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"Fabulous amateur sleuth"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted March 10, 2004

She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and grew up to be one of the most sought after woman in main line Philadelphia society. Her parents squandered the family fortune, raided their daughters' trust funds and moved to a South American country to live the high Read more...

"Zany, humorous mystery with wacky characters."
Reviewed by Paula Myers
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted March 10, 2004

Nora Blackbird has a lot going on her life. Her sister, Libby, has just given birth to her fifth child and is embarking on a quest for her inner goddess; her dog Spike, whom she lovingly describes as a miniature Pit Bull, is a social terror; she misses her boyfriend, Read more...

"Nora has to prove Emma didn't kill Rush Strawcutter"
Reviewed by Dawn Dowdle
Posted April 24, 2004

Nora Blackbird is at another society party. This time it is a hunt club breakfast. Rush Strawcutter, husband of a wealthy dog food heiress, is found bludgeoned to death in a horse stall. Nora's sister Emma is found unconscious and bruised nearby. The evidence begins to Read more...

Summary

Just when I thought my life couldn't get any more chaotic, I'm proved wrong. My new dog, Spike, is a tiny terror. My demented sister, Libby, is dealing with the effects of recent childbirth by trying to locate the "goddess within" (whatever that is)—and my tough- guy boyfriend is gallivanting through Scotland on a fishing trip (or is he?). Oh, and one of Philadelphia's rich and infamous was just found brutally murdered. With all this going on, who has time to write for the society pages?

When Rush Strawcutter, the husband of a wealthy dog food heiress, is found bludgeoned to death in a horse stall at an exclusive hunt club, Nora Blackbird is as surprised as anyone. Her surprise turns to shock when her sister, Emma, is discovered nearby, unconscious and badly bruised. Worse still, the evidence points toward a devious blackmail scheme—with Emma as the main suspect. Investigating with the help of friend and foe alike, Nora inadvertently uncovers the scandalous secrets of some of Philadelphia's high-and-mightiest—and attracts the unwanted attentions of the real killer...