This is the first book in the Aurora (Roe) Teagarden series. Instead of vampires, this series follows Roe, a librarian in Georgia with roundish glasses who is almost five feet tall. Cute, right?

Well, in this book, Roe is part of a group called the Real Murders club which meets to discuss various real life murderers...how they did it, why they did it, and all that controversial stuff. You know...Lizzie Borden, serial killers, etc.

All is going boring and pradictable in Roe's life until one night at the Real Murders meeting, Roe finds the dead body of one of the members who's been murdered. And this murder replicates a famous past murder. Enter a serial killer in this tiny Atlanta suburb who seems to be focused on the various members of the Real Murders club.

Also, of course, Roe is in the middle of a love triangle. Should she date the handsome, short, muscular cop or the tall, red-headed mystery writer?

I thought it was a quick cute book. Although I will admit the ending was pretty surprising (did not see it coming) and it was pretty terrifying....I mean for a cute mystery book like this. ( )

Similar to Harris' other books, but without any paranormal elements. The heroine, Aurora, is pretty upbeat & interesting. She's 28, unmarried & has an odd hobby - she's a member of a club that discusses old murders. When club members start dying, she recognizes they're reenactments of old crimes & tells the police so. They don't believe her, so she is forced into figuring out who the killer is herself, but she doesn't jump into it with both feet. Very believable the way she stumbles around & interacts with others in her small town.It won't ever be my favorite book, but for a relaxing read, it's pretty good. ( )

Great start to a great series. Roe is really an enjoyable character. The idea of a librairian as an amateur sleuth is wonderful. Roe is a member of real murders club. Members are fascinated by murders throughout history. But they all get a shock when the body of one of the members is found dead, and not only dead, but killed in the manner of a famous murder. Because of the nature of their club everyone is a suspect. Not only that, they are considered to be morbid and perhaps a little crazy. Roe involves herself in the investigation. Real murders is classified as a Cozy, but maybe a cozy with a bite! ( )

This was a fast and enjoyable read. Roe is a great character and the mystery element of the novel worked really well. 'm looking forward to reading other books in the series, although I doubt that they'll resurrect the Real Murders Club. ( )

I could tell that Harris wrote "Aurora Teagarden" mysteries well before "Sookie Stackhouse" fantasies. This first book read very fast and I have a feeling this might have been one of her beginning books. Nevertheless it captured my attention, I love "Roe" as a character and can not wait to finish the rest of the series. I was also happy that if she did write it a long time ago, nothing was changed for the republished edition. ( )