"Well-written and insightful mystery."

Lucy Stone, investigative reporter and mother of four, is thrilled to receive a grant to attend a newspaper conference in Boston. She envisions a week of no housework, no problems and time spent luxuriating in the atmosphere of a first-class hotel.

Once in Boston, Lucy finds that the politics of big-time newspaper interests color the conference atmosphere. When a publishing mogul is found dead, Lucy's visions of a restful week are replaced by a murder investigation. Balancing family problems and murder are a strain on Lucy, but she attacks all problems with her typical joie de vivre.

This well-written mystery offers an insight into the hectic newspaper world and the equally hectic world of family life. Lucy never gives up on a story, or a family member, as she confronts the problems of the modern world.

Reviewed by Tom Blair
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted May 23, 2003