by Kathryn Miller Haines
The first 80 or so pages of this mystery feel like a cheap and clichéd knock-off of a Sam Spade novel. Rosie Winter is an actress who works for a detective. When her boss is knocked off, it’s up to Rosie to find the killer.
Along the way, she also needs to find some work on the stage. She’s a doll with great gams who will contend with mobsters, exes, and an evil stepson just to get to the bottom of this case.
My gripes? The novel is too long, the mystery is too convoluted, there is too much emphasis on the theatre, and the clichéd language is just plain awful.
My praise? Rosie is an appealing character and a savvy, but slow sleuth. Rosie just needs a better plot and better dialogue.
1/21/11
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