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    The Serpents Trail: A Maxie and Stretch Mystery Series
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    The Serpents Trail: A Maxie and Stretch Mystery Series
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    The Serpents Trail: A Maxie and Stretch Mystery Series

    Written by Sue Henry

    Narrated by Lee Adams

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Retired Maxie McNabb isn't sure how she'll like living on the go in her RV. But once she's on the Alaskan Highway with her mini-dachshund, Stretch, heading from her Alaska home to destinations in the Lower 48, she realizes that she loves the freedom of the road, and that she'll do just fine. Unfortunately, all is not well in her first destination, Colorado Springs. Maxie's terminally ill friend, Sarah, has a secret to tell her, but lapses into semiconscious delirium when Maxie finally gets there. At the same time, Sarah's house has been burglarized, and the bumbling police have no idea why. Maxie is convinced that her friend's ravings have something to do with it. Death is approaching, and it may not be content with Sarah.

    "Wonderfully evocative."-Baltimore Sun
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 19, 2004
    ISBN9781415912799
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    The Serpents Trail: A Maxie and Stretch Mystery Series
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    Sue Henry

    Sue Henry, whose award-winning Alaska mysteries have received the highest praise from readers and critics alike, has lived in Alaska for almost thirty years, and brings history, Alaskan lore, and the majestic beauty of the vast landscape to her mysteries. Based in Anchorage, she is currently at work on the next book in this series.

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    • 3/5
      an enjoyable read
    • 4/5
      Fun read, whodunit centered on Grand Junction Colorado. Maxi and her dog, Stretch live in a mini-winnebago and deal with the dearh of Maxis friend Sarah. Cover picture is Ansel Adams photograph site in Wyoming, not the Colorado Monument in Colorado.
    • 4/5
      I was in the mood for a soft-edged, intriguing mystery filled with excellent characters, and that's exactly what I found in The Serpents Trail. Already familiar with Sue Henry's Jessie Arnold mysteries set in Alaska, I wanted to see what a wandering sixtysomething widow with a small dog and an RV could do. Maxie McNabb is in the minority in the crime fiction community of characters. She's in her sixties. She's widowed after two happy and fulfilling marriages and has no inclination to go that route again. Her friends and her dog Stretch supply all the companionship she needs. She's also got itchy feet and loves to travel all over the continent in her Winnebago. I rapidly fell in love with her independent spirit and level-headedness. Another aspect of her character that I deeply appreciated was that she possesses no desire to be either a victim or a hero. She's smart; she knows her capabilities; and she gets help when she needs it. We need more characters like Maxie McNabb in crime fiction.In many ways, the mystery is a treat, with Sarah's habit of creating secret hiding places all over her house and having a will that creates altogether too much interest amongst those who may inherit. People aren't always who they seem either, and that will and those suspicious characters are the deciding factors in Maxie's little trip to Salt Lake City to do a little sleuthing in Sarah's family tree. The only jarring note in the entire book was the fact that the ending wasn't quite convincing-- but that doesn't bother me much. I've already ordered other books in this Maxie and Stretch series!
    • 5/5
      I disagree with library mouse's review, I loved this book. However, as a 60-something woman who camps alone, I found a lot here to relate to, which may not be the case with the other reviewer. I thought the writing flowed well and I liked the character of Maxie. I have the second in the series in my Nook already and I look forward to reading it. I'm not sure that a fictional character's choice of vehicle is a reason to dislike a book...it's fiction...
    • 1/5
      Boring, boring, BORING. Stilted language (Henry doesn't believe in contractions, so her dialogue is clunky and formal), and prissy Maxie considers herself ethically superior to everyone walking the planet, despite the fact that she drives a massive gas-wasting RV and is such a priggish Senior Citizen. Get over yourself, Sue Henry.