Virginia K. (Moo) -
Helpful Score: 5
this was really enjoyable. it's a small collection of short stories involving alvirah and willy meehan. 6 rather exciting quick mysteries. i never read the book the characters were introduced in, but it didn't hurt my enjoyment of these stories any. they're instantly likeable characters.
Lynn B. (ladybug74) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 129 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Alvirah and Willy are a cute and funny couple who are always finding themselves in trouble of sorts as Alvirah tries to solve crimes on her own. These are all funny short stories about some of their adventures. Some of the stories are also in the book "Death on the Cape," but this was the only thing that disappointed me.
Maggie S. (maggiek) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 31 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Three stories in one book. Alvirah Meehan, one of Mary Higgins Clark's most beloved characters, returns in these dazzling, intertwines tales of sleuthing and suspense. Alvirah, the former cleaning lady who struck it rich in the lottery, made her first appearance in "Weep No More."Now, with her devoted mate, Willy, the ever-resourceful Alvirah delves into crime-solving on a grand scale-and with her own inimitable style.
Helpful Score: 3
WONDERFUL BOOK,
PAGE TURNER.
PAGE TURNER.
Jennifer K. (jennababe) - , reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 26 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Collection of short stories. Very cute characters and good, quickly resolved mysteries.
Helpful Score: 2
one of my favorite of hers
Helpful Score: 1
This collection of short stories is a fun and enjoyable read. Alvirah and Willy are such a great character, and they get this book all to themselves!
Helpful Score: 1
all her books are good!!
Helpful Score: 1
Up to Mary's usual high standards.
Helpful Score: 1
I like Mary Higgins Clark books because not only are they good Mysteries, they are also a relaxing, enjoyable read. They get better all the time.
Connie R. (harriethespy) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 8 more book reviews
This is a series of stories about two characters that have won the lottery. The adventures that they find themselves in, are exciting and fun to read about. I love Mary Higgins Clark!
Dena (Suzie) C. (DsuzieC) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 159 more book reviews
I love the Alvirah and Willy characters! This is one of the best.
Mary Higgins-Clark is always a good read! Alvirah is a hoot, she is the take charge, no nonsense woman that we all admire, and get annoyed by...poor dear Willy!...lol Enjoy!
Maggie D. (wiccania) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 118 more book reviews
this was really enjoyable. it's a small collection of short stories involving alvirah and willy meehan. 6 rather exciting quick mysteries. i never read the book the characters were introduced in, but it didn't hurt my enjoyment of these stories any. they're instantly likeable characters.
Funny and clever!
Great read!
This is an great book that M.H. Clark fans will enjoy. It is a series of short stories that are interconnected. The Main characters are always Alvirah and Willy, popular from her other books.
Good read
Michelle P. (Michelle) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 124 more book reviews
Willy and Alvirah are great characters................easy read
Karen B. (skyfeather) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 194 more book reviews
Written with the trademark wit, romance, and a keen eye for thrilling detection that have made Mary Higgins Clark a #1 bestselling author, The Lottery Winner is destined to become a perennial favorite, a classic of suspense.
Another great Mary Higgins Clark book - a little off the beaten track
a continuence in the adventures of Alvirah and Willy, a must for all die-hard Mary Higgins Clark fans...best I have read since "Where are the Children?"
This book has murder and some comedy.
Good book
Good book
I enjoyed reading this book very much.
A good book, not her best.
David G. (Politicalgramps) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 21 more book reviews
I love Mary Higgins Clark's mysteries. This book was a really good read.
Lindy S. (luvdbycats) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 22 more book reviews
Delightful upbeat tales of Alvirah/former cleaning lady and her husband/plumber after they won the lottery and get involved in rich locales and murder mysteries. Great vignettes of fun who-done-it mayhem.
Debbye D. (debbyedyer) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 102 more book reviews
Love Mary Higgins Clark
One of my favorite authors-very good book!!!!
Alvirah Meehan, one of Mary Higgins Clark's most beloved characters, returns in these dazzling, intertwined tales of sleuthing and suspense. Alvirah, the former cleaning lady who struck it rich in the lottery, made her first appearance in Weep No More, My Lady. Now, with her devoted mate, Willy, the ever-resourceful Alvirah delves into crime-solving on a grand scale--and with her own inimitable style.
