Cauley MacKinnon is still trying to regain her journalistic
respectability after sleeping with the boss at her last
job. She currently writes obituaries for another paper in
Austin as she keeps her ear tuned to newsworthy happenings
she can scoop and work her way back up. When hunky FBI
Agent Tom Logan calls and asks her to write a fake obit for
a key witness he's protecting, Cauley can't find a good
enough reason to say no. She and Tom have a "close"
relationship from a previous case (read first book SCOOP)
and this witness is also involved in the prosecution of
that case.
However, the fake obit becomes true as the witness is
gunned down on the steps of the courthouse before the start
of the trial, right in front of Tom and Cauley. Shortly
afterwards, the main defendant being held in protective
custody escapes and Tom has to leave to locate her. Then
the dead witness' sister goes missing, while rumors of
feuding mobs muddy the waters even more. As death threats
appear on Cauley's doorstep, she needs all the help she can
get to discover the culprit. Did I say muddy waters? Yes,
and it gets even more muddled and confusing for everyone
involved in the case.
Kit Frazier brings back the smart-mouthed, witty and
deprecating Cauley MacKinnon for another fast-paced murder
mystery. Though she's always getting herself into trouble,
she does an admirable job of getting out of it and besting
the bad guys. Great follow-up to first book, SCOOP.
Twenty-something Cauley MacKinnon is dying to escape the
obituary beat and become a real reporter for the Austin
Sentinel. Her best chance at a front-page scoop disappeared
when she got too close to a case and almost got killed.
Cauley also managed to fall for the smoking-hot FBI agent
assigned to protect her.
When Special Agent Tom Logan shows up asking for a fake
obituary to make a key trial witness disappear, Cauley
jumps at the chance to help. After all, she's still
watching his dog, Marlowe, although maybe its the other way
around.
Caught in the crossfire on the courthouse steps, Cauley
sees the murder of the man whose death she already helped
fake. Now someone is making it clear that they don't want
Cauley getting any closer to the case - unless she wants to
wind up on the obituary page herself.
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