Saturday, July 19, 2008

The Borrowed and Blue Murders-Merry Jones

The Borrowed and Blue Murders
Merry Jones
Dunne, Sep 2008, $24.95
ISBN: 9780312356231

After postponing the wedding due to a high risk pregnancy, art therapist Zoe Hayes is in the final countdown to saying I do. Although she is run off her feet, she remains relatively calm as she deals with an upset hyperactive wedding planner and dodging her boss at the Psychiatric Institute. Her home is taken over by her fiancĂ©’s two brothers Tony and Sam, who look almost exactly like her beloved. She does not mind them monopolizing her home and her fiancĂ© Detective Nick Silver, but she wishes they would include her in their discussions.

Zoe’s tranquility is shattered when she discovers a gutted woman on her patio. The police think it was a drug deal that turned hideous as the suppliers worked her over to get to illegal contraband inside her stomach. That theory goes down in flames when the victim is identified as a Homeland Security Agent who Tony recognizes as the woman who bumped into him.

The forth Zoe Hayes mystery is hilarious as it is fun to watch the heroine jump from one crisis to another while also dealing with post partum depression, bridal anxiety disorder, caring for a disorderly baby, and trying to fit in with Nick’s eccentric family. Readers are interested in the goings on of the cast as it seems everyone seeks something from everyone else even the dead agent. Chaos is the norm for Zoe and the guys while humor and excitement is the norm for readers.

Harriet Klausner

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