Among their many adventures, Alvirah and Willy find a dead actress in their Central Park South condominium upon their return from London in "The Body in the Closet." Needing a break from the big city, they escape to Cape Cod--only to meet a would-be heiress framed for murder in "Death on the Cape." When Alvirah and Willy seek the tranquility of the Cypress Point Spa, it's the perfect getaway--until a jewel thief turns up in "The Lottery Winner." Back in Manhatten, the search for a neightor's missing newborn makes for a suspence-filled Christmas in "Bye,Baby Bunting." Written with the trademark wit, romance, and keen eye for thrilling detection that have made Mary Higgins Clark a #1 bestselling author, THE LOTTERY WINNER is destined to become a perennial favorite, a classic of suspense.
Among their many adventures, Alvirah and Willy find a dead actress in their Central Park South condominium upon their return from London in "The Body in the Closet." Needing a break from the big city, they escape to Cape Cod--only to meet a would-be heiress framed for murder in "Death on the Cape." When Alvirah and Willy seek the tranquility of the Cypress Point Spa, it's the perfect getaway--until a jewel thief turns up in "The Lottery Winner." Back in Manhatten, the search for a neightor's missing newborn makes for a suspence-filled Christmas in "Bye,Baby Bunting." Written with the trademark wit, romance, and keen eye for thrilling detection that have made Mary Higgins Clark a #1 bestselling author, THE LOTTERY WINNER is destined to become a perennial favorite, a classic of suspense.
Good book
Sondra B. (tigers9494) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 49 more book reviews
Alvirah makes for a fun read!
I always enjoy Mary Higgins Clark's books. This one was enjoyable - with lots of humor and mystery.
Very good short stories.
Dena (Suzie) C. (DsuzieC) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 159 more book reviews
I love Alvirah and Willy! A sweet elderly couple who came into big bucks through the lottery and are experts at solving mysteries and helping people.
Alysia B. (bounytigger1) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 7 more book reviews
Easy reading. I enjoy this author. Great for curling up on the couch and getting away from life to relax.
Alvirah is a force to be reckoned with... I love her gut instincts and desire to help
Marian L. (sunfish) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 209 more book reviews
Alvirah and Willy are quite a pair! Their adventures are hilarious. Have fun with this one!
short stories about cleaning woman and husband plummer Alvirah and Willy who win the lottery and she becomes an amateur detective!
I couldn't read this, it started out boring and I didn't get far. Maybe this is considered a 'cozy' mystery but I like something with 'meat' and suspense and thrill.
Fun characters - group of short stories entertaining to read!!
Very entertaining collection of stories.
Sarah B. (nursesarah) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 12 more book reviews
A good book.
short stories made it easy to read when you don't have time. alvirah Meehan and willy trying to be a detective to solve murder. After they hit the 40 million dollars lottery and life is not the same as it use to be.
Enjoy the book of short stories featuring Alvirah and Willy. They are such unlikely sleuths. Very quick read.
Elizabeth L. (liz5353) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 21 more book reviews
Can't ever go wrong with a Mary Higgins Clark book!
Kim C. (campinreader) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 4 more book reviews
HEARTWARMING, FUNNY, REALISTIC
Great book, page turner
If you enjoy the Alvirah character then you will get a kick out of this book!
Alvirah and Willy are among the most charming of all detectives in mystery literature.
More adventures of one of Mary Higgins Clark's most beloved characters 'Alvirah Meehan.'
Alvirah Meehan, one of Mary Higgins Clark's most beloved characters, returns in these dazzling, intertwined tales of sleuthing and suspense. Alvirah, the former cleaning lady who struck it rich in the lottery, made her first appearance in Weep No More, My Lady. Now, with her devoted mate, Willy, the ever-resourceful Alvirah delves into crime-solving on a grand scale and with her own inimitable style.
