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Hair stylist Marla Shore agrees to help her ex-husband Stan when his third wife is murdered. Finding his wife's body, Stan is a suspect since he has blood on his clothing. Even though he appears to be innocent, there was conflict in this marriage. The victim, Kimberly, threatened to leave Stan and move along to someone else. Financial arguments were not uncommon. Against her better judgment, Marla agrees to go undercover as a nurse's aid for Kim's grandmother. Stan thinks that the motive for the murder may lie within Kim's family and he thinks there may be a financial connection. Kim was due to come into inheritance money in a few years. There are a long list of possibles for Kim's murder: family, friends, neighbors, romantic attachments, jealous wives and people from the school she attended. She did not appear to be too likable even if Stan loved her dearly. Stan's second wife, Leah, blames Kim for wrecking her marriage and exiting the father of her children. Several people have motives because of the person that Kim appeared to be. Appearances and pretending are exactly what Marla is about to do as she begins employment with Kim's grandmother. There are a complicated group of players that Marla meets. Two of the daughters (one is Kim's mother) are constantly bickering. The son is the official business head but is secretive. The people that help in the home are the cook, nurse and butler. Even though, Marla has absolutely no skill as a nurse's aid, she brings Miriam Pearl (the grandmother) into a new light. Miriam likes the excitement and attention that Marla brings to the situation. Grandma is my favorite character in the book. I like the change in her - a lady that poetically "sits on the shelf" and then when initiated, she realizes that she has lot of living to do. She became a weak and timid person before and it was fun for me to see the zest return to her life. Marla also has a love interest in Detective Dalton Vail. A widower with a daughter, Dalton is definitely interested in being more than just friends. When Marla becomes very close to solving this murder, they may need to work together to come out of this alive. This is the first time I have read this author and look forward to reading more adventures involving Marla Shore.
Reviewed by Rita Ratacheck, November 2002
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