Take out / Margaret Maron.
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TextPublisher: New York ; Boston : Grand Central Publishing, 2017Edition: First EditionDescription: 310 pages ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9781455567355
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- PS3563.A679 T35 2017
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Margaret Maron--winner of the Edgar Award, Agatha Award, Anthony Award, and Macavity Award for her classic mystery The Bootlegger's Daughter --comes a stunning mystery featuring NYPD Detective Sigrid Harald.
"Every Margaret Maron is a celebration of something remarkable." -- New York Times Book Review
"Maron writes with wit and sophistication." -- USA Today
"There's nobody better." -- Chicago Tribune
NYPD Detective Sigrid Harald is still reeling from the untimely death of her lover, acclaimed painter Oscar Nauman, when she is called to investigate the poisoning of two homeless men in the West Village. As she examines the mysterious deaths, Sigrid uncovers a grim neighborhood scandal surrounding two influential women: one a haughty mafia widow, the other a retired opera prima donna, both with dark secrets they've kept under wraps for decades. Was the poison really meant for the homeless men, or were they merely unintended victims as the decades-long feud between the two women comes to a head?
And still, Sigrid can't stop wondering what brought her late lover so urgently across the country to the winding mountain road that took his life--until she meets a man who may hold the answers she seeks . . . .
"Opening a new Margaret Maron is like unwrapping a Christmas gift." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Of today's series writers none has been more successful at weaving the bond between star and audience than Margaret Maron." -- San Diego Union-Tribune
Sigrid is still reeling from the untimely death of her lover, acclaimed painter Oscar Nauman, when she is called to investigate the deaths of two homeless men in the West Village. The police at first assume an overdose, until they realize that one of the men shows no signs of drug use. Then when containers of poisoned takeout food are found nearby, Sigrid's case is suddenly much more complicated. As Sigrid investigates, she uncovers an intriguing neighborhood history: a haughty mafia widow and her disgraced godson, a retired opera star with dark secrets, an unsolved hit-and-run, and the possible discovery of a long-missing painting that will rock the art world. Soon the case is fraught with myriad suspects and motives. Who killed the two homeless men, and why? And which one was the intended victim? Or was the poisoned food meant for someone else entirely? Throwing herself into the murder investigation to distract herself from her personal grief, Sigrid still can't stop wondering what led Nauman across the country to the winding mountain road that took his life. Until she meets a man who may hold the answers she seeks.
Reviews provided by Syndetics
Library Journal Review
In her final novel, Mystery Writer of America Grand Master Maron returns to late 1990s New York City and series protagonist Lt. Sigrid Harald, last seen in 1996's Fugitive Colors. Having come to terms with her lover Oscar Nauman's death, Sigrid is squaring away his estate and helping to coordinate an exhibit of his paintings. Her team lands a double homicide involving two homeless men that turns to be more complicated than they expect. Both men had been poisoned with a common heart medication found in the takeout food at the scene. The first victim is identified as Matty Mutone, who is connected to a mob family who has long lived in the neighborhood. The second man is harder to track down, but once his identity is known, the case breaks open. Meanwhile, Sigrid is finding closure in her own grief and dealing with the potential for an unexpected heir to Oscar's estate. Verdict Maron's series finale and last book ends her distinguished writing career on a high note. Her many fans will enjoy this while wiping away tears of farewell. [See Prepub Alert, 1/4/17.]-Kristen Stewart, Pearland Lib., Brazoria Cty. Lib. Syst., TX © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Publishers Weekly Review
In 2016, MWA Grand Master Maron ended her popular Deborah Knott series with Long upon the Land, which resolved several outstanding questions about the characters. She also settles some unresolved issues in this, the excellent 10th and final entry in her series featuring New York City detective Sigrid Harald, which began in 1981 with One Coffee With and seemed to end with 1995's Fugitive Colors. An unexpected personal problem arises for Harald with the appearance of Vincent Haas, who claims to be the son of her deceased lover, Oscar Nauman. If Vincent is indeed Nauman's son, he may have a claim on the fortune that his late father left to Harald. Meanwhile, she investigates the mysterious simultaneous poisoning deaths of two homeless people, Matty Mutone and an unidentified older man. Mutone's sad story, as Harald pieces it together, connects him with one of Harald's neighbors, the widow of mobster Benny DelVecchio. Another neighbor, former opera star Charlotte Randolph, is able to identify the second victim as Jack Bloss, a backstage worker. A tangle of relationships tests Harald's abilities to ferret out which of the two men was the killer's intended victim-and why. If this is indeed Maron's final book, as she has announced, she is quitting while still in top form. Agent: Vicky Bijur, Vicky Bijur Literary. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.Booklist Review
Maron wraps up her Sigrid Harald series with this sequel to Fugitive Colors (1995), set in New York in the 1990s. NYPD Lieutenant Harald is still mourning the accidental death of her lover, renowned artist Oscar Nauman, when two homeless men are found dead on a park bench with takeout boxes from a nearby Italian restaurant next to the bodies. When autopsies show the men were poisoned with Coumadin, the investigation centers on the two neighborhood dowagers who provided the food: Sofia DelVecchio, widow of a Mafia boss and godmother of one of the dead men, and Charlotte Randolph, former opera star with a memoir in the works, who identifies the other dead man as a onetime lover who came to her for money. As detectives piece together the complicated relationship between the two women, Harald also is dealing with the pending retrospective of Nauman's work and the appearance of his possible heir. Tying up loose ends, the acclaimed Maron provides an entertaining and intriguing finish to a remarkable body of work.--Leber, Michele Copyright 2017 BooklistAuthor notes provided by Syndetics
Margaret Maron grew up in rural North Carolina. She attended college for two years before a summer job at the Pentagon led to marriage, a tour of duty in Italy, than several years in Brooklyn, New York before moving back to North Carolina. She is the author of the Sigrid Harald Mystery series, the Deborah Knott Mystery series, Bloody Kin, and Last Lessons of Summer. Bootlegger's Daughter won the Edgar, Agatha, Anthony and Macavity Awards for Best Mystery in 1992. "Up Jumps the Devil" won the 1996 "Best Novel" Agatha award. "High Country Fall" was nominated for an Agatha Award in 2004 and also picked up a Macavity nomination the following year. "Three-Day Town" won the 2011 Agatha Award for "Best Novel". "Long Upon the Land" won the Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel of 2015.Margaret is a founding member and past president of sisters in Crime and of the American Crime Writer's League; She is a director on the national board for Mystery Writers of America.(Bowker Author Biography)