"fast-paced investigative tale"
In Los Angeles, Calloway "Cally" Wilde finishes her
shopping at the Little Tokyo Plaza and heads towards her
car, when she sees a man with a gun accost an Asian girl.
She intercedes using her umbrella as a weapon, but the guy
shoots her before fleeing the scene. Although not much
more than a scratch, the potential victim Aya Aikosha
insures Cally goes to the hospital. As Cally and Aya become acquainted, she begins to realize
that a seemingly everyday occurrence, a mugging, is just
the tip of the iceberg. Soon with her beloved Detective
Evan Paley at her side more to do the impossible and keep
her safe, Cally investigates illegal drug activities, the
Geisha and homicide. However, someone perhaps the guy
with the gun who introduced her to Aya, wants to silent
the nosy American. Even Evan may prove not enough. LETHAL is a fast-paced investigative tale LOADED with
plenty of action and strong characters especially the
heroine, who is a Good Samaritan instead of the "Bad Girl"
label. The story line grips the audience once Cally
intercedes in the mugging and never slows down until Los
Angeles residents will feel they were hit by an
earthquake. Shari Shattuck writes a fine romantic mystery
with the emphasis on the wild female champion digging
deeper into what is going on as much as her own grave if
she is not cautious (a word not fully in her vocabulary). Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted May 16, 2005
SummaryShe's whip-smart and wise-cracking...
Los Angeles socialite Callaway Wilde is having her day in
court -- on jury duty, that is: even supremely wealthy
heiresses accustomed to the good life still have to serve in
the name of justice. But on a break from the courtroom,
while browsing the hushed, upscale shops of the city's
Little Japan district, Cally encounters a crime-in-progress:
a beautiful young Asian woman is being assaulted by a
menacing thug -- and when Cally steps in to exact a little
justice of her own, she takes a bullet for her troubles.
...and happy to be alive.
Luckily, the $600 Japanese art book Cally purchased on a
whim deflected the round -- confirming the importance of
impulse shopping. Unluckily, the mystery behind Aya, the
alluring medical student Cally rescued, has only just begun.
Uncovering Aya's shadowed past is a dangerous proposition
for Cally and her irresistibly sexy detective-lover Evan
Paley. An even more dangerous proposition is getting closer
to Evan -- Cally knows he's the one, but is she ready to
trade in their open-door policy for a lifetime commitment
and risk needing someone that much? The future may be
decided for her as she and Evan descend into a lethal world
of drugs, murder, and the sensual secrets of the geisha....
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