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A Beluga Stein Mystery
Author: Wendy Webb
Publication Date: January 2003
Editor: Bruce Gehweiler
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Trade Paperback: 1892669218
$13.99, 5.5 x 8.5, 200 pages


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Reviews

"Beluga Stein is funnier than Hercule Poirot, sharper than Miss Marple, and looks better in a tent-sized
frock than Sherlock Holmes. Of course, she *does* have some help from her wonderful cat—a talented, opinionated beastie who makes a perfect familiar to this wonderful new detective.In short, this is a great read. One part ghost story, one part mystery, and one part marvelous writing—which all adds up to a fast-paced, entertaining tale that will make you wish there was more of Beluga to love."
—Cherie M. Priest, author of Four and Twenty Blackbirds

"I loved this book and cannot wait for the next in the series! Beluga Stein is the person we all wish we
could be, totally unafraid to be herself and totally unwilling to apologize for it. Her friends and the other characters in the book are eccentric but believable, as is the fact that a cat can be a familiar and ghosts can
be real. The plot is completely engaging and the book such an easy read that you find yourself wishing it would
go on. Thank goodness there will be more to come, based on the excerpt from the next book in the back. Certainly Beluga Stein will achieve stature equal to the other beloved, eccentric detectives such as
Ms. Marple and Hercule Poirot." —Steven R. Warstadt, reader
 

Back Cover Copy

Beluga Stein wears loud muumuus, smokes pastel cigarettes, and is a hit-or-miss psychic on perpetual sabbatical from a small North Georgia college where she is a professor of biology. She never travels without her familiar, a black cat named Planchette, who happens to be a far more gifted psychic. An ill-conceived birthday gift from her best friend Tanya lands Beluga and Planchette at the opening of a luxurious new resort and spa in the North Georgia mountains, Pursuit of Health. Opposed to healthy pursuits, nutritious meals, and fitness of any kind. Beluga is ready to leave when a dead body surfaces in the mud baths. After witnessing an inept inquest, a shady murder investigation and several supernatural manifestations, Beluga and Planchette launch their own investigation. Beluga, Planchette, and Tanya will do everything in their power to unveil the conspiracy behind the mud bath death. Even if it means calling up the supernatural. That plan may be, after all, their Last Resort.

Reviews for the other Beluga Stein Mysteries

…on Mean Cuisine

"Webb's sense of humor doesn't mean you won't get caught up in the mystery and engaging characters."
—Chronicle--SciFi, Fantasy, and Horror's Monthly Trade Journal

…on Bee Movie

"Planchette and Beluga Stein are two of the best new sleuths to grace the pages of the mystery novel!"
—Doug Joyner, Spine Tingling Reviews

"Wendy Webb has created an excellent new series of supernatural mysteries
that combine great characters with comedy!"
—C.J. Henderson, author of The Things That Are Not There
 
"Here's a book with something to please everyone. Thoroughly amusing!"
—Chronicle, SF, Fantasy & Horror's Monthly Trade Journal
   
"Wendy is one of the most versatile writers around, and I love her style and sense of humor.
You can't go wrong with anything she writes, especially these innovative and unique humor-mysteries."
—S. Antczak, author of God Drug and Daydreams Undertaken