One of the first cases December takes is a wrongful death suit against a large drug company accused of supplying bad insulin. What follows is a humorous romp through our heroine's life and heart supported by a diverse cast of characters: an aging Casanova armed with knife and pepper spray, an ex-beauty pageant queen office manager, a world-champion poker-playing housewife and mom to 2 angels next door, an elderly aunt who can summon tuna casserole and cobbler at will, a puppy, an alligator, a bear and that doesn't include the main characters or the villains!

The plot line has a little bit for everyone being part romance, part mystery and part legal thriller, filled with humor, a little action, a little gore and lots of angst. I will recommend it to my mystery-reading friends and caution those who prefer the Miss-Marple-style cozies to skim through a few select pages. My initial reaction was to call it a caper, but it gets pretty serious and graphic to do so. I hope the next in the series will be as original and entertaining as the first as I will be watching for it.