Book Review: The Stiff and the Dead

Reviewed By: Dawn Dowdle

The Stiff and the Dead     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Lori Avocato
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Woman Main Character   Humorous   Private Investigator   Medical
Series: Pauline Sokol # 2
Avon, Paperback, 7/05, 336 pages, $6.99

Pauline Sokol left nursing and is now a medical insurance fraud investigator. So why is it every time she gets a case, she ends up back in nursing under cover.

This time she’s investigating prescription fraud in a local seniors’ center. She finds the easiest way to get information is to become a senior.

Her fellow investigator, Jagger, keeps making work interesting. Can she keep her mind on work with him around? Plus there’s Nick. What’s a girl to do?

Pauline uncovers an illegal Viagra ring at the seniors’ center, but she can’t put her finger on the person behind it. Will she be able to before there’s another victim?

I really like this series. Pauline is so funny. She keeps me laughing. I like the tension with her, Nick, and Jagger a lot, too. Goldie is a hoot.

I read in bed at night and found myself trying not to laugh out loud to wake my husband. That’s hard to do while reading this book! I highly recommend it!

Dawn Dowdle

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