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Title: The Mother Shadow
Author: Melodie Johnson Howe
Narrator: Romy Nordlinger
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-14-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
After a suicide, two oddball female sleuths investigate a coin collection that is anything but small change.
Maggie Hills life has become temporary. Her marriage was temporary, her jobs are temporary, and if work doesnt pick up, her time in California might be temporary, too. Her latest employer is Ellis Kenilworth, an aging coin expert with a first-rate collection and a tenth-rate family. One morning, he has Maggie type up a codicil to his will, changing the document so that his million-dollar rare-coin collection goes not to his kin, but to a woman named Claire Conrad. By the end of the day, the codicil has vanished, and Kenilworth has killed himself with a shotgun.
When the hyena-like family starts to circle Maggie, she reaches out to Conrad. The heiress is an eccentric private detective who wears only black and white - and whose sense of honesty is as clear-cut as her wardrobe. Together, they fight to protect an old mans final wish, battling against a family so greedy that they would steal the coins right out of the dead mans hand.
Members Reviews:
a good read
As an introduction to this author I read Her Shooting Hollywood book of short stories & enjoyed them very much. Mother Shadow was the first in this series so I tried it & was not disappointed. There are key elements that I need to make a mystery satisfying. This book had them. I liked the main character & the main character's voice. The low number of pertinent characters (about10) were perfect & were either likeable or interesting. The storyline was different. The pace & curiosity kept me turning the pages to a satisfying conclusion. Would definitely recommend it & will read another one of her books shortly.
I loved it!
Funny, exciting, thrilling, and sexy. I was engaged with the characters and the plot right from the start. I could list a bunch of quotes of memorable lines and razor-sharp observations, but I won't â read the book for yourself and see.
Murder, Mayhem & Fun by More-than-a-pretty-face.
I remember Melodie Johnson as a sexy, pretty, actress. Who knew she had such intellect and writing chops! You'll love her funny, sassy protagonist who, with her crusty mentor, make crime solving a treat.
Excellent, gave as a gift.
Perfect!
3.5 stars, Uneven but unique and interesting mystery
Maggie Hill is called to the home of her temporary employer, Ellis Kenilworth regarding an important document. This at first seems to be an ordinary, if a bit mysterious request. However, it becomes central to a murder investigation after Ellis's sudden death. Maggie feels she can provide an important clue to the cause of his death, if only she could prove it. She teams up with the enigmatic Claire Conrad, who has a past with Ellis, to learn the truth about his death.
This book is a mixed bag for me. It started out slowly and was hard for me to get into reading it. The plot sometimes meanders and gets confusing. The book includes some amusing, perceptive lines from the very beginning, such as when Ellis's self-centered widow declares, "I'm so preoccupied with my own life, how can I remember what other people do?". However, it still took some time for me to relate to Maggie. She is smart and independent, but she can be annoying and hard to relate to.
The book picks up for me once Maggie meets Claire Conrad.
