Reviewed By: Dawn Dowdle
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Death in a Beach Chair
Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Valerie Wolzien
Class/Genre: Mystery Woman Main Character
Series: Susan Henshaw # 15
Fawcett, Paperback, 3/04, 272 pages, $6.99
Susan and Jed Henshaw and their friends Kathleen and Jerry Gordon decide to go to the Caribbean for a vacation to get away from the cold winter. They decide to go to a tiny resort called Compass Bay. It is to have everything. – white sand, luxurious cottages and wonderful rum punch.
Unfortunately things start going wrong right from the start. Susan and Jed are delayed and have to take a later flight. Their luggage gets lost. When they finally arrive, they find that Kathleen and Jerry appear to be having some marital problems.
To make matters worse, a gorgeous blonde is found murdered not long after their arrival. Susan is surprised when she finds out she was Jerry’s first wife’s sister. Susan hadn’t recognized her because she used to be frumpy. The police don’t believe it is a coincidence that they were all there at the same time and take Jerry into custody.
Susan, Jed and Kathleen attempt to find the real murderer and get Jerry out of jail. That’s easier said than done. Susan finds that the staff won’t talk much as they are afraid of losing their jobs. Most of the other people staying at the resort are happy to talk to Susan. But, she isn’t sure that it is really helping.
Jerry can’t speak freely as he is always guarded. Susan can’t figure out the coded messages he sends. Once Kathleen goes missing, she becomes frantic to uncover the killer before her best friend becomes the next victim.
I love this series. This book would be great to read during a blizzard. You get such a great feeling of being in the Caribbean while reading it. I highly recommend it.
Dawn Dowdle
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