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Title details for Teetotaled by Maia Chance - Available

Teetotaled

Discreet Retrieval Agency Mysteries Series, Book 2

#2 in series

by Maia Chance
Suzy Jackson
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30-year-old society matron Lola Woodby has survived her loveless marriage with an unholy mixture of highballs, detective novels, and chocolate layer cake, until, her husband dies suddenly, leaving her his fortune.or so Lola thought. As it turns out, all she inherits from Alfie is a big pile of debt. Pretty soon, Lola and her stalwart Swedish cook, Berta, are reduced to hiding out in the secret love nest Alfie kept in New York City. Charming, witty, often laugh-out-loud funny, Maia Chance's Discreet Retrieval Agency series introduces a sparkling new voice in crime fiction. MAIA CHANCE was a finalist for the 2004 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award and is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington. She is writing her dissertation on nineteenth-century American literature.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Discreet Retrieval Agency Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 4, 2016

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781490693712
      • File size: 267811 KB
      • Duration: 09:17:56

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In the second installment of the Discreet Retrieval Agency mystery series, 1920s socialite Lola Woodby is widowed and penniless. She and her former Swedish cook, Berta, have formed a private detective agency and are delighted to be hired to acquire a young woman's diary. Soon, they find themselves in the middle of a murder mystery. Narrator Suzy Jackson energetically portrays the singular Lola, whose curvaceous figure inhibits her from squeezing through small windows. She refuses to wear sensible shoes and often ends up with mustard or chocolate dribbled onto her dress. There are times when Jackson's engagement flags a bit and when Berta's Swedish accent disappears--but, overall, this is an enjoyable narration of a fun mystery. M.M.G. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 15, 2016
      Set in 1923, Chance’s fun sequel to 2015’s Come Hell or Highball takes penniless New York socialite Lola Woodby and her former cook, Berta Lundgren, who have formed the Discreet Retrieval Agency, from the Washington Square apartment left to Lola by her philandering late husband (who used it as a love nest) to the Willow Acres Health Farm on Long Island. Their first client, Sophronia Whiddle, a friend of Lola’s mother, wishes them to retrieve the diary of her plump 19-year-old daughter, Grace, who’s booked at Willow Acres in an effort to slim down before getting married in eight days. Sophronia fears the diary records indiscretions that could jeopardize the wedding. Lola is reluctant to proceed, since she doesn’t get along with Willow Acres’ owner and head doctor, who happens to be her brother-in-law, Dr. Chisholm Woodby. Lola and Berta may not be Holmes and Watson, but their deficits in experience and talent are balanced by determination and an abundance of action. P.G. Wodehouse fans will find a lot to like. Agent: Stephany Evans, FinePrint Literary Management.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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