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mythyagain's review against another edition
2.0
This is a collection of short mystery stories all starring the amateur sleuth, Alvirah Meehan, a former maid, instantly turned lottery millionaire. At first, I liked the idea of short mysteries, but all the suspense from Clark's novels is deleted from these "cases". In fact, in most of the stories, it is obvious who the murderer is, the only mystery is how Alvirah will get them to confess. Published in 1994, Alvirah uses the "high tech" recording device located in her sunburst pin. Unfortunately, the mysteries, like the technology, are outdated and boring in today's day and age.
krandall813's review against another edition
3.0
I wasnt expecting short stories, but they were good.
luffy79's review against another edition
5.0
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The main character was Alvirah Meehan, an astute old lady with an outdated name.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 her appearances totally worth following. No gripes at all. Wonderful little book, this.
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The main character was Alvirah Meehan, an astute old lady with an outdated name.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 her appearances totally worth following. No gripes at all. Wonderful little book, this.
jdianm's review against another edition
3.0
I shall be fond of Mary Higgins Clark, especially this title, since it's one of the few that reminds me of a particular growing-up time. At least reading her gave me a scare that made me feel more grown up. And an aside: My grandmother and I would trade her books back and forth.
donnaj71's review against another edition
3.0
This is a series of short stories about a working class couple that won the New York State Lottery and became millionaires. They are a cute couple and definitely good for a few laughs. Alvirah is pretty sharp and is good at solving mysteries.
This book was okay but nothing exciting.
This book was okay but nothing exciting.
flik's review against another edition
3.0
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.
The characterization and volume of returning characters makes the books fun to read despite this.
jackiesreadinglife's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed these short stories featuring the Meehans! They are so fun!
leighannsherwin's review against another edition
2.0
I read this in the hope that Alvirah wasn't as bad as I thought she was. I was wrong there. Alvirah attempts to be Miss Marple and Jessica Fletcher rolled into one but comes across as pushy and annoying. She basically covers up a crime in the first story wiping up fingerprints, and washing glasses and then refusing to tell the cops about this. In Weep No More My Lady Alvirah wasn't really centre stage and didn't really solve that crime but she made it seem like she solved it single handedly. She frankly was lucky she didn't end up dead if not by criminals then by those around her who are sick of her crap. This collection revolves around murders kidnapping and a jewel thief somehow Alvirah solves them all. But boy is she a pain, bothering others who'd rather be left alone and unlike other female detectives she certainly didn't understand subtlety.