Miss Julia Strikes Back

This series is absolutely amazing! I never knew one woman could do much !! But I keep buying them and reading !!!

I want the whole set!

There are times I just want to haul off and bop Miss Julia (Mrs. Sam Murdoch) for being bossy, condescending, stubborn and short-sighted…but then I wind up laughing because she’s exactly those things and still manages to untangle herself from sticky situations. This novel was no exception - if I had been Mr. Tuttle, the private detective she so relentlessly bosses around while searching for the jewelry stolen from her, I would have told her - in no uncertain terms - to get lost. But, fortunately for us readers, Mr. Tuttle just grumbles and gets on with things.In this novel, Miss Julia’s most prized and beloved possessions - her engagement and wedding rings - are stolen early on in the novel, prompting her and Little Loyd and Etta Mae Wiggins to track down the thieves and recover the loot.Ann B. Ross’s characters are at once familiar (we’ve all known a Miss Julia, I suspect) and enjoyable (even when you want to bop Miss Julia). Ms. Ross has the knack of drawing the reader in and becoming a part of Miss Julia’s antics.All in all, a fun read. Well done, Miss Julia! And thank you, Ann B. Ross, for lifting my spirits whenever I follow wherever you and Miss Julia decide to lead me.

Miss Julia's jewelry is stolen while Sam (her husband) is away in Russia. Following a dubious-sounding lead by a local sheriff, she withdraws Lloyd from school and drives to Florida where she hires a private investigator to help her locate the thieves. Unfortunately, the PI is an alcoholic, and is more than Miss Julia can handle so she sends for acquaintance Etta Mae Wiggins to assist her. Together the four team up to find Miss Julia's property.This was a light, entertaining audio. The plot was a little more fantastic than normal... (It reminded me of a Lucille Ball episode). Thankfully there was no Sam in this one. Sam's not a bad character, but he cramps Miss Julia's style. I liked Etta Mae, and Lloyd.... I was disappointed to see less of Lillian. I was lukewarm about Mr. Tuttle. I was a bit fed up with his alcoholism towards the end. Plus, he was so under-developed as a character, we never really understood why he drank, or what his real trouble was. 4 stars. Light amusing non-serious stuff.

The "Miss Julia" book series is very entertaining! I have purchased and enjoyed every single book of this series and will buy each new book as soon as they are available in the future. I have passed the book series on to several different people and each of them enjoyed the reading as much as I did. I recommend that readers start from Book 1 and make your way through the entire series.

I really enjoy Miss Julia books for so many reasons. Writing style is witty and engaging, locale is so familiar to us who love visiting Hendersonville, plot definition is always spot on. The area is so familiar to lovers of Hendersonvillian Ann B. Ross' home town and the beautiful Asheville, NC area. Although the setting is not identified as Hendersonville those who frequent the area can readily identify the thriving, happy, friendly small town and feel we know about where Miss Julia lives, goes to church, and shops. This book is my least favorite book so I will award it only five stars rather than the 10 that all of her other books deserve. C'mon, Amazon. Let us have a plus star for other books by Ann B Ross.

I can't imagine what Ms. Ross was thinking when she wrote this book. The plot is absurd and most of Miss Julia's actions were completely out of character. Why would anyone, especially prim, proper, and eccentric Miss Julia, want to hire a third stage alcoholic whom she first meets passed out on the barroom floor? Why would Miss Julia, who is so wonderfully careful and concerned about Little Lloyd's proper upbringing, take him into a seedy bar to see and hear such things as drunks,upright or on the floorr passed out, profanity, and a cage and pole where women dance? True, she probably didn't know what that was for, but nonetheless, it is out of charachter for her to expose little Lloyd to such decadent people and situations.In other books, Miss Julia was willing to do things that she would not normally do, such as get herself into a high speed chase on a race track with criminals; and the time she climbed up on the courthouse to steal a statue (I thought that one was a little far-stretched too, but enjoyed it anyway). But here in Miss Julia strikes back, she is getting involved with, and exposing little Lloyed to people, places, and things, that no parent, or grandparent, would ever want their children to be exposed to.I am wondering if Ms. Ross thought that a 3rd stage alcoholic character, and all his pathetic antics would be amusing to her faithful readers? I love the Miss Julia Series and have passed it on to many friends and family members. I will make a concerted effort to disuade any of them from reading Miss Julia Strikes Back.I sincerely hope there will not be any repeat of such story lines in the future. Keep it amusing Ms. Ross, not pathetic.

I laughed and laughed. This is the best Miss Julia book I’ve read so far. Maybe even the first one.

Well, she strikes back according to the title, but she's always busybodying out there, solving some crime or other, and trying to straighten out people's lives. Here she gets involved with some missing jewellery (and of course, some of this is hers or she wouldn't bother) and a drunken private detective, who I expect will turn up again in a later book. Ann B Ross has managed to create a character like the English Agatha Raisin but with better manners. I like her!

This, for me, is the best Miss Julia yet ( I am working through the series ). There is a new, drunken, detective on the scene and Ross and we have a lot of fun with this character. Ludicrous plotline of actually retrieving stolen goods right across America, just adds to the comedy. Thankyou Ann B. Ross!

I love all the Miss Julia Books.This book was of good quality at a fair price with fast postage.Would recommend.

As usual enjoyable.