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Dead in the Water [Unabridged] [Hardcover]

Vivien Armstrong (Author)
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February 1, 1999
... but then, no one expects working for a dentist to be a barrel of laughs.

Mimsie Crane never manages to keep a job for long, and between periods of temping she works for a dodgy builder called Steve Epps, who offers the nearest thing to regular employment.

However, when she arrives one Monday to discover her current boss tied to his dentist's chair -- wearing little more than a clump of daffodils -- and the surgery vandalised, Steve Epps is the only man she can think of to turn to. Suddenly, Mimsie is pitchforked into a bizarre manhunt in which a stalker is apparently targeting all the dentist's staff. Then, one of her co-workers is strangled and Mimsie finds herself in real danger ...


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After thugs trash his office and tie him up, Mimsie Crane's dentist boss closes his business and disappears. Mimsie drifts around but ultimately finds work as night "minder" for a wealthy elderly gentleman. When some guy tails her, looking for information about the missing dentist, Mimsie tries to find out whether the dentist has met with foul play and finally uncovers blackmail and possible insurance fraud. London surroundings along with several memorable characters and ready wit make crime novelist Armstrong's latest book an appealing and involving work. For fans of British mysteries.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Vivien Armstrong trained as a journalist, working on a national British newspaper before becoming a crime novelist. She also contributes horticultural and gardening articles to magazines as well as co-authoring a floral art book with a leading designer. She lives in Norfolk, England.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 222 pages
  • Publisher: Severn House Publishers; Unabridged edition (February 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0727822292
  • ISBN-13: 978-0727822291
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,932,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars More Mimsie, please!, August 13, 2007
This review is from: Dead in the Water (Hardcover)
I am an inveterate mystery reader--especially British "cozies"--hate that word! I enjoyed the swift-moving plot and original situations of this one. I would have liked to see Mimsie Crane become the heroine of a series, but it appears it was not to be. I wonder why? She has an appealing personality--a bit like a Carola Dunn girl-but of the nineties-and all sorts of future plot possibilites could have been built around her devil-may-care persona. Coulda done without the herpes.
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