- Taschenbuch: 250 Seiten
- Verlag: Poisoned Pen Pr (5. Februar 2008)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1590585038
- ISBN-13: 978-1590585030
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,5 x 14,2 x 1,7 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.148.879 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Maddy Sprowls, otherwise known (but never within hearing distance) as Morgue Mama, gets a shock when she settles in at her desk at the Hannawa Herald-Union one Monday morning. She reads the obituary of an old friend. Gordon Sweet, an archaeology professor, was shot through the head. Determined to find out who killed her friend, Maddy, the head librarian at the Herald-Union, stumbles on evidence that Sweet's murder might be connected to another murder that happened half a century ago. The third Maddy Sprowls mystery is, like the previous two, solidly plotted. But it's not the story that keeps us going; it's Maddy herself, a charming, curmudgeonly 68-year-old who is less Miss Marple and more television's Lou Grant (adjusted for age and gender differences). If future Morgue Mama adventures are as fun as this one, the series could be in for a long run. David Pitt
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Maddy Sprowls gets to The Hannawa Herald-Union on the stroke of nine. She makes her first mug of Darjeeling tea and settles down at her desk to read the obituaries. The obits are the best part of her day, she admits. But not today. First she reads that her old college friend Gordon Sweet is dead. Then she learns he was murdered-at the abandoned landfill where the eccentric archaeology professor was conducting his latest dig. And just like that, the cranky 68-year-old newspaper librarian finds herself investigating another murder. No, two murders! Is Gordon's death linked to the grisly bludgeoning of state wrestling champ David Delarosa fifty years earlier? And so begins a harrowing and hilarious trek back to Maddy's old beatnik days, when she was a member of the Meriwether Square Baked Bean Existentialist Society. Legendary beat writer Jack Kerouac still casts a long shadow over the group. And there's a coffee house full of quirky suspects to consider: Poet Chick Glass, saxophonist Shaka Bop, free-thinking Effie Fredmansky, snooty Gwen Moffitt-Stumpf, and toxic waste dumper Kenneth Kingzette. There's a reason why reporters call Maddy "Morgue Mama" behind her back. And why cops and criminals alike get the jitters when she pulls up in her old Dodge Shadow. She is tough, tenacious, and tricky as the dickens. C.R. Corwin is a former newspaper reporter living in Akron, Ohio.
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A really enjoyable series
24. Dezember 2005
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I'm a big fan of this series which started with Morgue Mama followed by Dig. For a light hearted series it's really well written and is filled with enjoyable, original characters with interesting histories. I recommend checking out the first two in the series and very much hope there will be a third.
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I Can Dig It
12. März 2006
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Sometimes these rainy day mystery novels are so contrived, I can't handle them. But this one works, despite the fact that it follows genre formulas: an eccentric protagonist, a slew of silly suspects, a convoluted murder plot full of red herrings, a surprise ending. There is enough wit, suspense, and novelty in "Dig" to keep you turning the pages. I'm looking forward to more.
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CR Corwin is the best living mystery writer!
9. Januar 2006
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Corwin's latest, "Dig," is a riveting read, with well-developed, true-to-life characters, swift pacing and an arresting plot. My favorite character is police Detective Scotty Grant, who tries again to frighten our heroine, Maddy Sprowls, off the case. In this installment, Maddy feels compelled to look into the murder of one of her old and dear friends, making it a heartwrenching puzzle. Making this probe even more daunting is the fact that the list of possible suspects include many of her other old friends. Maddy operates in this yarn pretty much alone, making the investigation scarier in many respects. Corwin's prose is delightful, and the observations and descriptions are often scathing and hilarious. I comment "Dig" to everyone who loves a good mystery!
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