Lamb to the Slaughter

Lauren Maxwell Series #3

by Elizabeth Quinn

Dr. Lauren Maxwell, an Anchorage-based investigator for the Wild America Society, heads to Denali National Park to host a conference for world-class scientists. But when an esteemed Russian botanist is murdered, Lauren is forced to revise the agenda.

Genres: Mystery

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

I write as Elizabeth Quinn, but my name is Beth Quinn Barnard. I've made my living writing news and novels, and teaching journalism, fiction, and composition since 1976. A graduate of Skidmore College and Boston University, I've lived in Grants Pass, Oregon, since 1983 with my husband, Jeff Barnard, a reporter with the Associated Press. Our children, Nate and Nellie, are grown,but we made sure they were Red Sox fans before we set them free. I like to read, travel, hike, cook, ski and raft. I sing alto in a local community chorus and am having a blast remodeling our home room-by-room.

Reviews

[Emma E Frost · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't get past the 6th chapter. The plot was just too ridiculous. Scientists don't behave that way, especially not biologists. World renowned biologists don't walk to a camp ground in the middle of nowhere, no matter how "intriguing " the theories to be discussed are. They demand limousines and 5 star hotels. I spent 32 years in the business and know. I have never been to Alaska, but I also know that you don't carry a colt to scare off bears. A little more research and such mistakes could have been avoided. JMHO. Won't bother with her other books.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Lauren Maxwell Mystery #3)
An Alaskan-based mystery set at Wonder Lake, in the shadow of Denali. Throw in the Gaia Hypothesis (which I had to read more on - very interesting) and a couple of murders, and it was a pretty good read.