Hidden Booty

Emmie Reese Mysteries #2

by Robert Bruce Stewart

Finding themselves short of money at a fin de siècle French resort town, Harry and Emmie take on the job of finding a missing shipment of gold. Emmie bargains to identify the culprits before their ship reaches New York. And that’s not all she wagers on…. For more information on the series, please HarryReeseMysteries.com

44 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 6, 2013

About the author

Finding himself misplaced in the 21st century, Robert Bruce Stewart has opted to retire to what he hopes will be a more congenial era for a person of his sensibilities by means of fiction writing. Meanwhile, his temporal self lives with his wife and cat in a small-town hermitage in western Massachusetts where he spends his idle hours tending to the needs of tadpoles and keeping his ill-mannered bamboo grove in check.

Reviews

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another enjoyable and very funny Emmie story. They have sailed to Europe as a reward for their success in "Crossings", but turn around and come back again almost immediately when she comes across an irresistible new mystery -- the theft of a large quantity of gold from an ocean liner. With hilarious tales of Harry's supposed exploits, she gets them on the case. Sadly for Harry (and the Reeses' bank account), she manages to maneuver them right out of eligibility for the large reward, in what faithful readers now know to be typical Emmie-like fashion. No matter though, it's not long before she has another money-making scheme in play.

Even though this story can be read on its own, I do highly recommend reading the preceding Harry and Emmie Reese mysteries first.

[Italo Italophiles · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was fun to see a story through Emmie's eyes for a change. The author found her voice and used it to perfection to bring out the humor and eccentricity of Emmie Reese. I loved seeing how she viewed her husband, since in the full-length stories we only see Harry through his own words. Like all the work by this author, it is for quality readers who understand subtle humor, and who love stories set in the past, written as if they were born in the past. A delicious treat.

[Jakenv · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series by Stewart is loaded with subtle humor which makes his lady detective a delight. Want a fun mystery series then get started. I found this one even better than first and look forward to reading next. Guarantee mystery fans a good time.

[msleighm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you very much to Robert Bruce Stewart for a copy of his book in exchange for an honest review.

Short story written from Emmie Reese's point of view.

Emmie has found her sea legs, gained a case, and lost money for Harry (twice) again.

[NVTony · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not only are book covers a delight reading experience enjoyable from start to finish. A humorous bit of fictional mystery.