Berkley
Featuring: Muriel Delgado; Vera Van Alst; Jordan Bingham
304 pages ISBN: 0425255301 EAN: 9780425255308 Kindle: B00IOE4M12 Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
THE WOLFE WIDOW is Book three in the Book Collector
cozy
mystery series by Victoria Abbott. The series follows
Jordan Bingham as she finds books for rabid mystery
aficionado Vera Van Alst as well as acting as the
protector
of Vera's rare collection. Although THE WOLFE WIDOW is
part
of a series, I believe it can be read and enjoyed by
readers who may be new to the series. However, having read
the previous books, I can say that this is a series worth
devouring.
As much as I enjoyed reading the previous Book
Collector
book, THE WOLFE WIDOW is my favorite in the series so far.
Jordan is put in the unenviable position of trying to help
protect a woman who not only refuses her help, but is also
a woman who is the focus of extreme dislike by many in the
local community. Not only does Jordan have this uphill
battle to fight, but is pretty much on her own due to the
disappearance of her closest friends and allies. In spite
of all these things working against her, THE WOLFE WIDOW
is
extremely entertaining and had me laughing as I continued
reading. Jordan's few supporters -- including her uncle
Mick, the always amusing and prone to chaos uncle Kev, and
the delightfully prodigious Van Alst chef Signora Panetone
-- create wonderfully light and comic moments.
There are a few murders in THE WOLFE WIDOW -- both in the
past as well as the present -- but the crux of the story
is
the mysterious Muriel Delgado and the puzzle of
discovering
what hold she has over Jordan's boss. The mystery pulls
the
reader in and Jordan's near isolation makes her an even
more sympathetic character in this story. Although I've
never read any of the Nero Wolfe stories by Rex Stout, I
think the trivia about those books littered throughout THE
WOLFE WIDOW to be interesting.
THE WOLFE WIDOW is both comic genius and a delightfully
engaging mystery. Each book in this Book Collector
mystery series just seems to get better and better. I
can't
wait to see what's in store for these characters in the
next installment and what classic mystery author Victoria
Abbott chooses to focus on. For anyone who enjoys humor in
cozy mysteries, as well as classic mystery trivia -- THE
WOLFE WIDOW will not disappoint.
As Thanksgiving approaches, Jordan Bingham is grateful for
her job researching rare books for Vera Van Alst, the
infamous curmudgeon of Harrison Falls, New York. But when
an uninvited guest makes an appearance, much more than
dinner is disrupted—and Jordan is thankful just to be
alive…
Vera Van Alst doesn’t normally receive visitors without
appointment, but she agrees to see the imperious Muriel
Delgado upon arrival. Shortly thereafter, Jordan is told
that her position is being terminated. Evicted from the
Van Alst House, Jordan is determined to find out what hold
Muriel has over her erstwhile employer.
It seems Muriel has designs on Vera’s money and property—
not to mention a particular interest in her collection of
Nero Wolfe first editions. When Jordan discovers a deadly
connection between Muriel and the Van Alst family, it’s up
to her to put the house in order and stop a killer from
going back to press.
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