A Playdate With Death
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Juliet Applebaum, lawyer turned full-time mother, seems to have a talent for encountering murder. In her third case, she arrives at the gym for a session with her personal trainer only to find that he is dead. Ever ambivalent about her decision to stop working outside the home, she agrees to investigate when the police write the death off as a suicide. The victim's history of drug abuse, his fiancee's fall off the wagon, and the complex web of relationships in his family provide a multitude of possibilities, but Juliet's search for clues quickly opens a Pandora's box that puts her and her family in danger. Waldman's deft portrayal of Los Angeles's upper crust and of the dilemma facing women who want it all will make it possible for readers to forgive a rather flimsy plot.
Juliet Applebaum, lawyer turned full-time mother, seems to have a talent for encountering murder. In her third case, she arrives at the gym for a session with her personal trainer only to find that he is dead. Ever ambivalent about her decision to stop working outside the home, she agrees to investigate when the police write the death off as a suicide. The victim's history of drug abuse, his fiancee's fall off the wagon, and the complex web of relationships in his family provide a multitude of possibilities, but Juliet's search for clues quickly opens a Pandora's box that puts her and her family in danger. Waldman's deft portrayal of Los Angeles's upper crust and of the dilemma facing women who want it all will make it possible for readers to forgive a rather flimsy plot.
OK, so can a loose mystery that hangs on to a sketchy genetic hinge entertain me on a lazy Sunday afternoon? You bet! I needed something lighter than the heavy history books I've been reading for Harper Collins First Look Reviews and this was just right!
This one is headed off to ramson as part of a reverse wishlist bookrelay. Enjoy!
This book is all packed up and ready to be mailed out tomorrow. Enjoy!
This was the first book waiting for me when I returned from my hurricane Katrina evacuation. It was so nice to see a package in the mailbox when I returned home. Adding to the TBR for now.
Awesome! I just started reading #1 of this series that got RABCKed to me this week. I also have books 2, 5, & 6 on order! I am enjoying the first book so far!