Taxi! Taxi!

The Women of World War II Mysteries

By: Clarence Budington Kelland

Narrated by: Ellie Marshall

Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

Her brother went to war to fight for his country—she stayed home to fight for his business—she was her brother’s keeper!

When Maggie McTigg's brother Michael went off to fight in World War II, he left his taxicab company in her hands. As the only member of the family with a lick of business sense, he asked her to keep it running while he was gone. Maggie took it as a sacred trust, her own contribution to the war efforts, and resolved that it would still be operating when the conflict was over and he was finally returned home—no matter what it took and what she had to do.

Since most men were off fighting, she hired women drivers to fill their slots, and when she found out how the drunken men they picked up after hours acted, Maggie hired the toughest women she could find to drive—and that settled the late-night male passengers down more than a bit.

When the rival cab company, run by mobsters, started sabotaging her brother's taxis, Maggie fought fire with fire, and the rival's cabs were out of commission for days.

After a man is gunned down just outside her office over a substantial amount of money, Maggie wonders if at last she might be getting in over her head—just how far will a woman go to keep her soldier brother's heritage alive for him until a war is over?

Featuring a typical cast of offbeat Kelland characters, including:

Maggie McTigg, an outspoken, zany, endearing, and fearless woman.

Dougall Maibe, who kept turning up at Maggie's with sandwiches and coffee after every disturbing event.

Toots, Maggie's best friend and self-elected bodyguard, who could lift a filled steamer trunk with one arm.

Sime McCarthy, hoodlum on the rise, who had an interest in every illicit activity in town.

The mysterious passenger who left behind a briefcase and a clue to the location of loot worth more than five to 10 million dollars.

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Love the story and the dialogue!

Taxi! Taxi! Is one of the Women of World War II stories by Clarence Budington Kelland. I enjoyed the intro that gave the author wrote this and similar “propoganda” books - to convince women and others that it was patriotic and heroic to enter the male dominated job market when most of the men went off to war. Maggie McTigg takes over her brothers taxi cab business after he was drafted. Maggie gets embroiled in a mystery involving a lost brief case, a murder outside her garage, a mystery character at the train station and other zany characters in this romantic suspense thriller. The narration by Ellie Marshall was wonderful! I received a free audiobook code for my honest review.

very good

I liked seeing the tenacity and perseverance of the women fighting for what was right. I could have cried at the end when the women held the winning cards only to have them taken from them after all their fierce efforts. The the twist at the end was spectacular. This was interesting and entertaining. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review.The narrator did a great job bringing it to life.

Reader cannot pronounce everyday words such as "gesture"

Great story. Terrible attempts at accents. Much sloppy diction and poor pronunciation. Shame. Could have bee so much better.