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Number, Please
"Hey Jay-Jay…You got that ocean view yet?" When Trish Malcolm first heard those words through her phone company headset, she had no idea an innocent operator would be run down in cold blood. Now Trish knows she was the intended target...and it's only a matter of time until the killer gets her number.
288 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2002
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June 19, 2014
"In 1963, a storm forces Trish Malcolm to fill in on the switchboard at Bell Telephone Company. A manager, Trish borrows an operator's number for her tickets, meaning Emma Bailey will get credit for her calls. The frantic pace of the night and her inexperience lead to a mistake.
Trish overhears part of a call to Hawaii, and the man placing the call believes that she has heard too much. The following day an orchid arrives with a commendation for the operator handling the Hawaii call. When her shift ends, a car runs down Emma, killing her. Police believe it was kids joyriding. Trish suspects murder.
No one believes Trish's story regarding the Hawaii call and its link to Emma's death. Driven by guilt, Trish begins her own investigation. Research links the call to a phone booth near an old mansion that has been subdivided into apartments. A convenient vacancy allows Trish to move in so she can watch the tenants and track a killer. Events soon escalate, however, leaving Trish isolated and unable to trust anyone.
When no one takes her suspicions seriously but the killer, Trish struggles with whom she can trust. As danger closes in, tension runs high. Only when she enlists the help of others will she be able to solve the crime. Petree writes in a compelling style, making NUMBER, PLEASE impossible to put down."
I enjoyed this mystery a lot! Anyone ever having worked at a Bell Company will recognize so many of the old rules, laws the management had for the workers -- it was a fun read. With all the mysteries I have read this is the first one about a phone company...a lovely change of pace. There were spots where you just couldn't put the book down! The book was well written, I read it in less than a day and didn't have a clue as to who the killer was until it was over! Look forward to the next one in this series - GREAT read!
Trish overhears part of a call to Hawaii, and the man placing the call believes that she has heard too much. The following day an orchid arrives with a commendation for the operator handling the Hawaii call. When her shift ends, a car runs down Emma, killing her. Police believe it was kids joyriding. Trish suspects murder.
No one believes Trish's story regarding the Hawaii call and its link to Emma's death. Driven by guilt, Trish begins her own investigation. Research links the call to a phone booth near an old mansion that has been subdivided into apartments. A convenient vacancy allows Trish to move in so she can watch the tenants and track a killer. Events soon escalate, however, leaving Trish isolated and unable to trust anyone.
When no one takes her suspicions seriously but the killer, Trish struggles with whom she can trust. As danger closes in, tension runs high. Only when she enlists the help of others will she be able to solve the crime. Petree writes in a compelling style, making NUMBER, PLEASE impossible to put down."
I enjoyed this mystery a lot! Anyone ever having worked at a Bell Company will recognize so many of the old rules, laws the management had for the workers -- it was a fun read. With all the mysteries I have read this is the first one about a phone company...a lovely change of pace. There were spots where you just couldn't put the book down! The book was well written, I read it in less than a day and didn't have a clue as to who the killer was until it was over! Look forward to the next one in this series - GREAT read!
September 24, 2007
TITLE/AUTHOR; NUMBER, PLEASE by Sheree Petree
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Mystery, 2002, 322 PGs
TIME/PLACE: 1965, Santa Cruz, CA
CHARACTERS: Trish Malcolm/manager at Telephone Co.
COMMENTS: Great feel for the time & place. Trish fills
in as an operator during a storm & a caller believes
the operator may have overheard an incimrinating conversation.
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Mystery, 2002, 322 PGs
TIME/PLACE: 1965, Santa Cruz, CA
CHARACTERS: Trish Malcolm/manager at Telephone Co.
COMMENTS: Great feel for the time & place. Trish fills
in as an operator during a storm & a caller believes
the operator may have overheard an incimrinating conversation.
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