"Strong amateur sleuth novel"
Teacher Willi Gallagher is taking an early bird Amtrak
train from Austin to her hometown of Nickleberry. She
leaves early to avoid running into Texas Ranger Lassiter
except he boards the same train. Things go downhill from
there as Willi witnesses a vitriolic fight between
Congressman Van Bauer and his ex-wife BeeBee. She also
observes a heated exchange between the Congressman and the
train porter Uzell Speer. When the train is forced to stop because of a blizzard and
ice on the tracks, the seven passengers are lodged in a
nearby motel. On their very first night there, the
Congressman is brutally murdered and all of the guests have
a reason to want to see him dead. Willi and Lassiter
continually butt heads over her role in his investigation. DEATH MEDICINE is more serious in scope than the first
novel in this series, ALL SIGNS POINT TO MURDER. Still the
novel contains a humorous side as the bickering between the
two protagonists masks an attraction that neither will
acknowledge. The mystery is cleverly constructed and will
have readers guessing who the actual murder is. Kat
Goldring is a fresh new voice in the amateur sleuth sub-
genre. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted July 15, 2002
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