Maquette for Murder

Martha Patterson #2

by Gretchen Sprague

Retired attorney Martha Patterson stays busy with freelance legal research and providing legal advice to the needy. Her closest friend, Hannah Gold, survives a blow to the head during a break-in, but her assistant is not so lucky. In addition, Hannah's new maquette, a small-scale model of a large piece of artwork, is destroyed. Martha puts her legal mind to work.

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Gretchen Burnham Sprague was a legal services lawyer in Brooklyn, New York, for eleven years. She retired to the Hudson Highlands to write the Martha Patterson mysteries. Sprague died in an accident in 2003.

Reviews

[Dianadelc]

This is the only Martha Patterson mystery I have read, and I really liked it. It is written in a very interesting way and the characters are well defined. The story is credible, fast paced and full of details that make it fun to read.

[Hugh Heinsohn]

Overwritten and a bit boring.

[Dianna Florea]

It started out pretty slow and it was hard for me to keep reading it. However, I did want to finish it. I finally did.