The Grub-and-Stakers Pinch a Poke [Paperback]

Alisa Craig (Author), Charlotte MacLeod (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1988

CATCH A FALLING STAR

Lobelia Falls was abuzz about the Scottsbeck drama competition. The Grub-and-Stake Gardening and Roving Club intended to win it with a dramatization of "The Shooting Of Dan McGrew". The house lights went down, the footlights went up...and someone tried to make opening night the leading man's final curtain!

To keep the villain from stealing the show, Dittany Monk quickly switched from her onstage part as the "tiny tot" to her role as wily sleuth. Now the hunt was on for a would-be murderer with a taste for melodrama.

This is #3 in a Dittany Henbit Monk & Osbert Monk Mystery.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Avon Books (August 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380755386
• ISBN-13: 978-0380755387
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,698,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Theatrical mayhem in Lobelia Falls, September 16, 2000

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CMBohn "cmb" (Orem, UT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Grub-and-Stakers Pinch a Poke (Paperback)

Ever wondered about the origins of Dangerous Dan McGrew? You know, from the famous poem by Robert Service? Okay, maybe not a FAMOUS poem, but a good one. In this funny story, the Grub-and-Stakers decide to act out the play in the hopes of winning a literary competition. Naturally, things don't go as planned, and someone winds up dead. I really like Alisa Craig and I wish her books were more available. I really recommend this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite of the series, May 21, 2007

By 

Saralee Etter - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Grub-and-Stakers Pinch a Poke (Paperback)

When the opportunity arises to win a collection of theatrical memorabilia for the Architrave Museum, Dittany Monk, her western-novel-writing husband Osbert, and the rest of the crew pull out all the stops to stage a play based on Service's poem "Dangerous Dan McGrew."

All of the denizens of Lobelia Falls are in top-notch form in this story, from Arethusa Monk, the Reigning Queen of Roguish Regency Romance, to Andy McNaster, the villainous innkeeper suddenly smitten by love.

My favorite of the series, a truly frothy confection of drama, humor and skullduggery.