrontation with counterculture.

With slow, careful development of plot, and characters reminiscent of the authors of the Sweet Potato Queens series, Salzmann wins the hearts and laughs of women who read Crime & Clutter. By far, what stands out about Salzmann's book is the interspersing of recipes that tantalize the palette of her readers, while drawing them into the story at every turn.

Salzmann's readers will surely empathize with Mary Alice, who is forced to face some difficult clues regarding the life of her father, and also with her friends in the Friday Afternoon Club, who want to get to the bottom of things, but also help their friend. Previously willing to put her questions on hold, Mary Alice is brought on the ride of her life by the other members of the Friday Afternoon Club, who take her on a trip for the truth.

Crime & Clutter is full of vivid, realistic characters who have flaws and freely acknowledge them. Mary Alice, the dynamic domestic diva, is no exception. Readers of Cyndy Salzmann's first Friday Afternoon Club mystery, Dying to Decorate, will appreciate and enjoy this second installment in her mystery series. Salzmann's amusing return to the world of women attempting to balance intrigue with interior management will surely please wives and mothers everywhere who can appreciate a good mystery and enjoy laughing along the way. - Meg Tepfer, [...]