Three-Day Town by Margaret Maron

Nov 29, 2011 | My Musing

Three-Day Town by Margaret Maron is the 17th book in the “Deborah Knott” mystery series. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, November 2011

After a year of marriage, Judge Deborah Knott and Sheriff’s Deputy Dwight Bryant are off to New York City for a long-delayed honeymoon. January might not be the perfect time to take a bite of the Big Apple, but Dwight’s sister-in-law has arranged for them to stay in an Upper West Side apartment for a week.

Deborah has been asked to deliver a package to Lt. Sigrid Harald of the NYPD from Sigrid’s Colleton County grandmother. But when the homicide detective comes to pick it up, the package is missing and the building’s super is found murdered. Now despite their desire to enjoy a blissful winter getaway, Deborah and Dwight must team up with Lt. Harald to catch the killer before he strikes again.

I just love this series and I wait patiently for my annual visit with Dwight and Deborah, and this time they are in New York on a long delayed honeymoon. They are enjoying what the city has to offer when Deborah finds the super’s body on their balcony; they become involved in tracking down a killer that is hiding among the faces they have met. This book opens and draws you into the story from the opening line, and never lets up as it continued to the closing moments. The mystery was such that it kept me guessing and I enjoyed the interactions between the Bryants, the people they come across in the city and the lieutenant who is handling the murder case. This is the best one yet in a series that gets better and better each year and I look forward to more exciting adventures with Deborah Knotts in this wonderful and thrilling series.

4 Comments

  1. Evelyn David
    Evelyn David on November 29, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    Thanks Dru for letting me know what you thought about this book. I’ve been debating adding the book to my Kindle library. I love the Deborah Knott series, but wasn’t sure about a crossover book with the author’s other series (I haven’t read any of it.) Guess I better head over to Amazon and pick up a copy!

    • Dru
      Dru on November 29, 2011 at 5:33 pm

      Including Lt. Sigrid Harald in this book, has me buying her series.

  2. Jane R
    Jane R on November 29, 2011 at 5:13 pm

    I love this series too and always look forward to the next installment. Placing Deborah and Dwight in a city setting (NYC no less!) will be interesting and will certainly give this book a character all its own. What a treat that will be!

  3. noraadrienne
    noraadrienne on November 29, 2011 at 5:32 pm

    Now you tell me about it? I grabbed a copy from the Gerritson Beach branch this afternoon. They miraculously had ONE copy on the shelf.