A woman's body is found near a bridge over the Charles River in Boston on a Saturday night and the press is convinced this is the work of a serial killer. Two weeks ago another woman's body was found near the Longfellow Bridge, but Boston PD Detective Jake Brogan does not think these two murders are the work of a serial killer despite the similarities.

On-air television investigative reporter Jane Ryland has just lost a slander case with a million dollar damage judgement, against Jane's employer, going to grocery magnate, Arthur Vick. Jane knows Vick is guilty, and unless she can get her informant to come forth, Vick-the- Creep will keep on abusing women. Channel Eleven finds a reason to let Jane go, and soon afterwards Jane is offered a job at The Register, a small newspaper whose new editor, Alex Wyatt, is an old friend of hers. Alex mentions that Jake Brogan recommended her, and Jake is a very close friend of Jane's. Matter of fact, if Jane's job and Alex's job didn't present a conflict of interest, they would be lovers.

Jane's first assignment is a puff piece with Moira Lassiter, wife of Owen Lassiter who is running for a US Senate seat against Eleanor "Ellie" Gable. Moira seems to have disappeared, and Jane is unable to get any information about her or an appointment with her through the Lassiter's staff. Breaking protocol, Jane calls Moira direct and sets up an appointment. Instead of an interview, Jane gets a request from Moira -- find the other woman in Owen's life.

After a third body is found under another bridge, Jane is itching to get back into investigative work, and does footwork on her own. She is trying to find a woman that is front and center in all the pictures of Owen's rallies, and at the same time trying to convince Jake that the second body found was killed by Arthur Vick since that victim turned out to be Jane's confidential informant.

THE OTHER WOMAN is riveting, intriguing, and well worth the read. The characters are very well defined, conversations are interesting and intelligent, and the narrative is clean, crisp and very easy to follow. This exciting story has murder, dishonesty, betrayal, a smidgen of romance, and explosive secrets. Lots of layers to this tale, and they all come together and should be devoured like a scrumptious cake.