Sarah T. (sarah5775) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 386 more book reviews
This book contains a number of stories about Alvirah Meehan, the cleaning woman who won the lottery and appeared in "Weep No More, My Lady." Here are some reviewers comments on the book:
"No one knows better than Mary Higgins Clark how to turn fear into great entertainment....She is a true national treasure." --Wake Tsunada, Associated Press
"The six stories in The Lottery Winner are gems...In addition to Clark's tight, wonderfully suspenseful polots, the reader simply enjoys being with Alvirah and Willie...Clark has always been a great author with whom to spend an afternoon or evening, and her latest book holds true to form." --Baton Rouge Advocate
"Clark's book is fun because perhaps everyone has dreamed of winning the lottery, and the two protagonists of these stories couldn't be more deserving...Alvirah also has turned into a brilliant sleuth..Best of all, we get to play You Be the Detective with the unflappable Alvirah...Let's hear it for Mary Higgins Clark." --San Fransisco Chronicle
"Readers of Mary Higgins Clark will welcome this collection of stories from her experienced hand in a series of ingenious mysetry-cum-search exploits which testify to the author's storytelling abilities." --John Barkham Reviews
"The Meehans' escapades constitute a good read." --Lexington Herald Leader
"This is a literary comfort food...jsut as chicken soup is something to the body, The Lottery Winner restores the mind." --Denver Post
"No one knows better than Mary Higgins Clark how to turn fear into great entertainment....She is a true national treasure." --Wake Tsunada, Associated Press
"The six stories in The Lottery Winner are gems...In addition to Clark's tight, wonderfully suspenseful polots, the reader simply enjoys being with Alvirah and Willie...Clark has always been a great author with whom to spend an afternoon or evening, and her latest book holds true to form." --Baton Rouge Advocate
"Clark's book is fun because perhaps everyone has dreamed of winning the lottery, and the two protagonists of these stories couldn't be more deserving...Alvirah also has turned into a brilliant sleuth..Best of all, we get to play You Be the Detective with the unflappable Alvirah...Let's hear it for Mary Higgins Clark." --San Fransisco Chronicle
"Readers of Mary Higgins Clark will welcome this collection of stories from her experienced hand in a series of ingenious mysetry-cum-search exploits which testify to the author's storytelling abilities." --John Barkham Reviews
"The Meehans' escapades constitute a good read." --Lexington Herald Leader
"This is a literary comfort food...jsut as chicken soup is something to the body, The Lottery Winner restores the mind." --Denver Post
Stacia R. (sbookings) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 38 more book reviews
Among their many adventures, Alvirah and Willy find a dead actress in their Central Park South condominium upon their return from London in "The Body in the Closet."
Shirley R. (sdrred) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 109 more book reviews
One of her best books and I wish she'd make this a series!
Classic Mary Higgins Clark work - good read!
Tawna W. (crazywalter7) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 41 more book reviews
It was good but isn't my favorite
Great book !!
This book has several stories about Alvirah and Willy. The stories are suspenseful but not ugly. The writing causes the reader to want to continue reading. The 2 main characters are very likeable. Some of the "bad" guys are really bad, but some are, more than anything else, confused. There are some surprise endings, but, thankfully, no shockingly surprising graphic writing upon turning a page.
Book and Sust Cover as new. Very good reading, as all Mary HIggins Clark books are. Enjoy!!
Mary Higgins Clark is a great suspense author!!
If you have ever read "Weep No More, My Lady" you have met Alvirah, A sweet cleaning lady who won the lottery and how her life changed, and Willy, her husband, you are in for a treat as this book is full of Alvirah and Willy stories. It is funny and interesting.
Donna C. (darkcoffeeclouds) -
Alvirah and Willie are a working class couple that won the New York State Lottery and are now living the high life. They have been travelling all over the world and enjoying themselves. Alvirah is one sharp cookie and pretty good at solving mysteries which is really good because crazy things keep happening everywhere they go. Alvirah also loves to mingle with celebreties and writes about her experiences for the Globe. She was given a beautiful sunburst pin that contains a hidden microphone so record conversations and it has been her saving grace many times.
This book contains several short stories of Alvirah and Willie´s adventures.
This book contains several short stories of Alvirah and Willie´s adventures.
Barbara B. (redhatter) reviewed The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories on + 577 more book reviews
Alvirah Meehan returns in these dazzling, intertwined tales of sleuthing and suspense. Alvirah, the former cleaning lady who struck it rich in the lottery, made her first appearance in 'Weep No More My Lady" Now with her devoted mate Willy, the ever-resourceful Alvirah delves into crime-solving on a grand scale - and with her own inimitable style.
