One Dead, Two to Go

This mystery featuring a crime-fighting mother-daughter duo is smart, page-turning fun, with the most feisty and likable P.I. since Kinsey Millhone (Deb Caletti, National Book Award finalist). When private investigator Edwina Eddie Shoes isnt fending off surprise visits from her troublemaking mother, shes spying on cheating husbands, hoping to land hefty divorce settlements for their heartbroken wives. But when the latest mistress Eddie captures on film diesand Eddie realizes shes the last person who saw the woman alivethings begin to take a twisted turn. It doesnt help that the detective on the case is her ex, Chance Parker, whos none too happy with the way Eddie left things between them. So when Eddies mom, Chava, unexpectedly shows up on her doorstep, Eddies actually glad to see her for a change. Because theres no one better acquainted with the criminal mind than her card-shark of a mother. And now that Eddies in deep with the dangerous crowd, shes going to need all the help she can get . . . Private eye Eddie Shoes and her cardsharp mother plunge the reader into a tale of fractured relationships, mayhem, and thrills. Deborah Turrell Atkinson, author of the Storm Kayama Mysteries The writing is cinematic and vivid, the characters well-drawn, but the dynamic between Eddie and Chava, which reminded me fondly of Cagney and Lacey, is what makes the story. Fans of the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich should definitely check out One Dead, Two to Go. Max Everhart, author of the Eli Sharpe series A fast, memorable and entertaining read. Scott Driscoll, author of Better You Go Home