- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Avon (April 2 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0380787601
- ISBN-13: 978-0380787609
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 7.6 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,313,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Campus cop Peggy O'Neill isn't at all happy about being ordered to investigate the death of Evan Turner, former director of the University's music school. Peggy is a reluctant investigator until she meets the dead man's daughter, who doesn't believe her father's death was an accident or suicide. And when Peggy digs into Turner's life, it's time for more than one person to face the music.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Peggy seems to have a log on her shoulder..., July 26 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Death Calls The Tune (Mass Market Paperback)
The writing, and plot are, as always with MD Lake, quite good. In this novel, however, I was constantly jarred by the barbs thrown at the U and the professoriate. I found myself wondering if Lake is so disaffected with his former colleagues or if he lacks respect for the intelligence of the mystery reader. Given that Peggy is viciously attacked with a tree branch, and a character chokes on a carrot while chortling "What's Up Doc?" and that Lake writes this without any sense of irony or humor-fully expecting us to swallow it-I'm afraid it might be a bit of the former and a whole lot of the latter. I liked the earlier Peggy character and would like to see her come out of the shadow of whatever is troubling her (or her author) and become entertaining again.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Fan in L.A., Jun 22 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Death Calls The Tune (Mass Market Paperback)
I've read all of the Peggy O'Neill books and, while I like "Midsummer Malice" the best, I think this one is almost as good. Although I'm married with children myself, I enjoy the fact that Peggy is so adamant--or is she just defensive?--about not wanting to get married or have children. In spite of the fact that she doesn't want children herself, in this book she falls for a child and sets out to solve a murder pretty much for the child's sake. M.D. Lake is wonderful in the way she creates children, young people, and old people too. I recommend the series highly and think "Death Calls the Tune" would be a good place to start for anybody who hasn't read any of her books.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lake scores again, Jun 26 1999
By Stan Wiebe "stan0680" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Death Calls The Tune (Mass Market Paperback)
These are fun books to read. I'm glad Peggy finally moved from "a large midwestern university with a river running through it" to Minnesota. That change allowed the inclusion of actual names of cities and other features. The featuring of Lake Superior's North Shore as the opening part of the book clearly puts the story in Minnesota. Peggy's character has expanded with each book. The inclusion of a few other recurring characters helps to move the story along although I'd like to see a few of the other characters such as Lawrence and Paula. Another good book in the series and keeps me looking forward to the next one. (I hope Peggy finds another romance soon. Gary and Al haven't been right for her.) As usual, the story is a good one and keeps the reader interested. Surprising ending, but keeping with some of his other books.
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