Exit the Milkman (Peter Shandy Mysteries) [Hardcover]

Charlotte MacLeod (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1996 | Series: Peter Shandy Mysteries (Book 10)

While Professor Peter Shandy is helping his amnesiatic friend, Professor Jim Felster, who is suspected to be the long-lost son of a dairy magnate, Felster's wife turns up murdered, and Shandy must ferret out the murderer to save Jim.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Kidnapping and murder, no strangers to Balaclava Agricultural College, expose doughty professor Peter Shandy to the lifestyle of the rich, if not famous. Shandy, last seen in Something in the Water, is desultorily investigating the disappearance of his neighbor James Feldster, head of the dairy management department, when the missing man's awful wife, Mirelle, is discovered dead and covered with blood. Mystery writer Catriona McBogle, visiting the Shandys during a spell of writer's block, accidentally finds the missing man unconscious in a limousine at the bottom of a ravine off a deserted road. For complicated reasons, she keeps his whereabouts mostly secret. That the henpecked dairy professor is heir to a major dairy dynasty and that his late wife is rumored to have bestowed her affections freely around Balaclava are issues that fearsome college President Thorkjeld Svenson wants kept out of the papers. Shandy takes the recovered but reluctant Feldster to the family manse to take charge of the family fortune and dispossess his nephew, Florian, as head of the family. In the 10th Shandy tale, MacLeod again demonstrates her skill and with incomparable whimsy makes her bucolic puzzles great fun. Mystery Guild selection.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Series star Peter Shandy is the last person to see fellow professor Jim Feldster?a man who welcomes any excuse to get away from his wife?before he disappears. When Feldster's wife accuses the Shandys of hiding her husband, they begin sleuthing. Another series charmer.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 311 pages
• Publisher: Mysterious Pr; First American Edition edition (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089296572X
• ISBN-13: 978-0892965724
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #373,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, yet missing, October 8, 1998

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This review is from: Exit the Milkman (Paperback)

As a long time fan of Ms. MacCleod, I eagerly dug into two new finds. I believe I own every Shandy book she has written; "The Odd Job" and "Exit the Milkman" "Exit.." is very true to her form. Charming, whimsical characters, and a familiar cast of regulars, make it a great addition to her repetoire. However, the humor seemed bit less apparent than usual. I find I often laugh aloud during her stories. This outing was a little more subdued. The delightful dialog was there, but seemed just a tad less witty than usual. The story was more "plot" than "people" driven. In every other regard, I found it entertaining. The ending twist, was one I had totally missed! I could not have picked up her cues til then. Great Addition to a mystery reader's collection.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wry, off the wall fun time!, October 10, 1997

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This review is from: Exit the Milkman (Paperback)

A great book. While maybe not the most textbook of mysteries, its a great read full of fun and humor. I loved it, I couldn't wait to finish it and find out who dun it!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not great, August 23, 1998

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This review is from: Exit the Milkman (Paperback)

As most writers grow older, their skills diminish. So with Enter the Milkman. A lot of the book is padding - each character repeating the same thing over and over again. MacLeod's books are humorous mysteries and the humor is there but the mystery is not that taxing. Her earlier books are masterpieces, so get this one to fill out the set.