Why even bring up this gossip column? And, why does what was written about Gerald Jackson ring true?
Winifred "Fred" Page
Poor Fred in this installment. She is the next subject in the gossip column penned by one Bridget "Birdie" Sutton, making her one of the prime suspects. Well, if she didn't have a reputation for herself already. Fred is still funny, as can be when she gets to solving a mystery and trying to figure out the clues. She has a lot of love for Estes Park, even if some of its citizens don't feel the same for her. Fred has so much on her plate while also trying to solve this murder. I have to say her interaction with Susan Green in Chapter 6 is hilarious:
"I've been excepting this call any day now," Susan's harsh voice grumbled on the other end of the line. "What's it been, four weeks? Maybe five?" She didn't wait for me to answer. "Who is it, and where are you?"
I balked. "What do you mean you've been excepting this call? It's not like I'm arranging to stumble across dead bodies on a schedule. This isn't routine."
One of the things I love is how Officer Susan Green is willing to let Fred help out on cases instead of trying to talk her out of meddling in the cases.
The Mystery
This time, there are two mysteries around Bridget Sutton, the new gossip columnist for The Chipmunk Chronicles newspaper, and Gerald Jackson, the lawyer in town. Fred finds out a lot about the two of them throughout her investigations. I thought the two cases were related, but then I didn't after a certain point. For Gerald Jackson, I didn't know it was who it was at the end since it just seemed too easy, I guess. I thought that it was something else. Perhaps, he got in way overhead his head on a scheme that a crime family could be a part of. I admit Ms. Abbott had me chasing red herrings again.
Five Stars
Meddlesome Money by Mildred Abbott is a page-turner that would get any reader going, "huh, that person did it... I thought it was this person". Or at least that was how it was for me. I missed the signs the whole time, even though I still think it was someone else. I can't wait to dive into Precarious Pasta next.
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Toe Tag #1
Victim: Bridget "Birdie" Sutton (U)
Beachcomber Weapons: Kombucha (O)
Beachcomber Crime Scene: Mary's Lake (L)
Detectives: Susan Green (G)
Toe Tag #2
Victim: Gerald Jackson (K)
Beachcomber Weapons: Car (C)
Beachcomber Crime Scene: Glen Haven (N)
Detectives: Winifred Page (P)
This review was originally posted on Baroness' Book Trove