Packing Mrs. Phipps: A Jo Jacuzzo Mystery - Softcover

Seale, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555838375 ISBN 13: 9781555838379

Publisher: Alyson Books, 2004

Synopsis

Jo Jacuzzo is a bit down on her luck when she accepts a job offer that will take her from Buffalo, N.Y., to Tampa, Fla., to pack the belongings of the aged Mrs. Phipps and drive her back to Buffalo. But fetching heiress Charity Redmunn diverts her far from her original plans. After revealing that she is driving across country with a load of stolen art to pay the ransom of her brother, Paul, Charity is murdered, Jo is in the hospital in police custody and Paul is showing up to tell her that "she won't get away with it." After escaping from the police and discovering the surprising contents of Charity's will, Jo begins to unravel the mystery, but the killer has one last, horrible ace up his sleeve.

Anne Seale is a writer, musician and comedian. She lives in Apache Junction, Arizona.

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Butchy, charismatic Jo Jacuzzo is a bit down on her luck when she accepts a job that will take her from Buffalo, N.Y., to Tampa, Fla., to pack the belongings of the aged Mrs. Phipps and drive her back to Buffalo. She makes it as far as Georgia before a blown engine, a ravishing woman, and a giant motor home divert her far from her original plans and carry her into the thick of danger. Question number 1: Why is the heiress Charity Redmunn driving a motor home at all? Question number 2: Who is behind the wheel of the ominous RV that pops up in every campground and truck stop Jo and Charity stop in? Question number 3: How could an innocent cross-country drive get Jo neck-deep in a lethal pool of murder, mayhem, and romance? Packing Mrs. Phipps takes the reader on a fast-paced ride--with equal doses of humor and suspense--from New York to New Mexico to Florida, as Jo unravels the deadly mystery. But even after she does, the killer has one last, horrible ace up his sleeve.

A creator of lesbian songs and stories, Anne Seale has performed on many gay stages, including the Lesbian National Conference, where she sang tunes from her tape Sex for Breakfast. Her stories have appeared in many anthologies and journals, including Set in Stone, Dykes with Baggage, Wilma Loves Betty, and Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly. She divides her time between Arizona and New York.

About the Author:

Anne Seale is the author of Packing Mrs. Phipps. A writer, musician, and comedian, she lives in Apache Junction, Ariz.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alyson Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1555838375
• ISBN 13: 9781555838379
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240