Review #109
A “Death On Demand” Mystery with Annie and Max Darling
More than one death in Broward's Rock, S.C., engages Annie Darling and her husband, Max. First, Hubert “Click” Silvester, a black teenager who hung out at the Haven, a teen activity center, apparently falls to his death from a wooden viewing platform in the woods. Later, someone shoots obnoxious Haven board member, Booth Wagner, on stage during an outdoor evening benefit for the center. Then, another teenager from the Haven is shot.
Many had motives for killing Booth, including his stepson, Tim Talbot, who feared and hated him (and disappeared right after the murder); his wife, Neva, who's curiously unmoved by his death; his ex-wife, his former mistress, Jean Hughes, who was terrified of being fired as the Haven's director (and…she was being blackmailed by Booth). When Jean Hughes becomes Police Chief Billy Cameron's prime suspect, he is the only one who believes she murdered Booth. Therefore, a group of local ladies, led by mystery writer, Emma Clyde, assist Annie and Max in the hunt for the real killer.
Well-developed characters, a complex, fast-moving plot and a surprise ending, make this book worth reading.
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