The Easter Egg Murder

Name: The Easter Egg Murder
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Patricia Smith Wood
ISBN: 9798855531787

Author: Patricia Smith Wood

Series: Harrie McKinsey Mysteries #1

Narrator: Angie Hickman

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/26/2024

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

Harrie McKinsey and her best friend and business partner Ginger Vaughn discover that some secrets are best left buried when retired Senator Philip Lawrence hires their editing firm to assist him with a book about the famous unsolved 1950 murder of a cocktail waitress that led to the end of illegal casinos in New Mexico. When the Albuquerque newspaper announces that Senator Lawrence is writing the book, one person with a connection to the case is murdered and another narrowly escapes death. Despite the best efforts of Ginger's husband and an FBI agent Harrie finds infuriatingly attractive, the energetic pair cannot resist trying to discover who is so anxious to destroy the book, the senator and his big secret. But will their proficiency and pluck be up to the challenge when they land in a dark house with a cold, calculating killer who has nothing else to lose?

About Patricia Smith Wood

Patricia Smith Wood was an only child for most of her young years and entertained herself and others making up stories and putting on plays. Law enforcement is in her DNA. Her father served as a police officer and completed a distinguished career with the FBI as deputy assistant director for domestic intelligence. Even she became an FBI employee for a brief period. But, alas, a career in law enforcement proved impractical in the real world. She did graduate from the FBI Citizens Academy in 2009. Her career experiences include being an executive assistant in hospital administration, managing the telecommunications network in a large company, bank security operations, and computer technology. She became president of her own computer company in 1991, and she and her husband ran it together until they sold it in late 2006. Since then she's devoted most of her time to writing mysteries.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amber on November 26, 2014

The best analogy I can think of for this book is a Rubik’s Cube. As I read it, I knew all the pieces of the puzzle couldfit together, but I never did figure out how until the end. It’s the kind of mystery that engages the mind, with intricately constructed interlocking pieces and multiple layers of......more

Goodreads review by Ngdecker on August 20, 2013

This book takes place in Albuquerque, where I live - so that made it fun to read. I enjoyed the store a lot and will look for more books by the same author. I did get a little mixed up with some of the characters toward the end - but then, I had the flu at the time!! It was a great book.......more

Goodreads review by Georgann on July 16, 2016

Fun reading. Light, but not without substance. A cold case involving a murder committed in 1950 is reopened to danger of Harrie and Ginger. They are two likable ladies. I understand this is #1 in a series. Set in Albuquerque.......more