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Bribing Saint Anthony (A Mary Catherine Mahoney Mystery Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Rita Moreau (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 320 ratings
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Bribing Saint Anthony is an entertaining and humorous mystery.

A missing husband.
A plot to blow up a national treasure.
Fortune telling aunts.

Mary Catherine, MC for short, didn’t move as the Queen of Boca Vista, Babbs La-Fleur, placed a pile of cash, which appeared out of a purse she knew cost more than her car, smack dab in the middle of her desk.

Word at all the cocktail parties was that MC had a skill that came in handy for an aging socialite going through a divorce. She was good at finding cash in hidden bank accounts. Cash to pay for a nip and tuck and a new identity: Cougar.

Hired that day by Queen Babbs to find her bad boy husband, Charlie, MC was back on familiar ground, tracking down bad guys through clues left in the DNA of their paper life.

Asking her Aunt Sophia to read the family fortune telling cards might have helped. Instead, the paper trail Charlie left takes MC from a murder in the world of rich socialites to working with covert government agents deep in the world of counter terrorism.

Praise for Bribing Saint Anthony

“This is a fabulous read! The characters and story is so well thought out, just when you think you know what's going to happen next there's a little twist. The character's (including my fave Izzy the Iguana) are like people you know and can identify with. Kudo's to the author on her first novel, I hope there are more to come! I can't wait.”

“An interesting and exciting tale filled with fascinating characters, living and not living. The story certainly revealed a knowledge of people and human failings, especially in those with political aspirations. Well worth your time!”

Rita Moreau - A Feisty Writer: "Rita brings to cozy mysteries a sharp intelligence and a delightful ability to capture characters. Her main character, Mary Catherine Mahoney, MC for short, is one you won't forget… a series that blends a bit of psychic abilities with a myriad of plot twists and intelligent observations."
A great read! PatZi Gil - Creator/Host of Joy On Paper - Syndicated radio program.






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    A Mary Catherine Mahoney Mystery
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    May 31, 2014
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I had a chance to read Bribing Saint Anthony on a recent flight. It was a great read! I don't have a lot of time to read for fun these days, and your story was a treat. You have a nice touch, and MC is an engaging lead. Reminded me a bit of Carl Hiaasen--What is it about Florida,anyway?!?  Keep up the good work!From Sheldon Siegel author of the critically acclaimed legal thriller series featuring Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez.  Judge's Commentary, 23rd Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards 
BRIBING SAINT ANTHONY by Rita Moreau is an enjoyable book for those who love lots of interesting, quirky characters thrown together in an intriguing plot. As for the story itself, it moves along very well and is written in an appealing way. I liked descriptions such as, "They had an on-off relationship. She still had her dream of becoming a country star and Joe had his dream of Jennifer becoming his wife and raising little Joe bambinos." The note, "And oh, there's Izzy!" with the drawing of Izzy is cute. Overall, a fun read

About the Author

About the Author
Rita Moreau is the author of the Mary Catherine Mahoney Mystery series.
A workaholic by nature, upon retirement, Rita Moreau began work on her bucket list, writing a book. Traveling the national parks with her husband George in a vintage Bluebird motor home, (on George's list), Rita completed her first novel Bribing Saint Anthony. Back home she completed Nuns! Psychics! & Gypsies! OH! NO, Feisty Nuns and The Russian & Aunt Sophia. Rita and her husband live in a postcard called Florida where he has fun telling everyone he is the author's husband. When not writing she joins PatZi Gil on the Joy on Paper radio program with Book Buzz Mysteries or you can find her teaching fitness classes and doing her best to keep busy. She loves connecting with readers. Visit her at RitaMoreau.com or find her on Facebook at facebook.com/RitaMoreauAuthor. She would love to hear from you.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KPEWBTY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon; 1st edition (May 31, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 31, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 350 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 265 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 320 ratings

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Rita Moreau

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Rita Moreau is the author of two cozy with a lot of kooky mystery series: The Mary Catherine Mahoney series and The Ghost & Camper series.

A workaholic by nature, upon retirement, Rita Moreau began work on her bucket list, writing a book. Traveling the national parks with her husband George in a vintage Bluebird motor home, (on George’s list), Rita completed her first novel Bribing Saint Anthony. Back home she was having so much fun she completed four more novels in the Mary Catherine Mahoney mystery series. The year we entered the twilight zone Rita decided to put this time to good use and wrote the first two novels in a new Ghost & the Camper mystery series. She kept going. The third in the series - Murder in the Badlands released fall 2021 and Murder in the Rockies released fall of 2022. Murder in Wacky Florida is due out in 2023. Rita lives in a postcard called Florida where George, the love of her life, always had fun telling everyone he's the author’s husband. He was her lighting rod. Rita lost George in December of 2021. She honors his memory daily. He lived life to the fullest. When not writing she joins PatZi Gil on the Joy on Paper radio program with Book Buzz Mysteries or you can find her teaching Silver Sneaker fitness classes and walking the beach. She loves connecting with readers. Visit her at www.RitaMoreau.com and sign up for her newsletters and download a free copy of the Russian & Aunt Sophia. Or find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RitaMoreauAuthor and say hello.

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Jennie Lindi
5.0 out of 5 stars Only in Florida
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2020
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This is a read I could not put down Funny entertaining and some quite interesting characters. Looking forward to another one from this author.
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Ellen Oceanside
4.0 out of 5 stars Cash Memorizing Her To Take The Job
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2020
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She was an CPA, not a PI. when a Prado purse was opened and a stack of bills, ten thousand to be exact was placed in the center of her desk, memorizing for her. A missing Charlie, women with unlimited money from many marriage. A case that involves more than she thought. The story has humor, and unique characters.
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smhunter
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
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Sometimes we all need a little humor in our life. And this book fulfilled that need. I love Aunt Anna. And what about Velma?
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Sea Nymph
3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been so much better......
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2021
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I picked up this book because of the title.....I have an affinity for St Anthony, the patron saint of things lost. Well, I think that was the high point of this adventure.
The story started out with some promise; I thought, "Gee, this is certainly a new twist, tracking down the bad guys with forensic accounting." But it seemed to go downhill from there.
It was very hard to follow, and it seemed like the story just had gaps in it (like talking about her mother, but then it's apparent that Mom had died), or it jumped around, making it hard to follow. It also didn't help that the author could have used an editor. "She POURED over the books" is an example.
I really wanted to like this book, and yes, I did finish reading it, but I won't go on to the second one. Too many other books out there, so I don't have to waste my time on this series.
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Celest
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a very intriguing Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2021
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This book was full of the best mysteries and the most exciting moments that I have seen. MC and Velma are such great characters with a lot of personality. There were so many twists going on that it was, at times, hard to keep up. But I did. Can't wait to read the next book in the series.
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Michele Hamilton
4.0 out of 5 stars Hamilton Reviews
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2020
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A little "outbthere" but the plot does the together . Not all that happy with the ending as one of the nefarious bad guys who started one of the dastardly plots comes out smelling like a fresh rose instead of the 3 day old garbage he is. Slightly ridiculous but entertaining.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Trouble and Reward
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2017
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An interesting and exciting tale filled with fascinating characters, living and not living. The story certainly revealed a knowledge of people and human failings, especially in those with political aspirations. Well worth your time!
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S. Walton
5.0 out of 5 stars a little bit of everything
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2022
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Action, mystery, intrigue it’s has it with a hint of psychics aunts and hmm maybe a ghost enjoyable and a happy ending😊
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