In her old flannel nightgown and now huddling up in bed in the late afternoon trying to solve a crossword puzzle, 43 year old single mom, Miranda (Rannie) Bookman just wants to stay distracted from trying to deal with the challenges in her life and all the exs. Who is in and who is out? Nice paying job at Simon & Schuster is definitely out; free- lance work not so steady. Hubbie is definitely ex, but should she stay with her lover Tim or split? Solace is not always from her two kids (one at home and the other launched), but feeding her addiction to peanut butter and jelly sandwich does provide a degree of comfort.

So given the circumstances, Rannie is thrilled when Ellen Donahoe, her friend and senior editor at Simon & Schuster, calls with a special and lucrative copywriting assignment. Rannie has been requested to copyedit a new book written by a very famous "tells all" author, but first she must sign a contract not to reveal anything in the book before it is published. Further info and the top secret manuscript will be given directly to her by the famous, yet highly reclusive author whose face had been disfigured by a former lover.

Circumstances change dramatically when Rannie goes to meet the author. Not only does she almost walk in on a murder in progress, but other murders follow. Rannie know the cops are on it, but her inner sleuth has her obsessed with trying to figure out small clues and anomalies. Can she identify who killed Ret Sullivan and who is trying to get the unpublished manuscript before more deaths happen? What if her well-meaning efforts prove deadly for her with a killer still on the loose?

ALMOST TRUE CONFESSIONS is the second book in Jane O'Connor's Closet Sleuth Spills All series and it is a totally engaging suspense thriller that is sure to be a winning hit with her fans! While the story continues from the first book, DANGEROUS ADMISSIONS, readers new to O'Connor will be just as quickly and easily pulled into the storyline. The author has a strong track record for her children's books, including her bestselling Fancy Nancy series.

ALMOST TRUE CONFESSIONS is my first exposure to O'Connor's writings and I found I thoroughly enjoyed her attitude and humour and could hardly bear to put the book down and read it late into the night. Having done considerable proofreading and free-lance work myself, I found Rannie to be a very likeable character as she deals with the anomalies in her life. She has lots of connections with wealthy people from her marriage and from her son going to a private and exclusive school; yet having been let go from a good paying job, she has struggles with money and how making changes in her life will affect her and her children. I particularly admire how Rannie is ruthless in her copyediting with a firm swish with her special pencil, a click on the computer, or mentally as she inwardly cringes with every grammar and syntax error she hears. The secondary characters are also very interesting and diverse and tend to be on the quirky side, yet all are well described and easy to visualize.

With her strong character development, fast moving plot, suspenseful situations and sparkling wit that grammarians and other readers will relish! So, don't miss out! Get your copy and find out just how this error spotter sleuths out the murderer's mistake! Enjoy!