Libation by Death: A Vic Bowering Mystery

Victoria Bowering Mystery #4

by Dorian Yeager

Aspiring actress Vic Bowering does not think twice about replacing a dead bartender since she has bills to pay, until she herself becomes a target and dives into Manhattan's shadowy economic underground to find the killer before he finds her.

Genres: Mystery

224 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1998

Reviews

[Mythie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I feel sorry for the tree that had to die to make the paper for this crap.

[Doris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked Vic, the lead in this story (a series); her outlook on life and humor are quite engaging. Struggling actress takes a job in a bar (in this outing). There's a fun cast of characters, for sure. As for the murder? A man is found dead early on; Vic thinks it's murder though no one else seems to. I expected Vic to become "Nancy Drew" and investigate or snoop or even stumble upon clues that lead her toward discovery, but she doesn't. Thus, I found her sudden plan (the finale) to uncover the truth (that she hasn't planned at all well) to be based on quite a left-field leap in logic without having first connected any dots. It just didn't come off as probable or believable. And that left me wanting better.

[Grey853 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Vic needs a day job to help pay her bills until she gets an acting gig and becomes a star. So, she takes on being a bartender in a local Irish pub only a block from her house. It should be a perfect match. Unfortunately on the first day of work, she finds a stiff in the basement. That should've been the first clue that she should quit and find another job pronto. But, of course, then it would be a very short story.

I like Vic's attitude, sharp and cynical. What I didn't care for was the endless series of seemingly unrelated clues that didn't really add up to much.