Spider's Web in the Green Mountains: A Cooper North Mystery

By Richard Wolkomir

Book Overview

Here's one reader's reaction to this mystery's investigator-

"Cooper North is so cool "

Cooper is a prosecutor, watching over Dill, Vermont, and the surrounding hills and mountains. Are you a crook, or abuser, or murderer? She'll get you.

She's tall, almost gaunt, with the penetrating gaze of a gyrfalcon. She walks with a cane. Her hair's gray.

Cooper has seen a lot. She knows a lot.

She first appeared in an e-book novella, The Blue Chair. Because readers liked her, she reappeared in this full-length mystery, Spider's Web in the Green Mountains.

Readers say they even appreciate Cooper's flaws. She's a recovering scotch addict, for one. Also, her office is a mess-she's a bit of a slob. In fact, she's human.

Cooper's new housemate, Henry, is also popular-he's a Pembroke Welsh corgi, loaded with self-esteem. In these stories, Dill itself is a character, an old college town, with a new cyber lab, and an array of cafes and boutiques and organic food stores...and the occasional murder.

Cooper protects the slum-raised police chief from his own anger. She's suspicious of the local college's new campus security director-why did he leave the NYPD for L. L. Bean country? Why does he brood? Dill's a town of shopkeepers, scientific researchers, bistro waitresses, granite quarriers, students.... Cooper knows all their stories. Or so she believes.

Smart as she is, Cooper can be surprised. So can readers. Spider's Web twists as it rushes to a conclusion-Cooper herself is attacked. Why she doesn't know, or by whom.

You won't guess the end.

If you enjoy Spider's Web, try the series' next mysteries-Star Nose, and When the Wasp Stings. Right now, a new Cooper North novel is incubating.

Praise For This Mystery From Readers-

"I was up to two a.m. last night reading Spider's Web, and I just never do that "

"One word. Wow Five stars."

"Lots of Action Five stars."

Another Reader's Comment--

"...a Mack-truck-out-of-nowhere double barrels into a never-saw-it-coming conclusion. On the way to the last chapter, it's also full of sleight-of-hand plot shifts and descriptive subtleties akin to poetry. There's 100% agreement among fellow mystery lovers with whom I've shared this book. We loved it -5 Stars."

A Fifth Mystery Fan Said-

"Really liked the story. Interesting plot with twists. Good characters-5 Stars "

Praise From Five More Readers-

"A retired prosecutor is in the crosshairs of hate. Who wants her dead, her dog injured and her reputation sullied?"

"This story keeps on giving. So much fun, it keeps you guessing as to whom the culprit is. Read and find out."

"I really enjoyed this novel. I hope that Mr. Wolkomir will turn the book into a series."

"Wolkomir avoids moralizing, while building well-rounded characters that have their faults as well as strengths."

"I thoroughly enjoyed the character, the dog, the subject, and the writing. It kept my interest-a very good mystery. I am hoping Mr. Wolkomir keeps up the great writing."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1539961281
• ISBN13: 9781539961284
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"