Newspaper reporter Annie Seymour finds it hard to come up
with anything interesting to write in her feature profile on
the city's new police chief. So when a dead body is found
floating in the harbor, she jumps at the chance to avoid
writing the tedious story in favor of
something--anything--else. Little does she know that things
will quickly careen into utter chaos in her beloved city of
New Haven, Connecticut.
Later that same night, the new chief of police is gunned
down. Who had it in for him and why? And the floater in
harbor becomes even more puzzling when it turns out he
suffered bee stings before he died. Things turn fast and
furious after that, with Annie finding herself in more than
one life-threatening situation. Why does it seem that
someone is also out to get her? And who could wish her harm?
Sure, reporters aren't always popular, but this level of
danger is new.
Multiple storylines keep the reader guessing throughout the
story. Just when you think you've got a grip on the whys of
what's happening, another plot twist occurs, leaving the
reader to try to figure out how the new information factors
in. Annie's friends and coworkers help give Annie more
dimension as a person, instead of just a reporter. And with
a potential love triangle between Annie and her
ex-boyfriend, Detective Tom Behr, and her
not-quite-ex-boyfriend, PI Vinny DeLucia, things get even
more complicated.
DEAD OF THE DAY is an intriguing mystery, rife with myriad
plots. Readers would probably benefit more if they've read
the first two mysteries in the series; although I was able
to follow along without any trouble, despite not reading the
first two books. Ms. Olson's third Annie Seymour mystery is
confusing in places, due to the sheer number of seemingly
unrelated occurrences, but fans of reporter mysteries will
definitely enjoy it.
A soggy April has hit New Haven, Connecticut-along with an
unidentified body in the harbor. The strange fact that there
were bee stings on the floater gives New Haven Herald
police reporter Annie Seymour an intriguing excuse to put
off her profile of the new police chief-a piece that becomes
a lot more interesting when the subject is gunned down.
But this is only the beginning of a killer
expos?-because as she connects the dots between the John
Doe, the police chief, and the city's struggling immigrant
population, Annie's drawing a line between herself and
someone who doesn't want her to learn the truth, or live to
report it...
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