Whiskey Straight Up: A Whiskey Mattimoe Mystery (Paperback)

by Nina Wright (Author)
Key Phrases: chinchilla coat, good vet, older agent, Prince Harry, Roy Vickers, Magnet Springs (more...)

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Product Description
Nearly drowning in an icy lake isn't Whiskey Mattimoe's favorite way to celebrate the season. Neither is finding the mayor dead at Magnet Springs' annual Ice Fishing Jamboree. And then there's the problem of locating Chester, her precocious eight-year-old charge, who has run away...or was he kidnapped? This is how Whiskey, an eternally disheveled, mid-thirties realtor, is drawn into another rollicking adventure with her purse-stealing Afghan hound. Other eccentric characters abound in this Michigan resort town, such as the police chief with a gift for tuning into the town's magnetic energy and the adorable vet with an unfortunate speech impediment. Amid the uproar, Whiskey also makes a surprising discovery that -- for the first time since her husband's death -- she's ready to dip her toes into the whimsical waters of love again.

About the Author
Nina Wright is an award-winning playwright and novelist.When not at her keyboard, Nina leads workshops in writing and the creative process.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738708550
• ISBN-13: 978-0738708553
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #433,461 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 2 in The Whiskey Mattimoe Mystery Series.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Give Me More Whiskey!!, August 12, 2006

By	C. Breedlove (Deep South) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Nina Wright has done it again. She has not only written a successful sequel to her first book, Whiskey on the Rocks, but improved upon it. All her characters returned in addition to Abra's new puppy, Prince Harry. The little prince has inherited his mother's way of getting into trouble. Ms. Wright's characterization is so vivid that you'll think you're flying in a helicopter with Whiskey.

Chester, Abra's keeper, vanishes mysteriously and Whiskey who is presently attracted to three (yes, three) men is desperately trying to remember her caretaker duties when she happens upon the body of her obnoxious real estate rival and mayor, Gil.

I won't reveal all of the antics but some of the one liners Ms. Wright "writes" are delivered with humor and delight. You will laugh outloud and have to reread them to again. It's that funny. Oh and the mystery is wonderful also.

Visit Magnet Springs and you too will be sucked into a cast of characters that will remind you of people in your hometown.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Give me another, and make it a double!, October 19, 2006

By	Greg Neri "Storyteller" (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't like real estate agents, new age singers, dogs or cold weather, but a little whisky makes everything look better. This is a pretty funny set of mysteries here. Somewhere between Murder She Wrote and Northern Exposure, only with words.Well worth checking out and passing around.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars whiskey straight up, January 28, 2007

By	Sarah Banks "sarahlen1980" (Madison, MS) - See all my reviews

I'm always looking for a new mystery series, and I just happened upon this book. I'm definitely hooked. I loved the main character, and I also loved the small town setting. I think the supporting cast was great, and I even liked them more than the mystery.The novel itself is fast paced, and it revolves mainly around Whiskey's lost charge, Chester.