[Maxie and Stretch 02] • The Tooth of Time · A Maxine and Stretch Mystery

**The Barnes and Maxie, an avid knitter herself, decides to stay awhile and pick up a few pointers. But when she meets an emotionally disturbed woman who just got scammed out of $100,000 by a smooth-talking con man, Maxie unknowingly becomes involved in a dangerously complicated drama that could get her -- and her wiener dog -- killed.

Equal parts Charles Kuralt's *On the Road* and Angela Lansbury's *Murder, She Wrote,* Henry's *The Tooth of Time* is an interesting change of pace for discerning fans of amateur sleuth mysteries. One thing is for sure: Readers will love Maxie -- an adventurous, AARP card-carrying protagonist as dignified as she is courageous and resourceful -- and her pint-sized dachshund, Stretch. *Paul Goat Allen*