"Wild police procedural"
She is a sassy, fresh and feisty independent thinker
who goes her own way in the tightly structured organization
of the FBI because she's quick to get the job done. After
reorganizing a whole department in the FBI, the upcoming
execution of Rona Leigh Gloeck catches Poppy Rice's
interest. She digs up the case file and sees that the
woman might not have gotten a proper trial. Poppy wants to
investigate because it is only ten days until the execution
and her supervisor gives her permission. She flies to Texas and starts asking questions about
people who were involved with the case and quickly comes to
the conclusion that Rona Leigh was railroaded. All legal
and political avenues that could grant the condemned woman
a stay of thirty days disappear and Poppy witnesses the
state-sponsored death of Rona Leigh. The lethal injection
fails to kill the prisoner and she is taken by ambulance to
the hospital, but the patient disappears into thin air.
Now Poppy must discover who the conspirators are who took
the prisoner away while seeing that justice is served this
time. LOVE HER MADLY is a police procedural that actually
has moments when it turns into a humorously dark macabre
tale. The heroine is a breath of fresh air taking herself
seriously enough to get the job done without it killing her
spirit. This is the first book in what looks to be an
innovative series and this reviewer can't wait for BIG
GIRLS DON'T CRY to be published. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted December 1, 2001
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