Synopsis
Blue McCarron is a former professor, now making her living as a retail consultant. She was hired by the brother of Beatrice Muffin Crandell, a 72-year-old widow who confessed to murder several years earlier. As Blue delves into the crime, she discovers that not only are Muffin's society friends lying to protect her but they are themselves integral players in an international conspiracy.
Library Journal
Two years after her lover left without warning, Blue McCarron has retreated to an abandoned motel in the desert near San Diego. She's a social psychologist who is decidedly antisocial; her only companion is a Doberman named Bront . When the frozen body of a street hustler is discovered in a meat locker and an old woman, Muffin Crandall, confesses to his murder, Blue is asked to investigate. Muffin pretends to be crazy, but Blue doesn't buy it and sets out to find the real killer. Along the way, she befriends a prison psychiatrist and ex-con. Together they stumble onto a child prostitution ring and a secret organization determined to save the young prostitutes--at any cost. Blue has to confront demons from her past, including her twin brother, who is in prison, and her lingering passion for her missing lover. Blue is sassy, tough, scared, vulnerable, and funny--a great new character from Padgett, known for her Bo Bradley series (The Dollmaker's Daughters, LJ 1/97). Recommended.--Karen Anderson, Arizona State Univ. West Lib., Phoenix