Elizabeth Atwood Taylor
Auteur de Murder at Vassar
A propos de l'auteur
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Œuvres de Elizabeth Atwood Taylor
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- Nom légal
- Taylor, Elizabeth Atwood
- Date de naissance
- 1936
- Sexe
- female
Membres
Discussions
Mystery novel about death at colllege in Poughkeepisie à Name that Book (Juillet 2013)
Critiques
Cable Car Murder par Elizabeth Atwood Taylor
There are two sections to this book. The first establishes the characters and not really the mystery, just a tragedy. The second part is where you find the mystery. The second half of the book flows well and makes the book worth reading.
good light reading - mystery Vassar alums (money)
Maggie Elliott, a San Francisco private detective, arrives at Vassar for her fifteenth reunion only to find her alma mater up in arms over the murder of the elderly -- and extremely wealthy -- Chloe Warren. Chloe's niece Pudgie, heir to $50 million, has been accused of the murder. Her family hires Maggie to find the real culprit. But then Deborah Marten, a would-be dancer from Minnesota, is found strangled just a few days after Chloe's death. And suddenly Maggie finds herself in a race against time and a murderer -- a race it will mean her own death to lose!… (plus d'informations)
Maggie Elliott, a San Francisco private detective, arrives at Vassar for her fifteenth reunion only to find her alma mater up in arms over the murder of the elderly -- and extremely wealthy -- Chloe Warren. Chloe's niece Pudgie, heir to $50 million, has been accused of the murder. Her family hires Maggie to find the real culprit. But then Deborah Marten, a would-be dancer from Minnesota, is found strangled just a few days after Chloe's death. And suddenly Maggie finds herself in a race against time and a murderer -- a race it will mean her own death to lose!… (plus d'informations)
Loved this book. Reminded me of Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon series.
Maggie Elliott, newly established as a private investigator in San Francisco, returns to Vassar for her 15-year reunion, only to find an acquaintance accused of the murder of her vastly rich aunt. Hired because she is "one of us", she must sort out a web of greed and gile, deceit and danger. I enjoyed the story, which was well-plotted and has mostly engaging characters. The author isn't afraid to let her detective follow the wrong scent at times, which is a fairly intelligent attitude.
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 146
- Popularité
- #141,736
- Évaluation
- 3.1
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 12
- Langues
- 1