Rumpelstiltskin
Written by Ed McBain
Narrated by Luke Daniels
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
When Victoria Miller and her backing band, Wheat, broke out with a string of gold records in the sixties, the sultry chanteuse seemed shy of crowds, refusing to perform in public. Years after her last success, Victoria makes her stage debut, but the magic is long gone, and shortly after that, so is she—the victim of a brutal murder. Victoria’s six- year-old daughter, Allison, is missing too, but nobody’s come forward for a ransom. The only clue is a mysterious call—I’ll be stopping by to collect—but who’s collecting, and what? Even if Allison could be found, lawyer Matthew Hope can’t seem to locate Victoria’s missing will with Allison’s guardianship. And when Victoria’s old producer comes forward, claiming Victoria wasn’t quite the natural talent she’d seemed to be, Matthew’s left wondering who gave her the golden touch and why they’d take it back right now.
Part of Ed McBain’s masterful Matthew Hope series, Rumpelstiltskin finds the good-hearted lawyer in a plot where everyone’s a suspect, and all debts are paid in full.
Ed McBain
Ed McBain was one of the pen names of successful and prolific crime fiction author Evan Hunter (1926 – 2005). Debuting in 1956, the popular 87th Precinct is one of the longest running crime series ever published, featuring over fifty novels, and is hailed as “one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century.” McBain was awarded the Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement in 1986 by the Mystery Writers of America and was the first American to receive the Cartier Diamond Dagger award from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Second time reading it and got bored with the lawyer-style dialogues
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Thinking I was purchasing an 87th precinct novel, I was initially disappointed when at commencing reading the book, I discovered it took place in Florida with Attorney Matthew Hope as the protagonist. As the novel opens we learn that Matthew is divorced and just entering the dating scene. He is on his way to watch singer Vicki Miller perform and then hopefully take her home for an evening of lovemaking. It mostly turns out as he planned except they end up at her home and when he gets ready to leave she indicates she is fearful of something and does not want him to leave.He eventually does escape but the next morning he hears Vicki was viciously murdered shortly after he left. After proving it wasn't him, he forms a relationship with police detective assigned to the case and they jointly work to sort out who did it. While playing detective, Matthew is also holding up his side of his law firms various files which makes for some interesting reading.