Maximum Moxie: a Maggie Sullivan mystery (Maggie Sullivan Mysteries)
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Maximum Moxie: a Maggie Sullivan mystery (Maggie Sullivan Mysteries)

Paperback – October 5, 2016

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Price
$8.37
Format
Paperback
Pages
252
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1539199083
Dimensions
5 x 0.63 x 8 inches
Weight
9.8 ounces

Description

M. Ruth Myers received a Shamus Award from Private Eye Writers of America for the third book in her Maggie Sullivan mysteries series. She is the author of more than a dozen books in assorted genres, some written under the name Mary Ruth Myers. If you shine a bright light in her eyes, she'll admit to one husband, one daughter, one son-in-law, one grandson and one cat - all of whom she adores. She lives in Ohio.

Features & Highlights

  • Days before the Pearl Harbor attack plunges the U.S. into World War II, private eye Maggie Sullivan is hired to find a missing engineer in Dayton, Ohio. Has Gil Tremain been kidnaped, or has he turned traitor — to his employer and maybe his country?As Maggie pieces together his last movements, she finds there are secrets the man’s ex-wife and his employers don’t want uncovered. Maggie herself is attacked and an innocent witness is murdered. The ruthlessness of her opponent — or opponents — becomes even clearer when there’s an attempt to abduct Tremain’s young daughter. Still more chilling, Maggie’s investigation suddenly attracts the attention of a local crime kingpin.The attack on Pearl Harbor presses every cop in the city into service protecting manufacturing and research facilities. Stunned by the knowledge their nation will soon be at war, even fearful the mainland itself will be bombed, people cling to family and friends. Schedules and routines shatter. Amid the disruption, alone and aware she can’t count on help from the police, Maggie races to save a man who has now become a liability to his captors.Maximum Moxie, fifth book in the author’s popular Maggie Sullivan mysteries series, gives readers fast-paced twists and turns along with a rare and vividly painted closeup view of a watershed event in 20th century American history.

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Love, Love Maggie Sullivan Mysteries

I am so glad I found the Maggie Sullivan Mysteries. I have read every one of them and they are fabulous.! I sure hope we some more Maggie Mysteries.
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Fast paced

In this, the 5th Maggie SullivanMystery. Maggie is hired to find an employee of an engineering firm who disappeared, and may have taken some very important calculations he was working on with him.

Set in late 1941, Maggie Sullivan is a private investigator. It's an unusual field for women in her day, and even more unusual to be as successful as she is. During the story, we have the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the event that brought the U.S. into WWII.

Ruth Meyers uses well-developed characters, some humor, and very solid storylines for her settings. Even though it's set in the late 30's to now the early 40's. While being a solid mystery, does not have the Noir feel to them of other stories set in this timeframe.
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Four Stars

love these books ,keep writing .can't find in libraries
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Sad when the story ended

I was sad when this story ended. Maggie has become a favorite character for me. I'm glad there are a few short stories to read. Maggie meets a self-confident, strong woman named Tabby. Tabby helps Maggie solve the mystery. I like seeing strong women of that time period. Read this story. It's worth the time. It will stay with you.

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