Murder Once Done
by Mary Lou Bennett
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Sharp-tongued, strong-willed Allison Moffitt, kindly, dainty Victoria Belle (Plum) Plumley and quiet, reserved Jane Browne are dear friends who, having outlived their husbands, move in together to enjoy peaceful, congenial times. The women, however, are set in their own ways, and the first few days as roommates are less than harmonious. The fragile calm is shattered by the arrival of Tommy Weed, a young, self-seeking hoodlum who intends to blackmail them with a dark secret from their past.Tags
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- Canonical title
- Murder Once Done
- Original publication date
- 1988
- People/Characters
- Allison Moffitt; Victoria Belle Plumley; Jane Browne; Tommy Weed
- Important places
- Windom, Oregon, USA
- Epigraph
- “The murder being once one, he is in
less fear and more hope that the deed
shall not be betrayed or known . . . ”
—Thomas More,
Utopia - Dedication
- This one’s for Ben
- First words
- Allison Moffitt was a meticulous strategist, most comfortable when ambiguity was reduced to the manageable.
- Quotations
- Like residents in resort communities the world over, the locals of Windom had an ambivalent attitude toward the tourists who were the backbone of their economy. The locals would have been just as pleased if the tourists had s... (show all)tayed at home and maintained a mail-order relationship (“Enclosed is your order of a packet of sand, a tin of sea air, a tape of seagull cries. Kindly remit check or money order…”).
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Allison Moffitt put away her black leather notebook, then gave him a small, not unfriendly nod. "Yes, Mr. Bertram," she agreed. "I do believe you're right."
- Blurbers
- Muller, Marcia; Pickard, Nancy; Wren, M. K.
- Original language
- English
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- English
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