Book Review: Death's Domain

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

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Alex Matthews
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Amateur Sleuth   Psychological Suspense
Series: Cassidy McCabe # 6
Intrigue, Oct 2001, $23.95, 290 pp.

When Cassidy McCabe was younger, she caught her best friend in bed with her first husband. She was hysterical and threw Barbara out of the house, not thinking that Barbara would drive home while being so intoxicated. Barbara died that night in a car crash and Cassidy easily blamed herself. Even though she is now happily married to Zach Moron, she still is haunted by the memory of Barbara.

On the anniversary of Barbara’s death, somebody places an obituary in the newspaper claiming Cassidy died in a car crash while drunk. She then receives an email threatening Zach’s life. When Zach loans his car to a friend one night, the driver and car disappear. Other ominous things happen to the besieged couple forcing them to once again don their sleuthing garb and hunt for a potential killer.

The sixth Cassidy McCabe mystery is definitely the best in the series because the audience has come to know and care about the hero and heroine. Cassidy’s antics with her cat are amusing and serve to lessen the tension when it reaches a certain level. DEATH’S DOMAIN will appeal to romance reader because of the deepening relationship between the star and her husband. Alex Mathews has written an entertaining novel that will keep readers guessing the source of the couple’s woes.

Harriet Klausner

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