Deceased and Desist by Misty Simon
Book #3: A Tallie Graver Mystery
Source: NetGalley and Purchase
My Rating: 3½/5 stars

General Thoughts:

1) I like Tallie, Max, Gina, and the fur babies, but I’ve about had it with all the other regular characters.

2) With regards to the above, all the other regular characters are still beating the same “You have to stop doing this/getting involved, Tallie” drum. Three books in and that same drum beat is getting very old and keeping me from really liking some of the regular characters.

3) With regards to the above, if anyone would take the time to listen to Tallie, they would realize she has yet to go looking for trouble! Outside of solving crimes and cleaning houses, Tallie has a serious talent for stumbling into trouble and over dead bodies. It’s one of her finest talents 😊

4) I’m still liking the general flow of each book and how Tallie goes about solving each crime. She isn’t a trained detective, but she is highly intelligent, organized, logical, personable enough that people open up to her, and highly determined. Tallie is one of my favorite character types which is part of the reason I keep coming back for more.

5) I am liking the evolution being shown between Max and Tallie and Tallie and Sheriff Burton. Max is such a sweet and endearing man and I sincerely hope he will be around for a good long time. As to Sheriff Burton and Tallie, I’m very much liking what went down between them in this particular installment of the series. Burton may just be coming around to Tallie’s way of thinking and doing things 😊

The Bottom Line: While I am still liking this series in general, there is the quite annoying issue of some of the regular characters still harping on Tallie about her involvement in the various crimes she has stumbled upon. For myself, this is really becoming an issue and I sincerely feel it needs to change or I’m going to have to part ways with the series. Yeah, it bothers me that much. With that being said, there are still other aspects of this book and series I quite enjoy. I do like Tallie, Max, Gina, and the furries so much and the plot of all three books have kept me guessing and totally interested. I want to keep enjoying and reading this series, but I need to see some serious evolution in some of the other regular characters. I suspect, the fourth book will be the one that decides my fate on this issue once and for all.

Poor Tallie, she can't get away from dead bodies. It's one thing to have to keep fending off her father's pleas to have her join the family undertaking business, working for both her father and her brother but Tallie is a dead body magnet all over town. In this, the third mystery, she finds a body when she is happily washing the upstairs windows of a local B&B. Her cleaning business is just getting started and the last thing she needs is to land in another murder investigation. How does she know that the man lying "peacefully" on the bed is not simply taking an afternoon nap? Like, what's wrong with this picture, she thinks. She realizes that she shouldn't be able to see both his back and his face at the same time. The man staring back at her has had his neck broken. Just as this occurs to her, the ladder she is perched upon goes down for the count taking her with it. Lucky to land on soft mushy ground, her statement that there is a dead man upstairs falls on deaf ears. Silly woman, he just had a heart attack in his sleep. End of story, case closed. Not so fast, especially when another body turns up. The killer never should have pissed her off. It just made her bound and determined to prove that it was premeditated murder.
In the previous cases, Tallie was at odds with Burton, the police chief but, surprise, this time he is out on sick leave and he asks her to be his eyes and ears on the investigation as he doesn't trust his temporary replacement. Tallie accepts the challenge and gets way more than she bargained for. As well as unmasking the killer, she didn't expect to end up caring for a very big, but very sweet, dog.
This mystery can be read as a stand alone but, to get the most out of Tallie's backstory, by all means, read them in order.
My thanks to the publisher, Kensington and to NetGalley for giving me an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Love this series. An entertaining cozy mystery. Small town, but I still suggest suspending reality expectations as our amateur sleuth solves all the mysteries involved. Not surprised by the culprits, but still an adventure to get to the conclusion.

Deceased and Desist by Misty Simon is the third book in Tallie Graver Mystery series but can be read as a standalone.
Even though I haven't read two previous books I had no problem getting into the story. Short description seamed interesting so I decided to give it a go. And I am so glad I did. Now I have to go back and read other stories as well.
Tallie is in a cleaning business after a bad divorce from an even worse husband, when she spots a dead body in a still unopened bed and breakfast where she is cleaning windows. But when a local chief refuses to admit there has been a murder, Tallie has no choice but to start her own investigation.
With a help from her trusted friend Tallie is asking questions right and left and annoying some people in the process.
Fun and entertaining read, with many twists and turns. I liked Tallie's colorful past and how she learns from her mistakes and getting better and better in her side job of sleuthing.
I also liked that there was a lots of humor and fun along the way. Clever and well written story will keep readers guessing while having fun ferreting out the truth.

Deceased and Desist by Misty Simon is the 3rd book in A Tallie Graver Mystery series, and another great book. Tallulah, Tallie, Graver returned home to the family business the Garver Funeral Home, but she also cleans houses since her divorce left her broke. When Tallie was up on a ladder cleaning windows, a job she loves, she sees a dead body, even though no one should be there, The dead man, who the interim sheriff says died of natural cause, even though Tallie knows what a broken neck looks like. The dead man is a shady building inspector, with a lot of enemies, but the sheriff won't listen to her, and closes the case. When weird things start happening around her, she is determined to get to the bottom of how and why he really died. I started this book, I could not stop reading it until I was done. Not only is this book an exciting mystery but also very refreshing and a quick read. If you love fun cozy mysteries, which are my favorite, I recommend this book. 

