The Alpine Xanadu (Emma Lord Mysteries) by Mary Daheim

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Publisher: Random House (January 29, 2013)
I was given a complimentary copy from the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Synopsis:
 Winter in the small mountain aerie of Alpine should be as quiet as new-fallen snow on the Cascades, but from the Grocery Basket to the Venison Inn, the town is humming. At the Alpine Advocate, editor Emma Lord and her staff are on deadline with a feature about the opening of RestHaven, a new rehab and mental health facility. Front Street is buzzing with gossip about Emma’s recent engagement to Sheriff Milo Dodge. And now that fool Wayne Eriks has climbed an electric pole in the middle of a storm and got himself electrocuted.

Sheriff Dodge doesn’t buy the idea that Wayne’s death is an accident. But how—and, more important, why—he died is only one of the conundrums that keep the sheriff and Emma working overtime. Why is RestHaven giving Alpine so many restless nights? What to make of allegations that someone’s trying to kill the richest man in town . . . or whispers of a rash of indecent behavior at the local high school? After Vida Runkel, the Advocate’s stalwart House & Home editor, disappears into thin air, Milo and Emma suddenly have too many loose ends to solve before they can even think about tying the knot.

Featuring beloved characters from the series alongside some sinister new ones—not to mention a mystery that will shake Alpine to its core.

My Review:
This is the 24th book in the Emma Lord series and the 2nd one I've read. I liked the fact that the book tackled social issues without being heavy handed. The rapport between Emma and the Sheriff was also enjoyable. I enjoyed the sassy one liners. A very enjoyable mystery.


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