Mrs. Meeker's Money

by Doris Miles Disney

great condition

Genres: Mystery

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

An almost comically bland murder mystery with a postal inspector as the crack detective on the case. Very little characterization, but a meticulously detailed plot makes for somewhat interesting reading. At some point, the story's very banality became intriguing, and I could only admire that the author was able to get it published at all. Who needs high concept when there's a rich vein of mail fraud to mine?

[Alonzo Church · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somebody really wants a piece of Mrs. Meeker’s Money, and is willing to cook up an elaborate fraud to get it, and commit murder to keep it. Fortunately, a duo of routine postal inspectors are around to do all the routine things to catch the routine villain. Justice is done, and any of the emotions that might have brought all this about are kept firmly under wraps. Because writing, like detective work, is a job. Fortunately, reading this is not hard work, but remembering this book in a couple weeks will be.

[Priscilla Herrington · Rating 4 out of 5]

Doris Mile Disney is a classic American mystery writer. I first discovered her after reading all of my library's copies of Agatha Christie's mysteries and was delighted to see that the English had not cornered the market on murder mysteries!

Although her work is a bit dated in the details - no cell phones, no Internet - the stories and characters have weathered well. Although she died in 1976, most of her work seems to be readily available, some even in new editions.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mrs. Meeker was THE Mrs. Meeker, 79 years-old and worth about thirty million. She’d managed to hold onto most of it UNTIL she hired a private detective to trace the grandson of a former lover. Several months and some 50,000 later, she realized she was being swindled and called on Postal Inspector David Madden for help. Neither one suspected that fraud was soon to be mixed with murder! I like this author-- was a well-written quick, easy intriguing read!

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: Mrs. Meeker was a wealthy senior. She was being swindled and Postal Inspector David Madden became interested.