Too Pretty To Die

Andy Kendricks is at a “pretty party.” Normally you couldn’t catch her dead at such an event, but her friend tricked her into going. They are the latest rage in Dallas. Young debutantes get together for refreshments, gossip and Dr. Sonja Madhavi and her magic Botox needles. While at the party and just about ready to leave, Miranda DuBois, an aging beauty queen comes stumbling into the room, drunk and packing a pistol. She blames Dr. Madhavi for destroying her looks. Andy calms her down and gets her home. The next day, Andy drives over the check on her and she’s dead. The police are sure its a suicide but Andy isn’t. She’s not the only one and now she’s determined to find the killer.

This is the second book this reviewer has read about Andy Kendricks and she has enjoyed this one just as much as the other one. Ms McBride has a flair for dialogue and her eccentric characters flit around town causing chaos and mayhem wherever they go. Andrea Kendricks is an amateur sleuth with charm and humor and an understanding boyfriend. The reader will be smiling long after she’s turned the last page. This reviewer totally sympathized with Andy’s opinion about women who try to prolong the aging process and applauded her resistance to the Botox revolution and even amongst all the humor, the mystery is very real. This reviewer has Susan McBride’s backlist on her wish list at Amazon and is eagerly awaiting the opportunity to pick them all up.

March 2008