Dashing Through the Snow
Author: Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark
Published By: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: November 18, 2008
Pages: 226
Recommended Age: Adults
Rating: B/4
I borrowed it from the library
Summary:
In the picturesque village of Branscombe, New Hampshire, the
townsfolk are all pitching in to prepare for the first 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?
My Thoughts:
I enjoyed this book. It was a change from other mysteries I
have read where a murder was committed.
Instead it was story about a person who was perceived as missing that
helped solve an old murder from many years ago. It seems this book included an
amateur detective from other books by Carol Higgins Clark writing team, but the
reader never feels like she is missing something. This is a stand-alone book. I
love how in the end the two con men are willing to risk their own lives to save
others, stating that conning people out of money is one thing, but murderers
are something they are not. It was such a quick and easy read that I read it in
two days time. For all these reasons, I
gave Dashing through the Snow four stars and a grade of B. If you are looking for a good Christmas
mystery, I recommend Dashing Through the Snow by the mother-daughter writing
team.
Parents:
Language: None
Adult Content: None
Violence: None
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