Book Review: Ultraviolet

Reviewed By: Dawn Dowdle

Ultraviolet     Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
Nancy Bush
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Romance   Woman Main Character   Private Investigator   Cozy
Series: Jane Kelly # 3
Kensington, Hardcover, 10/07, 288 pages, $19.95

Jane Kelly is an apprentice PI working with her friend Dwayne Durban in his PI firm. Since he has broken his leg, she is not only a process server but working a big case.

Roland Hatchmere was a plastic surgery magnate and was murdered right before his daughter's society wedding. He was hit in the head with a heavy silver try, one of the wedding gifts. His second ex-wife, Violet becomes a prime suspect, but she denies having killed him. Dwayne believes her. Jane isn't so sure, especially since Roland's two other wives and his children all say she did it. Every time she thinks she has Violet figured out, someone changes her opinion of her with more information. Can she uncover the truth about Roland's murder?

While Dwayne's lain up, he's taken to looking through his binoculars to watch the houses across the water. He doesn't like what he sees when a bunch of teens regularly meet in a house under construction. He asks Jane to check things out. She soon finds herself in the middle of a situation she doesn't like. Can she set things up to put away the bad guys without putting herself in danger?

This is the third book in the series, but it is the first one I've read. I will be reading more! I love Jane Kelly. She's such a fun protagonist. There aren't a lot of PI books that I like, but Jane is such a breath of fresh air. She's funny and quirky in all the right ways. I kept picking the book up to read another chapter, even when I didn't really have time to read. I hope there will be many more books in this series! I highly recommend this book.

Dawn Dowdle

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