Unsure if she is looking for Mr. Right, or Mr. Every Other Saturday Night, divorced mother of two, Laurel McKay reluctantly joins THE LOVE CLUB, a popular local dating service. Dressed to kill, she meets bachelor number one at a trendy restaurant. But the date is a bust, literally, when the guy decides Laurel is dessert, and she breaks his nose with her cell phone. It gets even worse when the man is found murdered the next morning, and Laurel has his blood on her clothes.
Despite her now being a person of interest to the police, Laurel bravely ventures out on date number two. When that unlucky bachelor disappears during dinner, Laurel’s only alibi is a bottle of Dom Perignon. The sexy investigating detective thinks she’s innocent and is worried she may be the next target. That’s more than enough motivation for Laurel to find a murderer determined to kill her social life–before dating becomes a dead end she can’t escape.
Dying for better closure…. Okay, I liked the book, the writing was decent, but it was not something I felt connected to. It could quite possibly be the fact that this book lacked the balance that it stated it had…. a mystery AND a romance story in one. It definitely had a strong focus on the mystery and very little romance. It is quite possible that I was looking for more romance and a little less in depth mystery as to why I rated this as an okay read.Â
Fun time, believable characters, great read with laughs It’s so great to find a fun book like this. Maybe it’s because I’m a Woman of a Certain Age. Or maybe it’s because I grew up in Northern California and the book’s locations were familiar. Or maybe it’s because I’m always looking for a certain kind of lively first-person suspense-and-smiles read a’la Sue Grafton and Janet Evanovich. Or maybe it’s because Cindy Sample is a gifted writer with a promising series ahead of her… For all of these reasons– and more– I had a great time reading “Dying…
Reviewed for Midwest Book Review Laurel McKay, a recently divorced soccer mom who works as a mortgage loan underwriter, signs up for a six-month membership with a dating service called The Love Club. Her first date ends abruptly after she breaks her date’s nose when he gets too frisky. Laurel’s ready to give it up but can’t justify losing her money, so decides to try once more. But before that occurs, she finds herself the number one suspect when her first date’s body is found in his car with his head bashed in. If that isn’t…