Shoveling Smoke : Selected Mystery Stories

By Margaret Maron

Book Overview

The creator of Judge Deborah Knott and Lieutenant Sigrid Harald, Margaret Maron is one of the finest contemporary mystery writers. Maron has a sensitivity about how time and place influence people and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885941153
• ISBN13: 9781885941152
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Crippen & Landru Publishers
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

GREAT READ!!!

MARGARET MARON IS A CROSS BETWEEN DEAN KOONTZ & AGATHA CHRISTIE . THIS IS A COLLECTION OF SOME OF HER SHORT STORIES AND THEY ARE JUST AS GOOD AS HER JUDGE KNOTT SERIES

Very good collection

I like collections of short stories because they can be read at leisure. This is a collection of 22 stories written between 1968 and 1997. It includes stories featuring Judge Deborah Knott, stories featuring Lieutenant Sigrid Harald, and some additional stories. The stories range from funny to tragic. Hopefully, the stories will not put ideas into your head. Some of them may be about things that you would like to do to someone. As noted in "Mrs. Howell and Criminal Justice 2.1," you need to apply KISS (Keep it simple, stupid), and what better way to learn than to take a class.

SHORT STORIES FROM MARGARET MARON

I AM NOT A FAN OF SHORT STORIES, BUT THIS VOLUME FROM MARGARET MARON IS OUTSTANDING. SHE CAPTURES CHARACTERS, ENVIRONMENT, AND LITTLE CHILLS UP ONE'S SPINE WITH JUST A "SWIPE OF HER BRUSH." THESE TALES ARE NOT FOR READING WHILE WAITING--THEY MUST BE SAVORED: COMFORTABLE COUCH, WITH PLENTY OF ROOM FOR CATS; BEVERAGE OF CHOICE AT HAND; AND NO INTERRUPTIONS, PLEASE.