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Title: The Serpents Trail: A Maxie and Stretch Mystery by Sue Henry ISBN: 0-451-21122-7 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: 06 April, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Delightful new heroine
Comment: Maxie McNabb is an independedent 63-year-old woman who enjoys living in Alaska, traveling in her RV and owning a mini-dachshund named Stretch. When her old college chum, Sarah, becomes terminally ill, Maxie goes for a last visit to Sarah's Colorado home. Sarah has said that she needed to confide something to Maxie, but she is very seriously ill by the time Maxie arrives. One of the women's old college friends, Ed, appears on the scene and he and Maxie spend some time exploring the area together. Before long there are complications about Sarah's sizeable estate and there are questions about who her heirs really are. Maxie does some investigating and soon is receiving threatening letters from an unknown source. This is the first book in a new series by Sue Henry who has written another series about Alaska. Maxie is a delightful character and there seems to be a lot of potential for her to find further adventures in future books.
Rating: 4
Summary: A fine mystery
Comment: Sixty-three years old Maxie McNabb enjoys hitting the road with her RV accompanied by her mini-dachshund, perhaps the only Alaskan resident not to have a husky. When Maxie learns that her friend Sarah Numamaker is dying, she decides to visit her pal in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Sarah is elated that Maxie is coming to see her, but not just because she enjoys her company, which she does. Sarah needs Maxie to help her with a problem, but will not explain what it is until her visitor arrives. Maxie finds Sarah's house has been turned upside down and her buddy is in the hospital. Sarah dies, but not from her illness but because someone killed her. As the executor, Maxie must settle Sarah's estate, which she has left to her adopted son and any natural children of her own, of which Maxie did not know any existed. Ed Norris claims that Sarah's adopted son, Alan, is actually his; Alan denies any blood ties while openly acts hostile towards Maxie and Ed. As Maxie tries to learn who killed her friend, she also researches relationships to see whether Ed or Alan is telling the truth even while wondering what Sarah needed for her to do.
Though the story line moves at the pace of driving an RV from Alaska to Colorado, fans will appreciate this entertaining cozy due to the delightful sexagenarian charmer Maxie. She makes for a fine tale with her friendly open approach to people even when she is rebuked by her friend's son. Sue Henry, known for her scenic Alaska mysteries, shows she can entertain readers with a lower Forty-Eight tale.
Harriet Klausner
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Title: High Country by Nevada Barr ISBN: 0399151443 Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group Pub. Date: 05 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Death Trap : An Alaska Mystery (HENRY, SUE) by Sue Henry ISBN: 0380978830 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 17 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: A Grave Denied: A Kate Shugak Novel by Dana Stabenow ISBN: 0312306814 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Broken Dishes (FOWLER, EARLENE) by Earlene Fowler ISBN: 042519597X Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 04 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Bride and Groom: A Dog Lover's Mystery (Dog Lover's Mysteries) by Susan Conant ISBN: 0425194124 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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