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Summary: Things Aren't So Crystal Clear
Review: Emma Lord, owner and editor of the Alpine Advocate isn't happy, her house has been robbed and now she's having an even bigger problem. And her name is Crystal Bird. Crystal has just come back to town and has started a newsletter. Slamming Emma and everyone else. Emma is furious as the attacks are so vicious and personal, that she could just kill Crystal. When her friend Paula offers to set up a meeting, Emma hopes they can clear the air. Having a conversation with Crystal while she's sitting in her hot tub doesn't help the situation and to make her even madder, Crystal asks her to answer the phone on her way out and it turns out to be Milo Dodge, the sheriff. Is he dating Crystal? And as if things couldn't have been worse, Crystal ends up dead. She had drowned in her hottub, with her wrists slit. At first it looks like suicide, until the autopsy comes back and it shows Crystal had been fed an overdose of drugs. The fact that a prescription bottle of Emma's show up on the bottom of the hot tub doesn't help. Did she put an end to her rival? Was she the last person to see Crystal? Or was it one of the other people who seemed to have visited Crystal that night. Is Emma being framed for murder? Emma knows she has to do something to clear herself, because even after living in Alpine all these years, she's getting nasty notes indicating they think she's responsible for the murder. And is Milo one of those people? Highlights: Milo giving Emma the third degree. Milo turning Emma down for quick romp in the hay after Tom disappoints her once again. Emma's employee's, Leo, Ginny, and Vida are always good for a laugh. Pretty good mystery. I didn't figure it out and the killer was a surprise. Lowlights: Tom Cavanaugh - when isn't he the lowlight to any of these stories. Emma's beloved Jag. Tragedy strikes the car which seems almost as much a part of the series as any of the characters. The killer. Although I didn't figure it out and it was a surprise, part of the surprise was that I thought the reasoning behind everything was a little lame. Although I don't think the Alpine series is as good as Mary Daheim's bed and breakfast series, it is still a joy to read and much better than other series of a similar type.
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Summary: Very Good
Review: I love this series by Mary Daheim. Whenever a new Alpine book comes out, I make sure I clear my schedule and set aside time for just reading, as if setting aside time for a visit from old and dear friends. I'm not in agreement with who Emma chooses as her "man", but it's something I just have to accept and hope she'll get smart and forget about him. I look forward for future books with Milo, Vida, Leo, Emma and the wonderful town of Alpine. I would highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Very Good
Review: I love this series by Mary Daheim. Whenever a new Alpine book comes out, I make sure I clear my schedule and set aside time for just reading, as if setting aside time for a visit from old and dear friends. I'm not in agreement with who Emma chooses as her "man", but it's something I just have to accept and hope she'll get smart and forget about him. I look forward for future books with Milo, Vida, Leo, Emma and the wonderful town of Alpine. I would highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Things Aren't So Crystal Clear
Review: When Crystal Bird begins publishing a newspaper called Crystal Clear and launches personal attacks on Emma Lord, Emma is understandably upset. The Alpine Advocate editor goes to talk to Crystal, but doesn't seem to make much of an impact. After she leaves, Crystal is found dead in her hot tub. Early speculation is that it is suicide but Sheriff Milo Dodge discovers that homocide is more likely. Suspicion falls on Emma, and she begins to investigate the murder in self-defense. This "cozy" contains the usual high jinks by Emma's newspaper staff and the interrelationships of Alpine which are only discernible by Emma's sidekick, Vida. This is another good Emma Lord Mystery.
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Summary: Emma's competition
Review: When Crystal Bird begins publishing a newspaper called Crystal Clear and launches personal attacks on Emma Lord, Emma is understandably upset. The Alpine Advocate editor goes to talk to Crystal, but doesn't seem to make much of an impact. After she leaves, Crystal is found dead in her hot tub. Early speculation is that it is suicide but Sheriff Milo Dodge discovers that homocide is more likely. Suspicion falls on Emma, and she begins to investigate the murder in self-defense. This "cozy" contains the usual high jinks by Emma's newspaper staff and the interrelationships of Alpine which are only discernible by Emma's sidekick, Vida. This is another good Emma Lord Mystery.
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