Snake in the Glass (A Glassblowing Mystery) [Paperback]

Sarah Atwell (Author)

Book Description

Series: A Glassblowing Mystery | Publication Date: September 1, 2009

A nervous stranger begs to use Emmeline Dowell's kiln for an experimental gem treatment. It doesn't seem like something to be alarmed about-until a dead body found in the desert turns out to be a close friend of the stranger.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (September 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425230317
• ISBN-13: 978-0425230312
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #910,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun read, especially if you're interested in gems, October 16, 2009

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Esther Schindler (Scottsdale, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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I felt a little guilty when I wrote my critical review of Atwell's last book in her Glassblowing Mystery series, because I so wanted that book to be better than it was. So I'm VERY relieved to shout Huzzah! Atwell -- and heroine Em Dowell, who owns a glassblowing shop in Tucson -- are back on track with a fun, engaging mystery novel.

In this third novel in the series, Em's brother Cameron is moving to Tucson to be near his new ladylove. Except a situation arises in the first few pages that causes Cam to stomp off in a huff, mad at the world. At first she isn't concerned, but when his absence stretches to days... Meanwhile, a Mysterious Stranger wants to use Em's glassblowing equipment for an odd-sounding experiment with gems... peridot, in particular. Eventually these events are tied to the discovery of a body in the desert, and Em, naturally, has to find out what's going on.

Atwell is doing a great job with these characters (and the other folks you've met in previous books, starting with Through a Glass, Deadly) and they're growing in a thoroughly nice way. The situation is entirely plausible, or at least I was able to suspend my disbelief enough to not-question anything while I was reading Snake in the Glass. Admittedly there's more here about gems than about glass, in this book (more glass! more glass!) but that was okay because I learned plenty of neat stuff.

You probably DO want to read the earlier books in the series, but the book could work as a standalone.

This is a fun, quick, relaxing read. Completely enjoyable.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glass was never so interesting, December 9, 2009

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D. Griffin "dargriff" (Wesley Chapel, FL) - See all my reviews
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I love all the glass blowing mysteries. This one is great. Em is a good character. This one has huge twists.
You will love it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A mystery revolving around glassblower Emmeline, November 13, 2009

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

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Sarah Atwell's SNAKE IN THE GLASS provides a mystery revolving around glassblower Emmeline, who not only blows glass but investigates the murder of a stranger who has begged to use her kiln for an experimental gem treatment. A fine pick for lending libraries strong in murder mysteries.