Engineered for Murder: A Mystery (Tory Travers/David Alvarez Mysteries (Paperback)) [Paperback]

Aileen Schumacher (Author)

Book Description

Series: Tory Travers/David Alvarez Mysteries (Paperback) | Publication Date: January 1997

Tory Travers is a young, widowed structural engineer, living with her son on the outskirts of a campus town in New Mexico. Her life changes when a scandal erupts regarding the structural problems of the new football stadium. Tory's business is financially threatened if she carries out her duties as inspector.

Things escalate when a person and lab records disappear and someone is found murdered. Enter Detective Alvarez, who discovers Tory's connection to the death. When Tory starts receiving death threats, the two work together to solve the mysteries.

Product Details

• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: Write Way Pub (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885173431
• ISBN-13: 978-1885173430
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,962,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Dazzling Debut Mystery, August 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Engineered for Murder: A Mystery (Tory Travers/David Alvarez Mysteries (Paperback)) (Paperback)

Tory Travers is a no-nonsense head of a small New Mexico engineering firm, whose business and personal life are threatened by exposure when a quality control technician, freelancing as an investigative journalist informs her that he has uncovered a scandal in Tory's past. When the technician is murdered, Tory becomes the object of professional and personal interest of the equally no-nonsense Detective David Alvarez who finds himself puzzled, frequently irritated and ultimately captivated by the widowed Tory. The well-plotted tale has just enough technical information to give dimension to the story, yet not so much that we are overburdened with exposition. In fact, Schumacher handles this balance of exposition with sound plotting better than any of the recent writer-specialists. In Tory Travers, Schumacher has developed an intriguiging heroine whose often chaotic personal life is contrasted with an astute professional one. There is a problem-solving aspect to her profession that makes her an ideal amateur sleuth, and a curiosity that spills over into rashness that generates some interesting sparks in the relationship with Alvarez. The romantic antagonism between Travers and Alvarez sizzles in this highly entertaining, well-plotted, suspenseful first mystery. Very highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine mystery, November 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Engineered for Murder: A Mystery (Tory Travers/David Alvarez Mysteries (Paperback)) (Paperback)

I found this book very enjoyable. The mix of engineering and mystery is well-done, and the plot moves quickly. The main characters and the New Mexico setting are carefully described, and come across as real, not as caricatures. It's a first novel, and that shows at times; but the intricate plot and engaging characters make that easy to forget. If you enjoy mysteries with a technical twist, you'll like this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable book. Looking forward to the sequel., August 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Engineered for Murder: A Mystery (Tory Travers/David Alvarez Mysteries (Paperback)) (Paperback)

Well-paced, the snappy dialog, and terrific interactions between characters make this a fun and involving read. Not only the murder mystery, but the mystery in the heroine's past, kept me wondering, and surprised, to the end.