Snow Place to Die: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery (Bed-And-Breakfast Mysteries) [Mass Market Paperback]

Mary Daheim (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bed-And-Breakfast Mysteries | Publication Date: October 1, 1998

B&B hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn's ready to hang up her oven mitts, but irrepressible Cousin Renie needs help catering the telephone company's annual winter retreat at secluded Mountain Goat Lodge. The pay's good, the scenery's to die for -- but they never figured there'd be a killer cooking up mischief among this innocuous stew of corporate-climbing phone company ding-a-lings. Unfortuantely, Judith and Renie's discovery of the frozen, garroted ramains of the previous company caterer -- missing since last year's shindig -- suggests no less, since the same cast of characters is present this time around. It's Dial "M" for Mountain Goat Murder, and a storm's blowing in to boot -- leaving Judith and Renie stranded with ten suspects and a corpse...and with nothing better to do than to reach out and touch a killer who'd like nothing better than to put two inquisitive cousins in the Deep Freeze.

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About the Author

Mary Richardson Daheim is a Seattle native who started telling stories with pictures because she didn't know how to write.  After acquiring the rudiments in grade school, Daheim penned her first mystery novel at age eleven.  She admits it was terrible, but "showed promise."  Thus encouraged, she went on to graduate from the University of Washington's School of Communications, having acquired the knowledge and skills to support herself until she wrote a better book.

In 1983, Daheim published her first historical romance, Love's Pirate, for Avon Books.  She followed this award-winning novel with Destiny's Pawn, Pride's Captive and Passion's Triumph, all for Avon, as well as several historicals for Harlequin.  An avid mystery reader, Daheim decided to try her hand at murder and mayhem with the creation of the Bed-and-Breakfast series from Avon, beginning with Just Desserts, and followed by Fowl Prey, Holy Terrors, Dune to Death, Bantam of the Opera, A Fit of Tempera and Major Vices.

Daheim is married to David Daheim, an instructor of cinema, literature, and English at Shoreline Community College.  The Daheims have three daughters: Barbara, Katherine, and Magdalen.  Daheim is member of the Authors Guild, Mystery Writers of America and Romance Writers of America.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Avon; 380th edition (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380785218
• ISBN-13: 978-0380785216
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #862,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, October 24, 1998

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Pam "SMB,SLT" (Flint Hills of Kansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snow Place to Die: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery (Bed-And-Breakfast Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

Judith and Renie are at it again. Bodies seem to come their way in the most unusual locations. I enjoyed this book and read it as soon as I got it, but it didn't read as quickly as most of Ms Daheim's works do. I am looking forward to the next Bed and Breakfast. I frequently reocmmend these titles to my friends.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Homage to "And Then There Were None", May 20, 2002

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Michelle Dorn (Gettysburg, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snow Place to Die: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery (Bed-And-Breakfast Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

I was very surprised by some of the negative comments left concerning this installment of the B and B Mystery Series. I thought this one was terrific! Yes, I did miss the "old folks at home" (Joe, Gertrude, the Rankers, and Sweetums), but there were plenty of interesting people trapped in the Inn with Judith and Renie. I found this not only a biting commentary on corporate America, but a wonderful homage to some of the great murder mysteries out of our past, particularly Then There Were None (also known as Ten Little Indians). Anyone who could not understand how the bodies "piled up like cordwood" must never had enjoyed the pleasures of a creepy old "we're trapped, now what" scenario. I just wish someone would have the sense to start making some tv movies of this series!! Can't wait for the next one!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars despite the blaring error..a good read, July 7, 2008

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E. Durham (lakehurst, nj) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snow Place to Die: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery (Bed-And-Breakfast Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have enjoyed this series by Ms Danheim as well as her Alpine Murder Mysteries. This 13th book is a fairly good mystery except for one blaring mistake. In chapter 8, Judith announces 'to her acute embarassment'..."Someone took Barry's items out of my handbag last night." Unfortunately in chapter 13 while she and cousin Renie are trying to deduce the killer it states 'Was Max referring to Barry Newcombe's belongings? But no one knew they had been stolen from Judith's shoulder bag.' The plot, a bit convoluted (probably because of so many bodies) lands flat at times is still okay. I can not claim it to be one of my favorites of the series so far. Still I recommend the series as a whole. Maybe this was just a case of unlucky 13.