I received this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This is a great book with a wonderful story and well developed characters. The story flowed very well and was very enjoyable. This book will keep you reading long into the night and you will not want to put this book down until you finish. This was such a great read and full of surprises. I am looking forward to reading other books by this great author.

Deceased and Desist is the third book in the Tallie Graver Mystery series! We meet up again with Tallie Graver, and she’s prepping a renovated bed and breakfast for a grand re-opening. While doing that, she stumbles upon the dead body of a shady building inspector.

I’ve followed this series from the very beginning and I have to say that it’s gotten so much better with every installment! From the writing to the characters, this series has really improved overall. I liked the first book, but it had many flaws. And the second book was much better, but still had some flaws for me. This one was amazing! I literally have nothing bad to say. I enjoyed every word of it.

The characters have all really grown on me, and I find them all delightfully amusing, and very interesting. Every single recurring character has grown in some shape or form, which I really enjoyed. I love Tallie! I think she’s a wonderful main character—very smart and spunky. I love her character voice, and I could definitely see myself in her. She’s very relatable.

The mystery itself was really fun. It was plotted very well, and it really captured my attention. It hooked me in from the beginning and kept me reading until the end. It was a very unpredictable and bumpy ride, but I loved every second of it.

Overall, a great addition to a wonderful series! I can’t wait to read the next installment.

This is Book 3 of the Tallie Graver Mysteries series . I have read the prior books in the series and enjoyed each book. This is a funny enjoyable cozy mystery with a fun sleuth.
Tallie Graver has a house-cleaning business and works part-time for her father’s funeral home. She is starting life over and did not want to return to her Father's business but she had no choice. .Her feelings about working at the funeral home lend much humor to this series . I find Tallie likable, believable and funny. She also has a habit of stumbling across dead bodies much to the chagrin of her family.
In this next in series Tallie is cleaning windows of a local inn when she notices a body inside one of the rooms turned to look right at her. Right away she is curious to find out what happened and begins to investigate. In between her work at the funeral home and her cleaning business, she manages to find the right clues and is on the track of the killer.
I enjoy this series as it always makes me laugh out loud . Tallie is a fun protagonist to read and each book has a excellent sleuth . This series is always a enjoyable read and I look forward to the next in series. Thank you for the ARC which does not influence my review.

Deceased and Desist by Misty Simon is the third book of the cozy A Tallie Graver Mystery series. Each book in the series features it’s own mystery to be solved so they can be read and understood as a standalone. Of course though there are details to the story that carries over book to book so it’s always best to enjoy the series from the beginning.

Tallie Graver had married her rich ex-husband as a way out of working in her family’s business, the Graver Funeral Home. However, now that Tallie is divorced she has had to return to the family business but also took on a side job of cleaning homes to help gain her independence.

As Tallie is up on a ladder cleaning windows at a soon to be opening bed and breakfast she sees a man lying in bed in one of the rooms. Tallie hopes she doesn’t disturb the man until she notices his eyes are open and there’s something not quite right with his neck. Being in the funeral business Tallie knows a dead body when she sees one but after calling the police Tallie finds the new chief isn’t onboard with calling this a murder so Tallie decides to begin investigating herself.

Being the third book of this cozy mystery series one might guess that if I’m still reading them that this is one that I do enjoy which is true. Deceased and Desist was another solid mystery to add to the series with plenty of secrets and suspects for Tallie to uncover. I’ve liked Tallie from the beginning but it’s good to see her learning from her mistakes and growing into her sleuthing role with each read. Looking forward to seeing what happens next in the series.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

This was the first instalment I read in this series and I liked it.
It was engaging and fun to read.
I loved the characters, had fun in reading the mystery and read it in one setting.
I look forward to reading the next instalment in this series.
Recommended.
Many thanks to Kensington Books and Netgalley for this ARC

Tallie Graver is lamenting her recent divorce to a first-class jerk while cleaning a window at the local Inn. Happy with her new cleaning business, she scrubs the dirty pane until it is clean enough to discover a dead body on the bed. His head is turned towards his back so that she can see he is definitely dead. In her haste to descend the ladder, she falls to the ground. After being chastised by a new detective, she learns that the police and coroner have ruled the death a heart attack. Unable to get any satisfactory answers, she begins to investigate yet another dead body.

This is the third book in the series but the first I have read. I really enjoyed it. It was a quick read but one with a substantial plot and appealing characters. I want Tallie and Gina to be my best friends too. They are comical and likeable. They tend to get into mischief but that only heightens their appeal.

I read this in a couple of days and will be reading the others in the series. I am certainly going to read other books by this author, as well. She has a series involving Ivy Morris and others.

I received an eBook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest opinion. This in no way affects my opinion or ratings for this book.

Deceased and Desist by Misty Simon is the third book in this series, but is the first I have read.

