Carly Wagner, Congresswoman from Texas, is a feisty former Miss Texas with a sharp wit and a savvy intelligence to match her good looks and stunning figure. And she honestly cares about her constituents back home. But Carly finds her political career in jeopardy when she arrives at her office early one morning to discover her party's second most powerful man dead in her desk chair with her letter opener in one hand and his severed "member" in the other. It's true the old guy had a problem keeping his zipper up, and it's obvious that whoever hated him enough to murder him, also hates Carly enough to frame her for the dirty deed. Now the media circus is set to pitch its tent for a long engagement with Carly as the main event.

When the Capitol police seem intent on Carly being the prime suspect, and it doesn't look like her political party is going to support her as she thinks it should, Carly knows she's going to have to solve the crime herself. Enter Mr. Jones, a hunky detective of sorts who has more high- tech gadgets than 007 and a hard body to match. Carly does not want this elusive man's protection, especially when neither of them knows who hired him, but he shadows her every move. It doesn't take long for Carly to realize that she needs Mr. Jones more than she should, after all he's so deliciously sexy and smart...and younger than her. Of course, this dynamic duo eventually unearths the murderer. Then, with his job over, Mr. Jones disappears into the night. Hopefully, Carly won't ever need him again, but then...

Power, politics, murder, sex -- what more could you ask for? Jo-Ann Power provides it all in this cleverly conceived mystery with hilarious narrative, witty repartee and a promise of more to come from the fabulous pairing of Carly and Mr. Jones. Carly's musings and reflections are sassy and humorous, and she kept me chuckling as I quickly turned the pages. Her Texas roots are always showing, and she's dang proud of it. I can't wait for the next mystery in this series!