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Title | : | Las investigaciones de Alvirah y Willy (Alvirah & Willy #2) |
Author | : | Mary Higgins Clark |
Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 261 pages |
Published | : | October 2012 by deBolsillo (first published 1994) |
Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. Mystery Thriller. Short Stories. Adult |
Mary Higgins Clark
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 261 pages Rating: 3.67 | 7602 Users | 248 Reviews
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Alvirah Meehan, the former cleaning lady from Flushing, New York, who struck it rich in the lottery, made her first appearance in Mary Higgins Clark's Weep No More, My Lady. After she narrowly survived a stalking killer in that best-selling novel, grateful fans clamored for her return. Mary Higgins Clark obliged with several splendid short stories starring the ever-resourceful Alvirah and her occasionally befuddled but always dependable mate, Willy. Here are Alvirah and Willy, ensconced in their spacious Central Park South condo, surrounded by the rich and famous, some of whom just can't go on living (The Body in the Closet). But then Alvirah has become something of a celebrity herself and even appears on the Donahue show, thereby giving unfortunate ideas to a bunch of kidnappers who demand a hefty ransom for her hapless hubby (Plumbing for Willy). When they're not solving dastardly crimes or extricating themselves from danger in Manhattan, Alvirah and Willy like to escape to Cape Cod. Even there, however, they find plenty to keep Alvirah's steel-trap mind occupied (Death on the Cape), not to mention solving the problems of a fellow lottery winner in distress (A Clean Sweep), or returning to the Cypress Point Spa to solve a brutal slaying among the rich and beautiful (The Lottery Winner), or - as a surprise - the unexpected bonus of a Willy and Alvirah Christmas tale of suspense (Bye, Baby Bunting).
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Original Title: | The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories ISBN13 9788497931052 |
Edition Language: | Spanish |
Series: | Alvirah & Willy #2 |
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Ratings: 3.67 From 7602 Users | 248 ReviewsWrite Up Regarding Books Las investigaciones de Alvirah y Willy (Alvirah & Willy #2)
I have mixed feelings about this book. It's a collection of short stories, some better than others. I do like Alvirah and Willy as characters but, her sudden detective abilities and her habit of being nosy are a bit ridiculous. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if it was just one story that could have been better developed than the collection of short ones.It was more like a collection of stories than a novel. Also, the main character suddenly developed super crime solving powers after winning the lottery, a bit far fetched. It would have been much easier to read if it flowed better, it just jumped from one story to the next.
A sweet collection of mysteries. I like the characters very much, but the solving of the cases always seems to occur by coincidence, rather than by the detective working out whodunnit. The characterization and volume of returning characters makes the books fun to read despite this.

This is tied with A Slice of Murder as the weakest rated book to get 5 stars from me. While others belittled and hated this book, I found great things of value in it.It's a book of short stories, which I didn't know until the first mystery was elucidated. Not all short stories were equally good. But they all merited 4 or 5 stars. I thought they were that good.The main character was Alvirah Meehan, an astute old lady with an outdated name. She wants to solve mysteries like Hercule Poirot. I found
I really enjoyed all the Alvirah and Willy stories. They are all very well written and I enjoyed the fact that I got up follow the same character through multiple stories. I also got to revist some past characters too! I think these short stories were such a fun and thrilling read.
I love Mary Higgins Clark books. I had read mostly all of her older books but came across this one that I had not read. I had found some of Mary Higgins Clark books at a thrift store.She was a wonderful writer that I am surely going to miss.
If you are familiar with the character's Alvirah and Willy Meehan from some of Clark's previous books, then you should definitely read this book. Alvirah and Willy are an elderly couple who won a multi million dollar lottery that they won after playing for forty year's. This is a collection of short stories about some of their adventures in living a life of luxury and solving crimes along the way. I enjoyed this book very much!
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