Book Review: Too Rich and Too Dead

Reviewed By: Dawn Dowdle

Too Rich and Too Dead     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Cynthia Baxter
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth   Cozy
Series: Mallory Marlowe # 2
Paperback, 3/09, 322 pages, $6.99

Mallory Marlowe finds out Carly Cassidy Berman, her old high school classmate, has opened a superexclusive Tavaci Springs spa in Aspen. So when Mallory's editor calls to discuss her next assignment, she gets him to send her to Aspen to do an article on whether nonskiers can have fun in Aspen.

She goes to dinner at Carly's house and goes along to watch one of her presentations about the new Rejuva-juice that is supposed to help keep you looking younger. The next day Carly's corpse is discovered in the mud bath at her spa. The spa's accountant, Harriet, who discovered the body is soon one of the top suspects. She asks Mallory to help prove her innocence. Can Mallory uncover the identity of the real killer without putting herself in danger? Or did Harriet really kill Carly? There's a plethora of suspects, but there's plenty of danger too.

I love this series. Mallory is near my age and has two college-aged children. But thankfully I don't find dead bodies everywhere I go! Yet, I love Mallory. She is such a sensible woman, but yet she is a risk taker. But even in her risks, she makes good choices.

I love that each book is set in a different locale. I like that there is some romance for Mallory along the way as well. And she always knows her responsibility to her family and career.

I can't wait for the next installment in Mallory's life. I highly recommend this book and series.

Dawn Dowdle

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