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Dead Man's Island

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1st in Henrie O Mystery series
Chase Prescott, media magnate, is nearly killed by a box of cyanide candy. Fearing for his life, he calls his former lover, retired reporter Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins. His request is simple: He'll assemble all the suspects if she will kindly point out the would-be murderer.
On Chase's private island off the South Carolina coast, Henrie O meets the players in this deadly drama: Prescott's unstable young wife, his sullen stepson, and his toady of a secretary. The field of suspects is wide, and Henrie O has her work cut out for her. As she unearths a will and new evidence, a killer hurricane sweeps up from Cuba, threatening to maroon them. But in this luxurious vacation spot, the storm's fury is less dangerous than the murderous greed of one of Prescott's guests.
"An older sleuth of forceful charm and infinite wisdom. A surefire winner!" (Library Journal)
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 2, 1993
      In this action-packed series launch, the author of the Death on Demand mysteries introduces Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins, a widowed former reporter whose investigative instincts have not been blunted by retirement. Forty years after their love affair ended, media magnate Chase Prescott calls ``Henrie O'' for help in figuring out who tried to kill him with poisoned candy. He invites her and all those he suspects of wanting him dead to his private island off the coast of South Carolina, hoping that Henrie will be able to ferret out the identity of his would-be killer. While a brewing hurricane threatens the island, Henrie faces a full roster of suspects: Chase's young third wife; his second wife's sister; his idealistic sons; a sly secretary; the purported heir-apparent to Chase's empire; his firm's general counsel; and a surly, abusive employee. Feisty and incisive, Henrie tries valiantly to determine who is behind further attempts on Chase's life while the storm, a would-be killer of a different sort, gathers. Two people are murdered; the hurricane shears wings off the mansion and redoubtable Henrie figures out the motives and the murderer in a tumultuous resolution.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Dead Man's Island introduces Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins, a sixtyish former journalist and sleuth. Henrie O. is invited with others to a remote island by media magnate Chase Prescott, and a weekend of murder ensues. Kate Reading presents a cohesive narration. Her sometimes matter-of-fact voice blends the characters and scenes with proficiency. She exudes the charisma and wisdom of our heroine, apportioning appropriate vocal embellishment to individuals as necessary. The script and narrator align in harmony as the foreboding weekend unfurls. B.J.L. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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