Missing Link (Fizz & Buchanan Mystery) [Paperback]

Joyce Holms (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2008 | Series: Fizz & Buchanan Mystery

Always in search of a good story, Fizz Fitzgerald finds it hard to hide her impatience when elderly Mrs. Sullivan is shown into her office. Genteel and motherly, Mrs. Sullivan can only spell one thing: boredom. Fizz is more than shocked, therefore, when Mrs. Sullivan asks Fizz to help prove her guilty of murder but could this story be too good to be true? Fizz is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery and ropes in long-suffering partner-in-crime Tam Buchanan. However, Buchanan, ever the gentleman, is reluctant to accept an old lady s money on a case that can only prove to be a waste of time. But is it?

This new case for dynamic detective duo Fizz and Buchanan is as puzzling as ever. For starters, why is Mrs. Sullivan so keen to be accused of murder? Secondly, who exactly was Amanda Montrose, the murder victim: Lady of the Manor; beneficent Scottish gentlewoman; or, in Mrs. Sullivan s own words, a scruffy little slut ? With at least three people claiming to be Amanda s killer, it seems there is a lot more to the Montrose murder than first meets the eye.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Cleverly plotted...the story moves along at an enjoyably brisk pace' Susanna Yager, Sunday Telegraph

About the Author

The victim of a low boredom threshold, JOYCE HOLMS has held a variety of jobs, from teaching window dressing and managing a hotel on the Isle of Arran to working for an Edinburgh detective agency and running a B&B in the Scottish Highlands. She lives in Edinburgh.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Allison & Busby (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749080817
• ISBN-13: 978-0749080815
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,414,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fizz and Buchanan, a little closer, December 3, 2008

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Bonita Kale (Cleveland, OH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Missing Link (Fizz & Buchanan Mystery) (Paperback)

In Missing Link, Fizz is confronted by a sweet little old lady, seemingly sane, who wants to find proof that she committed a murder for whom someone else has been arrested. Plenty of twists and excitement for both Fizz and Buchanan, both of whom have grown up a little, but only a little. Love these guys!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A perplexing mystery, August 4, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Missing Link (Fizz & Buchanan Mystery) (Hardcover)

Written by modern Renaissance woman Joyce Holms, whose varied careers range from hotel management to working for an Edinburgh detective agency to raising two children, Missing Link is a wickedly funny Fizz and Buchanan mystery. Tenacious journalist Fizz Fitzgerald receives a surprise when an elderly woman asks Fizz for help in incriminating herself for murder! Fizz's partner Buchanan dismisses the case of a waste of time - but is it really? A perplexing mystery, in which three different people vie for the notoriety of being named a woman's murderer, Missing Link is fast-paced, irreverently funny, and highly recommended for aficionados of tongue-in-cheek mysteries.