"enjoyable cozy"
Twice widowed, sixty-three years old Maxie McNabb, an
Alaskan resident most of her life, tours the lower forty-
eight with her "Minnie-Winnie" Winnebago and her dog
Stretch. After leaving Colorado (see THE SERPENTS TRAIL)
she tours New Mexico before stopping in Taos where she
visits the Weaving Southwest, a tapestry gallery. Maxie
and owner Pat Dozier hit it off and weave a friendship. When new resident Shirley Morgan apparently tried to
commit suicide, the two women visit her as she has become
a friend of Pat. Feisty Shirley insists she was not
trying to kill herself with carbon monoxide poisoning
though despondent that her spouse dumped her for a younger
woman. Maxie begins making some inquires and soon agrees
that the woman was the victim of a murder attempt with the
killer adhering to the proverb if at first you don't
succeed try again. THE TOOTH OF TIME is an enjoyable cozy starring
sexagenarian Alaskan (it is a Sue Henry tale, duh), who
makes friends while traveling the southwest. Maxie is
terrific in her latest caper as she cannot help but
getting involved with what happened to Shirley. Though
the mystery starts towards the middle of the strong plot
as friendships are first forged, fans will want to hitch a
ride with Maxie and Stretch as they find the Land of
Enchantment enchanting but dangerous. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 19, 2006
SummaryZigzagging the country in a mini-Winnie means endless
adventure—and Maxie McNabb is always up for something
new. So she and her dog, Stretch, head for the heat of New
Mexico, where Maxie plans to learn how to weave. But
everything changes for the sleepy town when a local woman
attempts suicide. A casualty of her husband's mid-life
crisis, she was replaced by a newer, sexier model. And to
top it off, a sleazy conman has set his sights on her. Maxie
may be on vacation, but she's determined to help the poor
thing. With her nose for trouble, she'll leave no mesa
unturned until she brings two dogs to justice-neither of
whom is Stretch.
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