Rumpelstiltskin, Ed McBain
Rumpelstiltskin, Ed McBain
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Rumpelstiltskin

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 7 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/23/2012

Synopsis

When Victoria Miller and her backing band, Wheat, broke out with a string of gold records in the sixties, the sultry chanteuse seemed shy of crowds, refusing to perform in public. Years after her last success, Victoria makes her stage debut, but the magic is long gone, and shortly after that, so is she—the victim of a brutal murder. Victoria’s six- year-old daughter, Allison, is missing too, but nobody’s come forward for a ransom. The only clue is a mysterious call—I’ll be stopping by to collect—but who’s collecting, and what? Even if Allison could be found, lawyer Matthew Hope can’t seem to locate Victoria’s missing will with Allison’s guardianship. And when Victoria’s old producer comes forward, claiming Victoria wasn’t quite the natural talent she’d seemed to be, Matthew’s left wondering who gave her the golden touch and why they’d take it back right now.Part of Ed McBain’s masterful Matthew Hope series, Rumpelstiltskin finds the good-hearted lawyer in a plot where everyone’s a suspect, and all debts are paid in full.

About Ed McBain

Ed McBain was one of the pen names of successful and prolific crime fiction author Evan Hunter (1926 – 2005). Debuting in 1956, the popular 87th Precinct is one of the longest running crime series ever published, featuring over fifty novels, and is hailed as “one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century.” McBain was awarded the Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement in 1986 by the Mystery Writers of America and was the first American to receive the Cartier Diamond Dagger award from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cathy on February 08, 2013

When I started this series, not knowing it was a series at all, I read in this order: First read in the series was #4, then #5, then #1 and lastly, this book #2, Rumpelstiltskin. Therefore I was already familiar with attorney Matthew Hope and his personal situation, divorced with a lovely 13 year ol......more

Goodreads review by David on January 13, 2018

I enjoyed this much more than the first in the Matthew Hope series, with a female singer murdered and her daughter abducted not long after Hope has left her bed at 3am. A number of leads based on a lucrative trust deed and a twist in the tail of the plot at the end.......more

Goodreads review by K on April 09, 2020

3.5 stars. I continue to enjoy the Matthew Hope series, and remain convinced that McBain is one of the best when it comes to writing believable, fluid dialogue. It’s one of the hallmarks of his 87th Precinct series, and it shows clearly here as well. I am enjoying this character and his life in Calus......more

Goodreads review by Curlyhair on October 17, 2018

Another good read , with a good central character.......more

Goodreads review by Gerald on March 05, 2015

Former Sixties rock star Victoria Miller finally relents and performs on stage. She no longer has it. Ten she is murdered, brutaly. Her six-year-old daughter Allison is missing. So who is to benefit? Matthew hope comes forward, trying to solve it all. She is the beneficiary of a huge sum in a trust......more

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