Erica Orloff The Golden Girl

The Golden Girl

Erica Orloff

Silhouette Bombshell, Sep 2005, $4.99

ISBN: 0373513720

Heiress Madison Taylor Pruitt is horrified when the police name her father as the prime suspect in the murder of her former best friend Claire, who was murdered in a warehouse. Though Maddie has been angry with her dad and Claire for becoming a couple, she wants to help him, but feels hopeless that she can do anything while realizing that money cannot buy everything. She feels worthless that is until the Gotham Roses offers her an opportunity to go undercover to find the culprit.

Madison agrees and soon struggles with balancing her sleuthing efforts and her job. When hunky teacher John Hernandez enters her complicated life, she finds her world even more difficult to balance as she wants to spend precious moments with him. However, her juggling act crashes when the killer, aware that Madison is seeking him or her, decides to eliminate her.

THE GOLDEN GIRL is a fast-paced action thriller that requires the audience to accept that the lead protagonist is capable of performing daring deeds that a pro could not do. Still fans will root for Madison as she goes undercover to learn who killed Claire and set up her father to take the fall. The romance adds depth to the fun amateur sleuth war of the roses that hopefully will lead to more thrillers including a back story starring Gotham Roses CEO Renee.

Harriet Klausner