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Asey Mayo fans, and newcomers, will have much to discover in Death Lights a Candle, with its special New England flavor and Cape Cod characters. As Marilyn Stasio, columnist for the New York Times writes, "Taylor's droll period whodunits are a special treat, thanks to the Codfish Sherlock, Asey Mayo, a salty Cape codger who entertains summer visitors by solving picturesque crimes." No library descriptions found. |
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Things become even worse when the host is found dead. Arsenic poisoning is the diagnosis. How it was administered is a mystery.
Asey Mayo stops by to visit with Pru and finds he’s walked into a murder investigation. Having solved a number of cases, he is at home with the situation.
A large number of suspects and easy access to arsenic make for a difficult time of determining the murder. There is also the matter of how the arsenic was administered to the victim.
Asey’s past experience and curiosity find that it may not be a simple case of poisoning, but something more.
The Asey Mayo series was written in the 1930s and I find they are enjoyable reads. ( )