The Botox obsession and the sex furor in our culture and our media can drive a person insane. Thank goodness
Susan McBride has put her debutante dropout, web-designing artist, amateur detective Andy Kendricks on the case.
At a bouffant society Botox Party, anchorwoman Miranda DuBois tries to plug Dallas’s own "Doctor Botox" for
previously ruining her on-air looks. Andy Kendricks, a reluctant attendee who’d rather be snuggling with her
boyfriend Brian Malone, safely takes Miranda home. The next morning, Andy discovers she was the last person to
see Miranda alive. Add in the twist of a kinky sex club and it’ll be a bumpy ride.
Fans of McBride’s snarky but softhearted heroine know that, as surely as you can spot breast implants, you
can predict that Andy soon will be embroiled in a murder investigation. McBride’s amusing supporting cast of
characters, such as Andy’s larger-than-life mother Cissy, will deliciously complicate the quiet life Andy swears
up and down that she wants. Readers want to know, however: if Andy wanted quiet, wouldn’t she move away from Big
D and its society hijinks? For all of McBride’s fans’ sakes, I’m pleased she constantly wades into mayhem,
especially if Cissy is there to command center stage. Andy is adorable, but Cissy is definitely McBride’s
breakout character, a cross between Marie Barone and Betsy Bloomingdale.
I’ve followed this series from word one, and it’s satisfying to see
both the familiar character conflicts, murder entanglements and
the superb character development that doesn’t feel plastic.
Reviews of other titles in this series
Blue Blood #1 [review
1] [review
2]
The
Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2
The
Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club #3
Night
of the Living Deb #4
Too
Pretty to Die #5
Say
Yes to the Death #6