Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard Mysteries, Book 3) | 
 enlarge | Author: Charlaine Harris
Publisher: Berkley
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Rating:  24 reviews
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Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 042522497X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780425224977
Publication Date: November 4, 2008
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Product Description
Lily Bard heads home for the holidays.
Lily heads to her hometown of Bartley for her estranged sister s Christmas Eve wedding. But there is something in the air besides holiday cheer there s murder. And Lily must work fast to clean up the messy case before her sister promises to love, honor, and obey a killer.
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best in series December 20, 2008
broke463
this is by far the best in the lily bard series. we finally get to meet lily's family and there's a great mystery to solve in her home town. lily is also coming out of her shell more. definitely recommend.
 Terrific! December 12, 2008
D. Oliver (West Palm Beach, FL)
I am currently reading this book. I am only on chapter 3, but so far it is carrying on the storyline of Lily Bard & her tragic past & as each book unfolds, hopefully her life will continue to get better.
Third Times a Charm... December 1, 2008
S. McCullough (Indianapolis, IN)
I have liked the character of Lily Bard from my first introduction to her in "Shakespeare's Landlord". I read with interest both that volume as well as the second book, "Shakespeare's Champion". Honestly, I found them to be just so-so. I thought the charcters were interesting, and Lily's background trauma and personality the meat and bones of each of those novels, much more so than than the actual mysteries within. I was pleasantly suprised with "Shakespeare's Christmas". The mystery of a murdered physician and his nurse and how it related to a missing baby case eight years old was very interesting. We know almost immediately that there are three children who may be this missing baby, living a new life. The process of figuring out which child was stolen, and thereby which parents did what, was more exciting in my opinion, than the first two installments. I also enjoyed seeing a softer side of Lily, as she faces her first trip back home since she left years ago, after suffering a gang rape and mutilations to nearly every part of her body. It was good to see Lily fight to do the right thing in her interactions with her family, and understandable when she needed to leave, get away, and run from all the pitying looks and whispered murmurs. As for the negatives of this book, they are few. I know that "Shakespeare's" always begins the titles but here the book takes place mostly outside of Shakespeare and so I didn't think the title fit as well as the previous ones...And my biggest complaint is that I felt the book ended too suddenly. I thought the mystery wrapped up quite nicely, but I felt we should have seen a final goodbye scene with her parents and sister. Something to show that either everything was fragile, but going to be alright between them, or that nothing had really changed in their complex relationships. If you have been a fan of Charlaine Harris in general or the Lily series in particular I do recommend this one as the best yet.
loved this forgotten book November 23, 2008
Mimi
I am a fan of anything Charlaine Harris writes, so when I saw that this had been brought out again...I was tickled. I already finished the Lily Bard series, so it was like going back in time to read this one which is I believe is #3 in that series. She is not writing anymore on this character, so I am glad to have that series complete. It was as good as all the others. Sorry she won't be adding anymore to Lily's storyline.. I have to wait until 2009 for another Sookie book!
 shakespeare's christmas November 21, 2008
Sarah Banks (Madison, MS)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
"Shakespeare's Christmas" is not the strongest entry into the Lily Bard series. The main problem is that the story is not set in Shakespeare, AR among all of the quirky, small town characters we have come to know & love. Lily travels back to her hometown of Bartley, AR, so we have a new cast of characters to deal with. They just aren't as charming or interesting. Couple the Bartley setting with a so-so mystery, and the result is boring. I recommend this book only to those who are already fans of Charlaine Harris.
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