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Sheila Simonson Larkspur: A Mystery
New York St Martins Pr 1990 0312043384 / 9780312043384 First Edition/first Printing Hardcover/Ex-Library Fair
0312043384 Fair/Good c. 1990, black bds. w/d.j., 234pp., (shelf wear, corners bumped, spine somewhat cocked, page ends lt.soiled, a few pages wrinkled to lower corner area, some crinkling in marginal areas from page turning, lt.soiling to a few pages, some pages creased to corners, binding good, d.j. taped to bds., lt.edge wear, mylar cover, rubbing). From Publishers WeeklyThis lively and appealing first mystery pits bookstore owner Lark Daily (the Monte, Calif., store is called Larkspur Books) and her policeman lover Jay Dodge against the murderer of elderly Dai Llewellyn, a rich, homosexual and renowned American poet. Because she's the daughter of a well-known poetess, Lark and Jay are invited for a Fourth of July weekend to Dai's luxurious fishing lodge. The house party is rudely disrupted when Dai is poisoned with larkspur. The guests are all suspects, of course, but immediate suspicion falls on Miguel, Dai's houseboy and lover, who disappears. While Jay, who is acting head of the local CID, investigates, Lark does a little probing of her own, particularly when Dai's will names as his heir the son of one of the guests, a former dancer; the young man is now revealed as Dai's offspring. The arrival of Lark's mother, designated Dai's literary executor, precipitates more violence. Simonson, previously the author of Regency romances ( Love and Folly ), makes a promising debut in the mystery field, deftly juggling a cozy modern suspense story with an up-to-date romance.
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Sheila Simonson Malarkey (Worldwide Library Mystery)
Worldwide Library 1998 0373262752 / 9780373262755 MM Very Good
0373262752 From Publishers Weekly Armchair detectives will share a seat with armchair tourists in Simonson's fifth in the series (after Meadowlark) as PacificNorthwest resident Lark Dodge and her father, a university professor, travel to Ireland. The change of scenery turns dangerous when Lark stumbles across the body of an American who was addicted to war games and recruited local high-school boys to participate. Lark learns that Slade Wheeler had been the business manager of her landlord's software company and had a local girlfriend who was pregnant. The police suspect his killer is a teenager who argued with Wheeler and is now missing, along with his father. Complicating Lark's life is the arrival of her husband, Jay, a college instructor and former cop. Since she went to Ireland to think about their relationship, she is annoyed when he turns up to protect her. But then Wheeler's nearest relative, a sister, is murdered, proving the teen innocent, and Jay is kidnapped after a newspaper article says he is helping with the investigation. Lark realizes she must act or lose her husband altogether. While Simonson's approach to Irish history and current politics is heavy-handed, her descriptions of the countryside and monuments, particularly as they relate to the old religions, lend a pleasantly spooky atmosphere to her tale. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Kirkus Reviews Bookseller Lark Dodge, now living in the Pacific Northwest (Meadowlark, 1996, etc.), has arrived in Dublin to meet her history professor father, George Dailey, who's recovering from a recent stroke. She's to be his driver while he explores the byways of his Irish-Quaker roots and the two of them live in Bedrock Cottage on the Stanyon Hall estate. George has rented the cottage from his onetime student Alex Stein, who, along with wife Barbara, has developed Stonewall Enterprises, a producer of innovative CDs. Alex and Barbara have moved to Ireland for tax purposes and are renovating the estate for business and residence. They've also taken on a manager-partner--Slade Wheeler, a moneyed American ex- Army man who likes to direct war games with the local lads on the estate's extensive woodlands. But Lark and George have scarcely arrived at the cottage when Lark finds Wheeler's body in a shed, a red circle of paint on his forehead. Sergeant Joe Kennedy suspects Tommy, ne'er-do-well son of contractor Toss Tierney (both have vanished), but Wheeler wasn't too popular with the Stonewall staff, either, or with the family of his pregnant girlfriend Grace Flynn. Meanwhile, Lark's calls home have brought her ex-police detective husband Jay to the cottage, hoping to help solve a mystery soon complicated by another killing and not resolved until Jay's life hangs in the balance. Most of the interest here lies in the Irish ambiance. Murders and motives barely impinge on a touchy Lark's emotional turmoil or on accounts of local roads, pubs, foods, etc. The bit of suspense in the end is, alas, too little too late. -- Copyright ?1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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