Frisk and Miss

Lilly Ann White, a private investigator, is just trying to catch a cheating husband. Instead, she ends up with a new cat, and old lover and head trauma.

After having taken pictures outside a seedy motel as proof of infidelity for a divorce case Lilly thinks the job is done. Then the lawyer who hired her is killed and someone is threatening to do the same to Lilly. Her cousin Vito is of no help so Lilly decides she has to call the police. Much to her dismay the detective she gets is none other than her old partner and ex-lover, Devin Torrington. As more people involved in the case begin to turn up dead and the threats against Lilly continue, Devin becomes more protective. While the heat to solve the mystery rises, so does the heat between Devin and Lilly.

From the first time Lilly meets her new partner, Shotgun the cat, until the last glimpse of cousin Vito’s neon boxers showing above his jeans, there are a lot of great peripheral characters in the book that contribute to the humorous element of the story. Most notable of those characters is Lilly’s mother and cousin Vito, seeing the dynamics in Lilly’s family gives the reader a better understanding of what makes Lilly tick. Ms. Romano did a wonderful job with the suspense element to the story making the reader try to figure out which character could have a score to settle with Lilly as well as wondering what the score is. The steady pace of the story and the sexual tension between Devin and Lilly make this book hard to put down.

This reviewer recommends FRISK AND MISS for a great read and will be watching for more from Ms. Romano.

May 2007