The Merry Wives of Maggody
Arly Hanks Series, Book 16
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November 9, 2009
Hess’s amusing 16th update on tiny Maggody, Ark., and its crazy cornpone citizens (after 2006’s Malpractice in Maggody
) might have been more aptly titled Murder’s a Hole-in-One in Maggody
. On the opening day of the first Maggody Charity Golf Tournament, poor braggart Tommy Ridner—who was so excited to win the hole-in-one prize, a $40,000 bass boat—turns up dead in the prize boat, his head bashed in by a golf club. Tommy’s murder creates a flapdoodle for Maggody’s newbie golfers, who hardly knew what a golf tee was before the big tournament. The town’s fearless (and pregnant) police chief, Arly Hanks, is confronted with more shockers after a friend of Tommy’s is also beaten to death with a golf club, and a rising LPGA star reports an assault. What if golf columnist Dan Jenkins wrote a cozy? Perhaps it would turn out something like this slaphappy cozy, raunchy but wise.
Joan Hess and C.J. Critt get a hole in one with this return to the town of Maggody, Arkansas. The zany residents provide the perfect vehicle for Critt's comedic timing. She delivers the endless sarcasm of Chief of Police Arly Hanks perfectly in this story of murder, golf, and marital discord. Dealing with her own family secrets, Arly endeavors to solve a double murder, even though her witnesses can't seem to stop lying to her. Critt fully develops the extensive cast of supporting characters--from the gruff, razor-sharp tones of Mrs. Jim Bob to the quivering falsettos of the town's nosy neighbors. Critt's expressive narration guides keeps the listener on track through the novel's subplots. E.N. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
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