Clam Wake (Bed-and-Breakfast Series #29)

by Mary Daheim

Overview

With the holidays gone and Hillside Manor light on guests, innkeeper Judith McMonigle Flynn has a bad case of January blues. A few days of housesitting at her aunt and uncle's home on Whoopee Island sounds like the perfect getaway.

But when Judith and her cousin Renie arrive, they quickly discover that the seniors of Obsession Shores prefer cocktails and gossip to sets of canasta and gin rummy. The latest news is about a proposed ordinance that has divided the residents, turning neighbor against neighbor.

It isn't long before Judith and Renie stumble across a body on the beach. Not surprising in an area full of older folks—until they determine it wasn't a bad ticker that did in the victim, but a very sharp knife.

Beneath the town's booze-soaked boredom, Judith and Renie uncover dangerous shams, scams, and secrets. Digging for clams and answers, the cousins discover that retirement can be deadly—at least among the eclectic, eccentric resi­dents of Obsession Shores.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062326508
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/12/2014
Series:	Bed-and-Breakfast Series , #29
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Mary Richardson Daheim is a Seattle native with a communications degree from the University of Washington. Realizing at an early age that getting published in books with real covers might elude her for years, she worked on daily newspapers and in public relations to help avoid her creditors. She lives in her hometown in a century-old house not unlike Hillside Manor, except for the body count. Daheim is also the author of the Alpine mystery series and the mother of three daughters.

Editorial Reviews

Fans of the author and series will welcome this latest adventure of Judith and Joe.

Books and Chocolate on GONE WITH THE WIN

If a humorous story with an interesting puzzle to solve is your idea of the perfect way to spend an afternoon, Gone with the Win might be just the book for you.

Mysteries Galore on GONE WITH THE WIN

Daheim does a marvelous job of establishing characters, setting, and circumstance; even if you’ve never read another of Judith’s adventures, it’ll only be a matter of pages before you feel right at home in Daheim’s madcap fictional world.

Crimespree Magazine on GONE WITH THE WIN

[A]n absolute delight. This is a wonderful romp, among the very best of a superior and well-established series.

Statesman Journal (Oregon) on DEAD MAN DOCKING

Mary Daheim is one of the brightest stars in our city’s literary constellation.

Seattle Times on SCOTS ON THE ROCKS

Kick off your shoes and get cozy with Mary Daheim.

The Oregonian (Portland) on SILVER SCREAM

06/30/2014
Daheim’s goofy 29th Bed-and-Breakfast mystery (after 2013’s Gone with the Win) takes Seattle innkeeper Judith McMonigle Flynn and bickering cousin Renie Jones to Whoopee Island to house-sit for Auntie Vance and Uncle Vince. Judith and Renie hold their relatives’ proxy for a contentious vote by residents of a housing development, Obsession Shores, regarding sewer lines. The small community consists mostly of elderly folk, many of them couples who like to drink and share rumors, but it becomes clear that one of these outlandish island characters is a killer. On a rainy walk on the beach shortly before the vote, the cousins discover the body of Ernie Glover, who had owned a house in Obsession Shores. An ominous warning doesn’t discourage Judith from engaging in her usual amateur sleuthing. An addled wanderer, a phantom ship, rare coins, and suspected affairs spice up a plot that never quite gels, but the cousins’ antics are sure to please series fans. Agent: Maureen Moran, Maureen Moran Agency. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly