another in Alpine series. I really enjoy these.

Stephanie S. (
punkinema) wrote on 5/6/2007...
Instead of Alpine, Emma and Vida try to solve a murder in Seattle to help her long-lost cousin, Ronnie. In a tale of convoluted mothers and wannabe mothers, Emma and Vida try to untangle the knot of truth almost to their own undoing. As a result, Emma looks inward to her own sense of family. Good ending and, as always, I enjoyed the book. Kudos to Mary Daheim.
Emma Lord, editor-publisher of The Alpine Advocate, isn't thrilled having an inside track. The Seattle murder of an Alpine native is generating headlines, but the accused killer is Emma's long-lost cousin. He can't prove his innocence and someone is planning to edit Emma right out of existance.

Pamela S. (
PamLS) wrote on 2/15/2007...
Besides investigating a murder that Emma's long lost cousin is involved in, she thinks about her family relationships. If you are from Seattle or know it well, you will get a good tour of the city.
Great characters. Mary Daheim's great series. Very thorough writing.

Colleen H. (
Dove) - Detroit, MI wrote on 1/26/2006...
A very enjoyable series!
It is a while since I read this series, but I recall enjoying them. Emma Lord, the central character, is likeable as are the other regular characters in this series.

Linda G. (
Doc) wrote on 10/18/2005...
Crime-fighting Emma Lord, publisher of the Alpine Advocate, finds murder a little too close to home as she and her house-and-home editor try to clear her cousin Ronnie of strangling his girlfriend. Ronnie's alibi isn't exactly all that might be hoped for. He says he was out drinking at the time, but... Includes an interview with Mary Daheim, who also writes a popular series about a B & B owner and her irrepresible (not to mention irrascible) cousin.