In an effort to do her own thing, and avoid joining her family business, Tallie has started a cleaning business that she admits to enjoying. Yet her business has led her to finding another dead body while cleaning windows at a bed and breakfast. Instantly the mystery begins as the police don’t seem to be too amused with her finding another dead body either.

This book is a super fun, quick read, with lots of twists and suprises a long the way.

Tallie has picked up her life and is running her own cleaning business in this third installment in a delightful cozy series (but go ahead and read it if you haven't read the earlier ones!). She's cleaning windows in a B&B which is about to reopen when she spies a corpse. The dead man, a building inspector who is disliked by pretty much everyone in town, should not have been inside much less, let's admit it, murdered. Tallie and her friend Gina investigate and of course find the murderer after some good twists and turns. Tallie's family always have things to say about her activities and this time out is no exception - but they are a hoot. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. This is a quick, good read.

Tallie is busy getting her cleaning business running smoothly, if only she would stop finding dead bodies. This time she finds one in the window of the room she is cleaning. But the bodies and secrets don't stop there. The bodies pile higher as the secrets grow deeper and Tallie has to figure it all out before she becomes part of the body count herself.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is the 3rd book in the Tallie Graver Mystery Series and I have been lucky enough to read the 1st 2 books in this series. I can honestly say that I am a true fan of this well written, cute and funny cozy mystery series.
I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

This is the 3rd installment in the Tallie Graver mystery series. Tallie is cleaning the windows at the Inn and when looking in one of the windows she sees a dead body. She falls from her ladder and when she comes too she calls the police but no one seems to believe her that the victim’s neck appeared to be broken. Chief Burton is off on medical and a new temporary in charge detective Hammond refuses Tallie’s interference and threatens to put her in jail. He says it was a heart attack and end of story. Everyone in town keeps telling Tallie she needs a hobby. Tallie has made it her mission to clear her name and prove it was a murder. She enlists Gina’s help and this makes her brother mad. The victim was a home inspector and private investigator. Tallie also is working with his secretary to find out what his secrets were. This was a good and entertaining read with lots of twists and turns. Nice to see more of the other characters in this story.

In this, the third installment of the series, we find Tallie Graver cleaning windows at a renovated bed and breakfast. As she’s cleaning that last streak, she realizes there is someone looking back at her. No reason to be embarrassed about earning a peeping-tom status, though, because Tallie soon realizes those eyes belong to a dead man. The interim police chief says it was a heart attack, but does a heart attack cause the victim’s head to turn almost all the way around? Tallie knows what she saw and is determined not to let the interim-chief’s shoddy work ethic brush a murder under the rug, so she begins to investigate, even though no one in town believes her.

I so enjoy this series. Tallie is likeable and easy to relate to. Her family loves her but that doesn’t stop them from rolling their eyes when she lands in yet another murder mystery. Her best friend, Gina, is her partner in crime and is thrilled to be along for the ride during this mystery investigation. The book is well-written and humorous. The end comes to a good conclusion but still leaves you wanting more of the series. I can’t wait to read the next installment! I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher.

This series has really hit its stride and gets more and more enjoyable. This latest installment finds the main character stumbling into a murder once again. With new characters, and a partnering between two characters that are usually at odds makes for a story that you cannot put down. Everything flowed so nicely throughout, every chapter just leading you deeper and deeper into the story. With just enough humor to keep things light, this was a well thought out story that will not disappoint.

I received a free copy of DECEASED AND DESIST (Book 3 of the Tallie Graver Mysteries) in exchange for an honest review. Tallie Graver has a house-cleaning business and works part-time for her father’s funeral home. Tallie has a bad habit of finding bodies and getting involved in solving the murders; everyone in town makes sure she knows of their disapproval and takes the time to suggest alternative hobbies. When she finds a body with the head twisted around the wrong way, she calls the police. Her usual nemesis, the police chief, is on leave for injuries sustained on the job; his temporary replacement is extremely hostile and threatening. Then, the new nemesis forces Tallie into investigating when he insists the death was natural causes. When Tallie begins to look at possible motives, she finds out the deceased was a very bad man, and it would be easier to figure out who didn’t have a motive to kill him. Who did the deed, and why is the temporary police chief so insistent on refusing to investigate the death?

If you’re a fan of the Tallie Graver series, you’ll probably enjoy this book. I haven’t read either of the prior novels, which may have caused me to lack sympathy for the characters. So, I’d suggest beginning at the series beginning if you’re interested in giving this book a try.

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Tallie Graver is tired of dead bodies. Whether they are being buried by her families funeral home, or Tallie has found one, she is just tired of dead bodies.
With the launch of her new cleaning business, Tallie is doing what she loves best, cleaning the windows for the grand re-opening of the local b & b. As she wipes the window to finish off, she spots someone through the window, and is sure he is dead. Why is someone in the b & b in the first place?
How did they get in without the owner knowing? Surely this is some kind of mistake. As Tallie asks questions, local law enforcement becomes agitated, leaving Tallie to turn to her friends for help.

I really enjoy this series. Tallie is a fun character and I have enjoyed getting to know her.

I am looking forward to reading more in this series.
I volunteered to read and review an ARC of this book offered by the publisher and NetGalley.