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Death on the River Walk
Death on the River Walk
Death on the River Walk
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Death on the River Walk

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Pulitzer Prize-winning ex-reporter Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins no longer chases hot stories all over the world, but murderous mysteries seem to find her. This time, a frantic phone call from an old and dear friend on the other side of the world sends Henrie O rushing to the fabled city of San Antonio to check out the baffling disappearance of her friend's devoted granddaughter, Iris Chavez. Iris, employed at the Tesoros Gallery on San Antonio's famous River Walk, has suddenly dropped from sight without a word.

Soon Henrie O discovers that amidst the exquisite objects in the prestigious gallery and among the family members is hidden a dark secret--one Henrie O must uncover if she is to find Iris. Late one dark night on the River Walk, Henrie O sees a sprawled body...and realizes that treachery and disgrace lurk in the shadows of an old and respected business...and death awaits anyone daring to uncover the truth.

Pulitzer Prize-winning ex-reporter Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins no longer chases hot stories all over the world, but murderous mysteries seem to find her.This time, a frantic phone call from an old and dear friend on the other side of the world sends Henrie O rushing to the fabled city of San Antonio to check out the baffling disappearance of her friend's devoted granddaughter, Iris Chavez.Iris, employed at the Tesoros Gallery on San Antonio's famous River Walk, has suddenly dropped from sight without a word.

Soon Henrie O discovers that amidst the exquisite objects in the prestigious gallery and among the family members is hidden a dark secret--one Henrie O must uncover if she is to find Iris. Late one dark night on the River Walk, Henrie O sees a sprawled body...and realizes that treachery and disgrace lurk in the shadows of an old and respected business...and death awaits anyone daring to uncover the truth.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateOct 13, 2009
ISBN9780061864759
Death on the River Walk
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Carolyn Hart

An accomplished master of mystery, Carolyn Hart is the author of twenty previous Death on Demand novels. Her books have won multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards. She is also the creator of the Henrie O series, featuring a retired reporter, and the Bailey Ruth series, starring an impetuous, redheaded ghost. One of the founders of Sisters in Crime, Hart lives in Oklahoma City.

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    Henrietta O’Dwyer Collins (a/k/a Henrie O) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning ex-reporter who no longer chases hot news around the globe, but still has the knack for ferretting out key information. This adventure is started when she received a call from an old friend whose granddaughter is missing. Henrie agrees to go to San Antonio to look for the girl. Iris is known to be impetuous and somewhat flighty, so Henrie is hoping that she’s just taken a weekend holiday at the beach and forgot to tell her grandmother. But once Henrie sees that Iris’s apartment has been searched – and not at all neatly – she fears the worst. When she inquires at the prestigious gallery specializing in exquisite (and expensive) Latin American art where Iris was employed, Henrie is met with a wall of silence and/or downright lies. How can she penetrate the defenses of the close-knit Garza family clan who runs the gallery and an attached bed & breakfast? What can she tell the police to interest them in Iris’s disappearance? How can she possibly tell her friend that her granddaughter has truly disappeared – perhaps forever? She uses all her skills as a reporter, and all her charms to finagle her way into the operation. The stakes are even higher after a murder happens in the gallery, and the police suspect the only person who cannot defend himself. There’s more to this story than a missing girl, and Henrie is determined to find out everything.

    Hart does a great job of plotting this mystery, and of giving the reader a true sense of the city of San Antonio (my home town). I was caught up in the story quickly, and still able to enjoy the details of the art gallery business and of the city. I particularly liked that Henrie is her own woman. She’s smart, thinks on her feet, is a creative problem solver, and takes matters into her own hands rather than rely on a handy male to save her. Still, Hart writes her exploits consistent with her age and condition. She can’t go “mano a mano” with the bad guy, but she can verbally spar and use her intelligence to outwit or confuse or obfuscate. I think I’ve found a new mystery series heroine to follow.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    A frantic phone call from an old and dear friend on the other side of the world sends Henrie O to the fabled city of San Antonio, TX, in search of her friend's devoted granddaughter, iris Chavez. Iris had been working on San Antonio's famous River Walk at the family-owned Tesoros Gallery, a shop renowned for its unquestioned integrity, excellence, and the priceless treasures it hunts for its rich and famous patrons. Iris has disappeared without a word and hasn't been heard from since. Her humble apartment has been ransacked, yet nothing is missing. And nobody at Tesoros seems to care.

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