Nursery Rhyme Murders Collection: Mysteries not for the faint of heart! Kindle Edition

I bought the entire collection that is available now, with the other two bonus books promised for upload in March. So far the books have been Interesting and keep my attention, but not necessarily a nail bitter that I cant put down. Interesting tact with the nursery rhyme approach but you quickly figure out why each is titled as they are, with the recurring theme going throughout. Waiting for the next one to figure out the rest of the story. Definitely doesn't end like the nursery rhyme.

Nursery Rhyme MurdersMary, Mary, Quite ContraryA BAU agent, along with local cop, find a serial killer through other agents dissing them. This must be one of the beginning of Ms. McCray's series written with Ben Joplin. Absolutely no high tech (even avoidance of cell phones). No screaming car chases. Just good thinking by a BAU agent and her local cop.Humpty DumptyOne special agent, one ex-special agent devastated by a family matter, and two cops with very special skills, searching for a mass murderer who has seemingly returned after a long absence. Again, very low tech, even to the point the team could not "hear me now." Again no major car chases (I guess it really depends on what you call a major car chase). There are some squeamish parts, hard to look away from. Is Humpty put where he needs putting? Depends on where you think that is supposed to be. A very, very special member joins the team. Also written with Ben Hopkin.Old Woman in a ShoeMs. McCray and Mr. Hopkin give us a brief respite from Humpty Dumpty. However one team member is having a crisis of conscience. Can the other team members help before it's too late? And perhaps the last pages gives us a clue this was only a brief respite.We All Fall DownAlso written with Ben Hopkin, this episode is heartbreaking. The broken member of the team is outwitted, brought out of their near psychotic break just in time. Humpty Dumpty has a new playmate, and it will take the entire team to keep each member alive. Even better cars here, Ms. McCray is really getting her need for speed flowing.Eenie, Meenie, MoeA valued member of the team is caught in another dilemma never expected, but steps up to the plate once again (this time from a very angry source's help). Will this team member be able to overcome the guilt? Time will tell.Jack and JillI will preface by saying I did not like the ending to this at all. Not. At. All. Although signs have been showing the way, as with all good mysteries, the rhyme Jack and Jill literally solved all the Humpty murders. There is one part that made absolutely no sense, but I will take it. It appears not one but two team members join the gang, and they won't be who you surmise. To know for sure, keep reading Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater, which is too short for any type of brief review. Look fast, because the two team members are there, but again, they aren't obvious.This is a series of books, which until the very end, I was unaware all were co-written with Ben Hopkin. Each story adds to the rest of them, and the last, while revealing the two newest members of the core team, also gives a taste of Harbinger, an entirely different series.This early effort by these two prolific writers shows them continually trying to see if the readers will accept this. Or what about this? Not by any means having read these in any type of order, I believe this book is terrific either as the start of all the series - most of which are very, very different - or while waiting for a new one to show up.

This set of books is a great deal- 7 books for 7.99 and a sneak peek at some really wonderful other books from the author.This series of books start off a little slow but takes off after that. They hook you in with their characters. The mix of the cast is just right- a little quirky, but that makes them easy to remember from first introduction. Yes, Had is a strange one but I think he is the one that brings this odd group together and makes them work somehow, the peacekeeper. As the books go along, we gain a few more members to the group.Some of the books are better than others, as all series go. Each has its own individual plot but there is a common backstory and another major plot running throughout the books that keep you reading from book to book, not wanting to put this set down. That's the fun to having them all to read back to back and that's the way a book lover really wants to read- who wants to leave their favorite characters at the end of a book only to have to wait months to years for the next installment? Here you have them all. The only problem though is that after having this huge set, when you do finally come to the end, it is even more disappointing than finishing a single good book. So hopefully (pretty please!) we may see more from this little group of misfit detectives.On a side note, I was having problems with downloading some of the books that were supposed to have been automatically uploaded to the set. As suggested at the end of the book, I contacted the author. He was fabulous and answered right away, helping me solve my problem and get onto more happy reading. I love a friendly author. Thanks much, Mr. Hopkin! My next stop is your Darc Murders Collection.

The Nursery Rhyme Murders only (this set contains a bunch of other stories). FBI Agent Sariah Cooper, officer Kyle Haderley, officer Reggie Black, and ex-FBI agent Joshua Wright search for the serial killer known as Humpty Dumpty. They solve several other murders along the way. The plots are excellent. The writing is mostly quite good. The mistakes are minimal, but the mistakes that are made are quite glaring. The characters are very well developed and you feel like you know there people intimately. For those who like surprise mysteries, this set is well worth the time. I enjoyed this set of stories.

I bought this while waiting for further novels from the authors that I had been reading for some time. What a find!! I thoroughly enjoyed this collection. It may have included some short stories but what stories!! I for one cannot wait to read more about Coop, Had Joshua and co. And all preview s of other books are sending me to Amazon to purchase the full books. Recommended to everyone.

Enjoyable crime stories, well written and with a nice bit of tension. Well worth the money

This was a mixed bag, some stories are better than others but for me they average out at just 3 stars.

very good in all respects

A good read

Did not read

Loved all these books! Very suspenseful and the characters were all very well developed and interesting!

Not sure why there always has to be a love triangle????

As always an enjoyable read but seriously, just when I thought things were moving along it ended. You're killing me here with the suspense! Can't wait to read on.