"Claire Morgan is again trying to solve a gruesome murder in the supposedly quiet Ozarks."
Reviewed by Tanzey Cutter
Posted September 8, 2008
Thriller Serial Killer | Thriller Police Procedural
Hilde Swenson, one of the contestants in town for a local
beauty pageant, is no longer beautiful when Detective
Claire Morgan is called in to investigate her murder. Hilde
has been hung up in a shower stall posed with her face sewn
in a hideous grin. Adding to the bizarre case is the fact
that Hilde's sister, Brianna, is currently dating Claire's
partner, Bud. That means Brianna should be able to assist
Claire with providing some facts about her sister -- and
their unusual pasts. But will she?
It seems that not only did Hilde have quite a few enemies
from the beauty queen circuit, but she'd been dealing with
a sadistic ex-boyfriend who has unsettling connections to
both Hilde and Brianna. However, Brianna is keeping a
terrible secret about the sisters' pasts that could cost
more people their lives.
Why can't things ever be slow and peaceful in the quiet
Ozarks where Claire now lives and works? It seems that ever
since she moved to the area and took the job of detective
for the local police force, she's had to solve one
horrendous murder after another -- and almost gotten killed
in the process. This time around, she's assisted even more
by the handsome psychiatrist Nicholas Black (now her full-
time lover) as she works to solve another bizarre case.
The talented Ms. Ladd has done it again -- given readers a
cannot-put-down thriller that's dark, edgy and intense.
Claire Morgan and the supporting cast of characters are
multifaceted and believable as they go about solving a
twisted case of murder and bringing to justice an evil
killer. Another great addition to this stunning series.
SUMMARY
DIE YOUNG. . . Hilde Swenson is a beauty pageant queen with a face to die
for and a body to kill for. But by the time Detective
Claire Morgan finds her in a shower stall—posed like a
grotesquely grinning doll—Hilde is anything but pretty.
She’s the victim of a sick, deranged killer. And she won’t
be the last… DIE BEAUTIFUL. . . Brianna Swenson is the beauty queen’s sister—and the
girlfriend of Claire’s partner Bud. She tells Claire that
Hilde had plenty of enemies, including a creepy stalker, an
abusive ex-boyfriend, and a slew of jealous competitors.
But what she doesn’t say is that they both shared a dark,
disturbing secret. A secret that refuses to die… DIE SMILING. . . From the after-hours parties of a sinister funeral home to
the underworld vendettas of the Miami mob, Claire follows
the trail with her lover Nicholas Black, a psychiatrist
with secrets of his own. But it’s not until she uncovers
evidence of unspeakable acts of depravity that Claire
realizes she’s just become a diabolical killer’s next
target…
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