The Alpine Traitor by Mary Daheim
This is the twentieth book in the Emma Lord/Alpine Advocate series. I am not sure what I think about it, honestly. It was interesting, but the mystery was complicated by too many characters and too many aliases. I had trouble following it most of the time. I also had trouble reading this book because the binding was quite tight and it was hard to hold the book open to be able to read the words near the crack, but that was not a fault of the author.
The plot was convoluted and involved many twists and turns and lots of things that may have been red herrings, or may not. It was not until the last couple of chapters that everything started coming together, and then it seemed to rush to the finish with very little explanation or satisfaction. By the time I figured out what was going on, it was over. It really wasn’t until the solution was revealed that everything was explained. I found it difficult to follow along with the mystery and the investigator, and even harder to put it all together at the end.
That is not to say that I did not enjoy the book. I did. I had a satisfying visit with the population of Alpine and surrounds. But it was difficult to follow and figure out the mystery.
This adventure wraps up some lingering questions from previous adventures in the series that I didn’t even know I had. And they were wrapped up in a satisfying way. If this were the last book of the series — it’s not — it would be a satisfying end.
Adventures in Alpine are always fun, if only because of the small-town characters and small-town politics. It’s such a fun place to visit.
One Bear’s Opinion: Four Glasses of Beer with a burger from the Burger Barn
Happy Reading Everyone,
Oliver
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