MaryJanice Davidson, et. al., Wicked Women Whodunit

Wicked Women Whodunit

MaryJanice Davidson, Amy Garvey, Jennifer Apodaca, Nancy J. Cohen

ISBN: 0758210264

Brava, Mar 2005, $14.00, 336 pp.

MaryJanice Davidson, "Ten Little Idiots" - At an offshore Maine island getaway given to her by her friend, Caro decides another good intention is turning into a trip from hell. One of the other guests Dana claims to have murdered someone, but everyone is accounted for.

Amy Garvey, "Single White Dead Guy" - Lanie spent the greatest evening of her life in bed with Will and thinks it must be karma. However, banking on breakfast with Will, she finds him dead on the outside steps until he blithely walks in with her morning meal.

Jennifer Apodaca, "Fast Boys" - Tess is framed for the murder of a tabloid journalist named Ranger. Her motive is meant to be that he was using her to dig up some dirt on Ark, her NASCAR driver boyfriend. Tess plans to prove her innocence on both the murder and the Ark expos ; in spite of his need to race away from her Ark needs to help her.

Nancy J. Cohen, "Three men and a Body" - Heather tries to win the reality TV show contest because the prize is a Florida B&B although she is attracted to one of her opponents, Rex. However, Heather changes her goal when another contestant is murdered and she and Rex may be on the short list for elimination.

These four amusing, amateur sleuth romances are well-written, fine novellas starring wonderfully "wicked" women solving a murder mystery while finding the right hunk.

Harriet Klausner