"Quintessential amateur sleuth"
Max and Annie Darling live on the island of Broward's Rock
off the coast of South Carolina. Annie is a type A
personality who believes in the work ethic while Max is a
charming and rich individual whose definition of work is
golf, tennis and sex. In the case of this husband and wife
team opposites attract and work together well especially
when they are involved in a homicide investigation as they
have been a dozen times in the past. Murder is the furthermost thing from Annie's mind as she
gets ready for a book-signing event at her store Death on
Demand. She is doing a lot of promotion for this occasion,
but becomes furious when somebody steals her ideas to stir
up gossip about old crimes and scandal by distributing a
flyer that looks like it came from her bookstore. When a
local resident is murdered and the flyers are found at her
home, Anne feels like she has an obligation to find out who
the killer is (with a little help from Max of course). April Fool Dead is the quintessential amateur sleuth novel
starring two delightful protagonists. Part of their charm
resides in the fact that they are happily married and not
afraid to show it. The mystery itself is intricate,
complex and multi-layered and it's only when the audience
reaches the end does the reader finally understand how
cleverly the sub plots tie back to the main story line.
Ms. Hart pens another winner. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted March 7, 2002
|
