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Paws For Alarm (Dead Letter Mysteries)

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It's the companion volume to WHISKERS AND SMOKE [original title: A TRAIL OF ASHES]. The Harper family of New Hampshire has swapped houses with an English widow, Rosemary, for the summer. Nancy Harper has reason to be grumpy. Her scholarly husband, Arnold, is too eager to get down to research in London. Her twins come from the Calvin of "Calvin and Hobbes" mold. Certainly she loves her husband and children, as can be seen during those times she fears she's lost them, even though they do their best to drive her crazy.

Arnold can be a dreadful tease, but is that any reason for his series of near-fatal accidents? Was Rosemary's husband's death an accident after all? Can the Harpers find out what's going on before Arnold has his final "accident"? How many letters telling Rosemary what damages those Harper imps have caused is poor Nancy going to have to write? If only Donald and Donna could be as polite and well-behaved as Esmond, Rosemary's cat.

Yes, you will find those Babson scenes of awkward social situations in this book. (What do you say when you find an acquaintance caught doing what One Should Not Be Doing? How do you keep your cool when your Loved Ones -- and you're using the term very loosely at the moment -- are making a bid to totally gross you out in public?) Ms. Babson has written better stories, but this one is still a pretty good read.

If you have a couple of hours to kill and want to read a short, simple, mystery story then go ahead and read this book. Otherwise, don't bother.

Great book, goes well with the other she wrote.