The Wurst Is Yet to Come: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery

Mary Daheim

Jul 2012 · Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries Book 27 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

“Daheim writes with wit, wisdom, and a big heart."
—Carolyn Hart, bestselling author of the Death on Demand series

The Wurst is Yet to Come: The wacky title alone tells you that you are once again in the uproarious realm of “the reigning queen of the cozies” (Portland Oregonian), the inimitable Mary Daheim! In this, the twenty-seventh glorious installment of Daheim’s Bed-and-Breakfast mystery series, harried hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn and her irrepressible Cousin Renie find themselves in Little Bavaria, where the inconvenient discovery of a nonagenarian corpse threatens to put the kibosh on the local Oktoberfest.  No one does cozy mystery better than the delightful Daheim—and if you’re a fan of Lillian Jackson Braun, Diane Mott Davidson, or Jill Churchill, you’ll definitely want to take a big bite out of this mouth-watering Wurst.

Ratings and reviews

Judith Flynn takes a few days off from running her famous (or is it infamous?) Hillside Manor Bed and Breakfast and heads to the mountain town of Little Bavaria with her cousin Renie. Judith has agreed to help staff the B&B booth during Little Bavaria's Oktoberfest and she has her fingers crossed lest Cousin Renie should open her mouth and stir up trouble as she most often does. Then, during a diner at the beginning of the festival, Little Bavaria's beloved senior citizen Dietrich Wessler is found dead in the midst of the celebrations. Judith and Renie look into what's what with the help of local police chief Duomo who is kindly but not overly bright, and his assistant, sleeepy Ernie Schwartz who fought in Vietnam and won the Silver Star. Judith and Renie find that there is more going on than appears on the surface. Someone holds grudges that go back to World War II and is resolving issues with murder. "The Wurst is Yet to Come" is a delightful and well-written mystery with twists and turns in the plot that will delight the reader. Judith and Renie are unforgettable characters with Renie's forthright outspokeness balancing Judith's serious nature. Police Chief Duomo, Ernie, the Denkels, the Wesslers, Connie Beaulieu and her husband, Father Dash and all the other characters add to the plot line which proceeds smoothly to the story's end. The fascinating mixture of past history and people's intermingled lives make "The Wurst is yet to Come" and author Mary Daheim's "Bed-and-Breakfast" series well worth putting on reading lists everywhere.

About the author

Mary Richardson Daheim is a Seattle native with a communications degree from the University of Washington. Realizing at an early age that getting published in books with real covers might elude her for years, she worked on daily newspapers and in public relations to help avoid her creditors. She lives in her hometown in a century-old house not unlike Hillside Manor, except for the body count. Daheim is also the author of the Alpine mystery series.