Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
In ``a rivetingly well-told story,'' redheaded, 61 private eye Carlotta Carlyle helps an old friend, Lieutenant Mooney of the Boston PD, who is under investigation for excessive brutality. ``There are surprises at the finish, made all the more potent by the novel's unforced pace and charm,'' lauded PW. (May)
From the Publisher
"One of the most sparkling and irresistible heroines ever to grace the pages of a whodunit.” —Chicago Sun-Times “A smooth ride from start to stop. . . . Carlyle earns rave reviews and a plea for encores.” —The Cincinnati Post “The most refreshing, creative female character to hit mystery fiction since Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone.” —People “The genuine article: a straightforward, funny, thoroughly American mystery heroine.” —New York Post
