| Dashing Through the Snow Author: Mary and Carol Higgins Clark Genre: Mystery Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Release Date: November 18, 2008 Audiobook: 5 hours and 12 minutes Narrator: Carol Higgins Clark Source: Purchased from Audible.com Buy the Book: Amazon |
Book Description
From beloved mother-daughter duo Mary Higgins
Clark, America's Queen of Suspense, and Carol Higgins Clark, author of
the hugely popular Regan Reilly mystery series, comes Dashing Through the Snow, a holiday treat you won't want to miss.In
the picturesque village of Branscombe, New Hampshire, the townsfolk are
all pitching in to prepare for the first (and many hope annual)
Festival of Joy. The night before the festival begins, a group of
employees at the local market learn that they have won $160 million in
the lottery. One of their co-workers, Duncan, decided at the last
minute, on the advice of a pair of crooks masquerading as financial
advisers, not to play. Then he goes missing. A second winning lottery
ticket was purchased in the next town, but the winner hasn't come
forward. Could Duncan have secretly bought it?
The Clarks' endearing heroes -- Alvirah Meehan, the amateur sleuth, and private investigator Regan Reilly -- have arrived in Branscombe for the festival. They are just the people to find out what is amiss. As they dig beneath the surface, they find that life in Branscombe is not as tranquil as it appears. So much for an old-fashioned weekend in the country. This fast-paced holiday caper will keep you dashing through the pages!
The Clarks' endearing heroes -- Alvirah Meehan, the amateur sleuth, and private investigator Regan Reilly -- have arrived in Branscombe for the festival. They are just the people to find out what is amiss. As they dig beneath the surface, they find that life in Branscombe is not as tranquil as it appears. So much for an old-fashioned weekend in the country. This fast-paced holiday caper will keep you dashing through the pages!
Review
For the month of December my book club selected this book and it's our second book in two years by Mary Higgins Clark. Needless to say that makes it my second time reading a book by her.
The story of a group of co-workers winning the lottery right before Christmas was quite cute. The author set them in a small town were everyone knows everyone and everyone's business was very picturesque in a small town way. I love the mystery element they brought in and how the characters slowly but not too slowly started to put the pieces together.
But when I tell you this is a light read I am not joking. In my opinion there are a few too many characters in this book for how light it is. It seemed like a few of them could have been left out and it would not have effected the storyline at all.
I am not a big readers of this series and I found it just ok as a stand alone. Their were a few mentions of things that happened in another book but overall you could get in and out of it without knowing all the back story.
The narrator and co-author Carol Higgins Clark did a good job of reading her work. I know that sounds strange but I am not a fan of authors reading their own work. Most of them don't act the part and just read the words. For me the better the acting in an audiobook the better the story.
Overall, this was a perfect holiday book and I am happy it was light-hearted.
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