Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Murder 101

MURDER 101: Maggie Barbieri: St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2006: 275 p.

Murder seems to be the main subject for this hip, young English professor. But, Alison Bergeron is taking the class this time, not teaching it. When her car is stolen and the dead body of a young co-ed is found in the trunk, she (and her recently divorced ex-husband) look like the top two suspects. The case is complicated by the mob connections of the murdered student and the ‘family’ wants answers and a private revenge that includes their own version of justice. However, NYPD Homicide Detective Bobby Crawford is there to see that procedure is followed. And the professor does more than just fall over her own too-high heels, she begins to fall for the warm, trustworthy, single(?) detective. So when keeping watch over her house leads to him sleeping inside—on the couch of course—Alison doesn’t really mind. But will the detective exonerate Alison just because she’s attractive?

A light, chicklit style mystery to read over the weekend.

DLA

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