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Maxie Mouse Mystery #2
Pride and Pestilence
Pest Control takes on a whole new meaning in Melnik. . .
Joe Manning comes to Melnik, Nebraska, to finally meet his runaway father, Sven Gunderson, only to find dear old dad is dead. Murdered. And Joe’s bad attitude makes him the prime suspect…even though he’s never met the man.
Or so he says.
Bonnie Simpson is attacked while she's at work in the Melnik Historical Society Museum, proud home of Maxie—The World's Largest Field Mouse. Only her attacker now claims he was really trying to save her. The car that plowed into the museum, and is now parked right on top of the spot Bonnie was standing, lends credence to his claims.
What’s not an accident is the dead guy in the museum’s store room.
Bonnie wants to be suspicious but once Joe stops attacking her he turns out to be pretty sweet. And lots of people had a motive to kill Sven Gunderson— including Bonnie. Because Gunderson committed the ultimate Melnik crime. He claimed to be the true owner of Maxie, and he wanted his mouse back.
In Melnik, any threat to Maxie means war!
Joe Manning comes to Melnik, Nebraska, to finally meet his runaway father, Sven Gunderson, only to find dear old dad is dead. Murdered. And Joe’s bad attitude makes him the prime suspect…even though he’s never met the man.
Or so he says.
Bonnie Simpson is attacked while she's at work in the Melnik Historical Society Museum, proud home of Maxie—The World's Largest Field Mouse. Only her attacker now claims he was really trying to save her. The car that plowed into the museum, and is now parked right on top of the spot Bonnie was standing, lends credence to his claims.
What’s not an accident is the dead guy in the museum’s store room.
Bonnie wants to be suspicious but once Joe stops attacking her he turns out to be pretty sweet. And lots of people had a motive to kill Sven Gunderson— including Bonnie. Because Gunderson committed the ultimate Melnik crime. He claimed to be the true owner of Maxie, and he wanted his mouse back.
In Melnik, any threat to Maxie means war!
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 20, 2009
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Mary Connealy
99 books2,512 followersMary Connealy writes romantic comedy with cowboys always with a strong suspense thread. She is a two time Carol Award winner, and a Rita, Christy and Inspirational Reader's Choice finalist.
She is the bestselling author of 65 books and novellas.
Her most recent three book series are: Braced for Love, A Man with a Past and Love on the Range for Bethany House Publishing. She’s also written four other series for Barbour Publishing and many novellas and several stand-alone books for multiple publishers.
Mary will be a published author for ten years in 2017 with nearly a million books in print. She has a degree in broadcast communications with an emphasis in journalism and has worked at her local newspaper.
Find Mary online at:
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She is the bestselling author of 65 books and novellas.
Her most recent three book series are: Braced for Love, A Man with a Past and Love on the Range for Bethany House Publishing. She’s also written four other series for Barbour Publishing and many novellas and several stand-alone books for multiple publishers.
Mary will be a published author for ten years in 2017 with nearly a million books in print. She has a degree in broadcast communications with an emphasis in journalism and has worked at her local newspaper.
Find Mary online at:
Seekerville
Petticoats & Pistols
My Website
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
March 11, 2017
Ok, the writing is so bad, and the madcap storyline is over the top wacky, but it's a quick read and a decent escape from a toothache and dentist visit... And since I already have book 3 from the library I think I'm going to go ahead and read on about the crazy town of Melnik, NE.
August 10, 2025
A funny story complete with ghosts!
June 22, 2012
Saga of Nebraska town and its stuffed dead mouse continues with same characters. Now Bonnie, the librarian and historical museum curator, develops a spunky side after Dora demolishes the museum and nasty, miserly Sven is found dead in a storeroom. She is involved with newcomer Joe, Sven's illegimate son, who inherits Sven''s money and falling-down mansion. Mansion is "haunted" by the murderer, lurking in secret passageways and spying on Joe through multitude of cracks and crannies in decaying house.
May 21, 2012
I really enjoyed this book but it did slow down a bit near the end. I skimmed the slow parts till I came to results of the ending.
January 6, 2013
Maybe it is my headache but I found this book hard to follow. Didn't read more than 20 pages.
December 26, 2015
More silly romantic comedy. Entertaining.
August 7, 2016
The story continues in Melnik with Maxie the mouse. Another murder in this small town
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews