Killer Commute
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2.0 • 1 Rating
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Another fabulous addition to Millhiser's acclaimed series, Killer Commute is a comical ride through a mystery sure to be a smash with both long-time fans and those just making Charlie Greene's acquaintance.
Recovering from last year's Las Vegas trip-from-hell, Long Beach literary agent Charlie Greene is looking forward to spending this year's vacation at home. No manuscript reading, no needy clients, no killer commute for a whole week - just some good, old-fashioned rest and relaxation.
But before Charlie's peaceful vacation even starts, her daughter's rambunctious cat, Tuxedo, causes her to stumble across the body of neighbor Jeremy Fielder, murdered in the front seat of his truck. And investigating officers are quick to remind Charlie that this isn't her first dead body. Now their quiet Southern California suburban community is becoming more hectic than rush hour on the L.A. freeway as Charlie and her zany neighbors face-off against nosy police officers, insatiable reporters, and a killer determined to drive them away.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The winning series (Death of the Office Witch, etc.) featuring California literary agent Charlie Greene continues with Charlie's discovery of her neighbor's corpse. Since they live in a gated community, all the residents are stunned and dismayed. Events follow thick and fast with the discovery that the deceased, Jeremy Fiedler, has no police, credit or other records that might point to a motive for his murder--or for a later bombing at the gated community. Whoever did him in, isn't done yet. When Charlie realizes that she's at the top of the suspect list, she decides to try to find Jeremy's killer--and uncover Jeremy's true identity. Another bombing leaves her with intermittent hearing loss. Meanwhile, she does her best to maintain her cool and chat with New York publishers during the killer commute from Long Beach to Beverly Hills. She's about to pull off the biggest deal in her professional career and place the best screenplay ever to come out of Folsom prison, if only she doesn't end up there first. An old friend, retired from the Beverly Hills detective squad, suggests she pay a little more attention to psychic powers that Charlie isn't even sure she has. Millhiser occasionally lapses into heavy-handed dialogue, and the police in this case strain credibility by being awfully rude, but the clever and original plotting as well as the likable heroine and cast of eccentric supporting characters far outweigh these minor drawbacks.
