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Bye Bye Love

By Virginia Swift

     What's a middle-aged college professor to do when the heartthrob of her teen years shows up on her doorstep to ask a favor? Try to stop drooling and do what he asks, of course! That's the situation Sally Alder finds herself in when Stone Jackson asks her to check on his ex-wife Nina Cruz, a singer and environmentalist. Nina has acquired a following of radical tree huggers and she is acting crazier than usual.

    Driving out to Nina's acreage, Sally is greeted by the sight of two young adults, stark naked, running around draping the trees with neon streamers. This is to remind hunters that the property is posted "No Hunting." Nina doesn't want her property to look like a used car lot. She runs into the woods to take down the streamers. Moments later, a shot rings out and a woman screams. Running into the woods, Sally finds Nina. She's been shot and is dying.

   A memorial concert with big name stars is planned for Nina. Sally and her band are asked to perform, but the majority of her band mates are hunters. They are all opposed to singing with a bunch of tree huggers. Jimbo Perrin, the prime opponent is also the biggest redneck. He's very vocal in his objection. A few days later, Jimbo turns up dead - shot in the same woods as Nina.

   The police discover the gun that was used to kill Nina hidden in Jimbo's house. If Jimbo killed Nina, who killed Jimbo? The first US case of mad cow disease in a human is discovered. It is found in the brain of a strict vegetarian. Everyone is confounded.

   This book has a good plot and interesting characters. I would have liked to have seen more star-struck behavior from Sally. The frequent occurrence of vulgar language and a brief discussion of Nina's sexual orientation did not detract from my enjoyment of this book. This is the first book that I have read from the Mustang Sally series. I look forward to reading more.

The Book

Harper Collins
November 1, 2004
Hardback
0060543310
Mystery
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Excerpt

NOTE: Profanity / Brief discussion of bi-sexuality - not detailed or graphic

The Reviewer

Sheila Griffin
Reviewed 2005
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