Take Out, Margaret Maron
Take Out, Margaret Maron
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Take Out

Author: Margaret Maron

Narrator: Courtney Patterson

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/27/2017


Synopsis

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

Reviews

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on June 27, 2017

This is both the first book I have read in the Sigrid Harald series and the first book by Margaret Maron. To be honest, hadn't I heard of Maron before I read this book. But, after finishing this book can I only say that Maron is an author that I want to read more books from. It wasn't hard to get int......more

Goodreads review by Susan on December 11, 2017

The only other Maron novel I've read is Up Jumps the Devil. I liked this one a lot more. It might be the more urban setting and the more straightforward crime story. Apparently the story is set in 1990. The date was only mentioned in the author's note at the back. This distracted me for a bit. There......more


Quotes

"Margaret Maron is one of those authors whose devoted fans would follow them anywhere."—The New York Times

"Excellent...If this is indeed Maron's final book, as she has announced, she is quitting while still in top form."—Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)

"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."—Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW)

"Every Margaret Maron is a celebration of something remarkable."—New York Times Book Review

"Maron writes with wit and sophistication."—USA Today

"Sigrid Harald is smart, efficient, and sympathetic."—Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

"There's nobody better."—Chicago Tribune

"Opening a new Margaret Maron is like unwrapping a Christmas gift."—Cleveland Plain Dealer

"You read a Maron mystery for the rich back stories of her main characters as much as for the whodunit, and she doesn't disappoint here."—The News & Observer

PRAISE FOR MARGARET MARON'S DEBORAH KNOTT SERIES:"Bestseller Maron's 20th Deborah Knott mystery (after 2014's Designated Daughters) combines strong plotting, a superb cast of recurring characters, and a rare sense of place that transports readers to rural North Carolina. District court judge Deborah and the huge Knott clan headed by Deborah's father, reformed bootlegger Kezzie Knott, become involved in a murder investigation when Kezzie finds Vick Earp bludgeoned to death on the family farm. Vick and his Earp relatives have had an ongoing feud with the Knotts. When Deborah's lawman husband, Dwight Bryant, is appointed lead investigator, the victim's uncle, Joby Earp, is quick to stir up charges of favoritism. Providing counterpoint to the murder case is the backstory of Deborah's mother, Sue Stephenson, and Sue's relationship with the mysterious Capt. Walter Raynesford McIntyre, of the U.S. Army Air Corps, whom she meets in 1943 at a USO club. It all adds up to another sparkling chapter of the Knott family saga."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on Long Upon the Land