He Who Dies

by Wendi Lee

Book Overview

After making no secret that he wanted to quit his job with the Boston Mafia, Angela's younger brother, Albert, disappears. When Angela finds a corpse in Albert's apartment, she's sure Albert's in trouble. Successfully irritating both the local police and the mob, Angela races to find her brother and nail a killer. Martin's Press.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373263864
• ISBN13: 9780373263868
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Worldwide Library
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

A compelling page-turner of a mystery

Angela Matelli is a private investigator. When her mother calls to say that Angela's youngest brother Albert hasn't been heard from in several days, Angela decides to find her wayward sibling. When she goest to her brother's apartment and discovers a corpse she is relieved to find it isn't her brother. Then her mother receives a severed finger in the mail and Angela must discover why the Cosa Nostra is interested in a toy kitten found with the corpse and the Itty Bitty Kitty Toy Company -- all while on a desperate effort to locate her brother and rescue him before he loses any more body parts! He Who Dies is a compelling page-turner of a mystery. Also very highly recommended are Wendi Lee's earlier novels, Deadbeat (0373263392...) and Missing Eden. (0373263015,...).

Woth waiting for this original mystery

After spending eight years in the Marines, Angela Matelli returned to her old Boston neighborhood where she opened up an office as a private investigator. Angela has five siblings, an absentee father (considered a blessing), and a beloved mother who is the nucleus that keeps the family together.Everyone knows that faithful son Albert is a front guy for the mob, but the Matelli clan ignores that because they love him. When Albert fails to call his mother as he has done for years, a panicky Mrs. Matelli calls her daughter the sleuth to find him. A reluctant Angela cannot say no to her doomsday mother and goes to Albert's house where she discovers a corpse. Her follow-up inquiries lead her to her brother's employer, the Rhode Island Don, who admits that he and Albert are business partners in a toy manufacturing company. Albert calls his sister and requests she learn what is going on at the toy factory because someone is willing to kill to take it over.The Angela Matelli mysteries are witty, action-packed tales filled with local color. The likable heroine is a tough broad who seems to be a female Spencer. HE WHO DIES is a who-done-it with several elements of a family saga. The support cast adds eccentricity and atmosphere with several interesting enough to have their own series. Wendi Lee writes a dynamic story that female sleuth fans will enjoy.Harriet Klausner