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P.C. Hawke Mysteries #3
The E-Mail Murders
When P.C. and Mackenzie are invited to join Mac's dad on a business trip in Monaco, they are thrilled. But their luxurious vacation is cut short when a serial killer thought to be long retired suddenly strikes again...in their hotel!
113 pages, Paperback
First published March 28, 2011
About the author
Paul Zindel
85 books301 followersPaul Zindel was an American author, playwright and educator.
In 1964, he wrote The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, his first and most successful play. The play ran off-Broadway in 1970, and on Broadway in 1971. It won the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was also made into a 1972 movie by 20th Century Fox. Charlotte Zolotow, then a vice-president at Harper & Row (now Harper-Collins) contacted him to writing for her book label. Zindel wrote 39 books, all of them aimed at children or young adults. Many of these were set in his home town of Staten Island, New York. They tended to be semi-autobiographical, focusing on teenage misfits with abusive or neglectful parents. Despite the often dark subject matter of his books, which deal with loneliness, loss, and the effects of abuse, they are also filled with humor. Many of his novels have wacky titles, such as My Darling, My Hamburger, or Confessions of A Teenage Baboon.
The Pigman, first published in 1968, is widely taught in American schools, and also made it on to the list of most frequently banned books in America in the 1990s, because of what some deem offensive language.
In 1964, he wrote The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, his first and most successful play. The play ran off-Broadway in 1970, and on Broadway in 1971. It won the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was also made into a 1972 movie by 20th Century Fox. Charlotte Zolotow, then a vice-president at Harper & Row (now Harper-Collins) contacted him to writing for her book label. Zindel wrote 39 books, all of them aimed at children or young adults. Many of these were set in his home town of Staten Island, New York. They tended to be semi-autobiographical, focusing on teenage misfits with abusive or neglectful parents. Despite the often dark subject matter of his books, which deal with loneliness, loss, and the effects of abuse, they are also filled with humor. Many of his novels have wacky titles, such as My Darling, My Hamburger, or Confessions of A Teenage Baboon.
The Pigman, first published in 1968, is widely taught in American schools, and also made it on to the list of most frequently banned books in America in the 1990s, because of what some deem offensive language.
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February 1, 2011
So, this one is a little better than the last one in this series(The Surfing Corpse).
This one includes a somewhat confusing murder in Monaco that has a bit of mystery. Perhaps Zindel has found his mark. Of course, there are still dumb touches (like overhearing an incriminating conversation that a suspect has in his hotel room - with the door open!), but overall, a more solid mystery than the last two.
This one includes a somewhat confusing murder in Monaco that has a bit of mystery. Perhaps Zindel has found his mark. Of course, there are still dumb touches (like overhearing an incriminating conversation that a suspect has in his hotel room - with the door open!), but overall, a more solid mystery than the last two.
October 30, 2008
I swear I'm just reading these to make sure they're appropriate for my classroom bookshelf!
Well. That's the story.
Well. That's the story.
September 10, 2022
Ok but this one mystery was fairly obvious and also the story was a bit ridiculous and too unrealistic
July 30, 2024
Another short, fun installment in the series.
October 28, 2025
The story was not very realistic in that teenagers had carte blanche access to detective files, but other than that it seemed like a book I would have liked in middle school.
February 5, 2024
The teen sleuths accompany Mackenzie's father to the International Psychiatric Association Conference in Monaco with the intention of relaxing on the beach and seeing the sights. Then Mr. Riggs' colleague, Harriet Epstein-Hopper, is smothered with a pillow in her hotel room and laid out in the bathroom with candles and a bouquet of red roses. This is exactly how Paris’ serial killer, Cyrano, displays his victims. P. C. and Mackenzie snoop around the crime scene and meet Juliet, the daughter of the chief investigator on the Cyrano case, and team up with her. Juliet’s sensitive nose notes one significant difference between the crime scene in Monaco and those in Paris. In all of the Paris murders there was a faint scent of tuberose. This distinctive odor is missing in Monaco. This fact coupled with an email to the victim in black print instead of the serial killer’s traditional red print leads the threesome to believe that the murder of Dr. Epstein-Hopper was committed by a copycat. When Cyrano is captured, he confesses to all of the Paris murders but vehemently denies the Monaco crime. This confirms their theory. The hotel’s security cameras reveal the last clue. At the peril of their own lives, P. C. and Mackenzie tail the real murderer until the police can intervene.
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June 7, 2009
Another great one! Could P.C. be any hotter?
July 8, 2009
These are really quick books meant for younger teens, but also quite enjoyable if you just want to get away from real life a little while.
December 14, 2013
Audio book was how I read this. Nothing special.
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