The Alpine Legacy: An Emma Lord Mystery

by Mary Daheim

Book Overview

KILL THE COMPETITION Emma Lord, editor and publisher of The Alpine Advocate, has never faced such cruel competition--especially not the fierce personal attacks mounted by Alpine's radical new... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 034542123X
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Fawcett
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.8" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Emma's competition

When Crystal Bird begins publishing a newspaper called Crystal Clear and launches personal attacks on Emma Lord, Emma is understandably upset. The Alpine Advocate editor goes to talk to Crystal, but doesn't seem to make much of an impact. After she leaves, Crystal is found dead in her hot tub. Early speculation is that it is suicide but Sheriff Milo Dodge discovers that homocide is more likely. Suspicion falls on Emma, and she begins to investigate the murder in self-defense. This "cozy" contains the usual high jinks by Emma's newspaper staff and the interrelationships of Alpine which are only discernible by Emma's sidekick, Vida. This is another good Emma Lord Mystery.

Very Good

I love this series by Mary Daheim. Whenever a new Alpine book comes out, I make sure I clear my schedule and set aside time for just reading, as if setting aside time for a visit from old and dear friends. I'm not in agreement with who Emma chooses as her "man", but it's something I just have to accept and hope she'll get smart and forget about him. I look forward for future books with Milo, Vida, Leo, Emma and the wonderful town of Alpine. I would highly recommend this book.

It's so great to back in Alpine...

I just love the setting of these books, the characters come alive on each page. The mystery is pretty easy to figure out, but that does not detract from the overall warmth and coziness of the book.

Very good so far

I purchased this book,along with Sue Grafton's latest. I started this one and am enjoying immensely. The people of Alpine definitely are interesting and make the series. The Bed and Breakfast series is great also. For me to not start O is for Outlaw first is very unusual.

Cute cozy

In Skyomish County, Washington, Emma Lord, enjoys being the editor and publisher of the Alpine Advocate. However, lately she feels irate with the nasty personal attack from Crystal Bird, editor and publisher of the monthly Crystal Clear. However, of more concern to Emma is that someone broke into her home, but nothing of value was stolen.A friend arranges for Emma to meet with Crystal to clear the air. However, Crystal displays an attitude even though Emma humbles herself and agrees to support a woman's issue. The next day, Crystal is found dead, an apparent suicide. The autopsy reveals the woman actually died from an overdose of a prescription drug prescribed to Emma. Most of the residents of SKYCO including Sheriff Milo Dodge (Emma's former boy friend) believe Emma killed her rival. Emma, with the help of her friend, reporter Vida Runkel, makes inquiries to prove the authorities and gossips wrong.The twelfth Emma Lord amateur sleuth tale is an entertaining who-done-it because of the townsfolk knee jerk reaction to blame the lead protagonist. After almost a decade in SKYCO, Emma, an influential citizen, is still considered an outsider. Contrasted To Emma's non-status is the locals' easy acceptance of acerbic Crystal, who was born in the area, but left many years ago before returning. Vida remains a fresh character and the remainder of the secondary cast provides an authentic feel to the region. The mystery is relatively simple, but the fun in Mary Daheim's series rests with the wonderfully, warm players.Harriet Klausner