Death Deals a Hand: A California Zephyr Mystery
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (524 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01D1ZO9LG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 450 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A storied train rushes toward a date with death Jill is a charming and intelligent heroine."--Kirkus Reviews"Rail enthusiasts will welcome this light mystery full of information about train travel of an earlier era."--Publishers Weekly"Well worth a read a top-rate accomplishment. My interest in the plot never wavered."--BookLoons"It's a very authentic trip, rides and reads smoothly A lovely step back in time."--Mysterious Women
She’s learned to expect and deal with just about anything on the train, from troublesome passengers to long-lost relatives to high-stakes poker games. The Zephyr speeds across the West, Death deals the cards It's April 1953, and Zephyrette Jill McLeod is back on the rails, aboard the fabled train called the California Zephyr. Heading west from Chicago to the San Francisco Bay Area, Jill looks forward to reuniting with family members and the new man in her life. But the stakes just got even higher: Death has a seat at the table.
She lives in California's East Bay Region and welcomes visitors at her website. In her other series, PI Jeri Howard has sleuthed through eleven books, the first of which won the St. Martin's/PWA award and other mystery award nominations. This is Janet Dawson's second mystery in the California Zephyr series. Dawson was nominated in 2012 for Left Coast Cri
"Take a Ride on the Zephyr" according to D. C. Shoemaker. I'm not a fan of murder mysteries in general, but I genuinely love the great old trains like Santa Fe's Super Chief, which I was fortunate to ride four times, and the California Zephyr (CZ), which I rode twice, all at their peaks before 1962. In the world of murder mysteries, I can't honestly say where Death Deals a Hand fits, but it's certainly readable. Like the Zephyr, not fast-paced, but a very enjoyable ride. Where Janet Dawson shines is in the details. She lists her consultant. I read the first one and I'm glad I bought the continuation sweet pea I read the first one and I'm glad I bought the continuation. The "mystery" part of the story is secondary to the activities on the train and the descriptions of the countryside, especially Colorado. If you like trains and beautiful scenery, this is the books for you. It makes me want to take a train trip. All aboard!!. Another Delightful Mystery in this Series Got a copy of this book prior to publication (won it in a contest!), and am very glad I did! Janet Dawson skillfully waves a mysterious tale while giving her historical mystery fans a delightful look at days gone by, when traveling by train -- in this case, the California Zephyr -- was a relaxing, comfortable experience. That, however, doesn't stop someone from taking exception to one of the passengers, and once again Jill McLeod, the "Zephyrette," i.e., hostess aboard the west-boun