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M. D. Lake

Author of A Gift for Murder

11+ Works 724 Members 9 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: M. D.; M. D. Lake Lake

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Series

Works by M. D. Lake

A Gift for Murder (1992) 98 copies, 1 review
Once upon a Crime (1995) 82 copies
Amends for Murder (1989) 82 copies, 1 review
Murder by Mail (1993) 80 copies, 2 reviews
Poisoned Ivy (1992) 76 copies, 1 review
Cold Comfort (1990) 70 copies
Grave Choices (1995) 70 copies
Flirting With Death (1996) 67 copies, 1 review
Midsummer Malice (1997) 55 copies, 1 review
Death Calls the Tune (1999) 43 copies, 2 reviews

Associated Works

The Mysterious West (1994) — Contributor — 257 copies, 4 reviews
Malice Domestic 02: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories (1993) — Contributor — 111 copies, 1 review
Bad Behavior (1995) — Contributor — 105 copies
Murder Most Delectable: Savory Tales of Culinary Crimes (2000) — Contributor — 32 copies
Love and Death (2000) — Contributor — 31 copies

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Legal name
Simpson, Allen
Birthdate
1934
Gender
male
Occupations
professor (Scandanavian literature, University of Minnesota)
Nationality
USA
Places of residence
Minnesota, USA
Associated Place (for map)
Minnesota, USA

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Reviews

9 reviews
I just reread this while going through older books to add them in. Some of it, like the siblings of some characters who were 60's children and the heroine bemoaning having to figure out how to cut and copy in a simple word doc feel very dated. Otherwise, it's a good story still. And in at least one regard, it was ahead of it's time (sometimes I think still ahead) : its realistic and sympathetic portrayal of women trying to decide where and how to draw the line with a creeper. Even though the show more 90's weren't that long ago, this was still a very rare thing to be seeing in a book. I know a lot of us, especially over a certain age, can identify all too well with Peggy as she's analyzing the stalker's behavior, and another character asks her "What are you, a connoisseur of perverts?" and she replies "No more than any other woman." show less
An enjoyable cozy mystery. I really liked Peggy. There are references to her relationships I didn't get because I hadn't read the prior two books.
I didn't care for the ending of this book, not quite the whodunnit I was looking forward to.

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Statistics

Works
11
Also by
8
Members
724
Popularity
#35,064
Rating
½ 3.3
Reviews
9
ISBNs
14

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