ANOTHER FINE MESS - Softcover

Roberts, Lora

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1880284545 ISBN 13: 9781880284544

Publisher: Daniel & Daniel Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

Writer Bridget Montrose finds that the rarefied world of the literati can be hazardous, not only to her self-esteem but also to her life. Bridget is delighted to be accepted at a prestigious writer's retreat on the California coast and is looking forward to high-minded conversations at the dinner table. High-mindedness is, however, in short supply. Instead, Bridget gets an up-close, personal look at the writing and publishing world: authors of pot boilers and of literature, e-published authors and perennially best-selling authors. The eccentric billionaire owner of the retreat, the jealous manager, surfers, and cops enliven the literary mix. Readers will be fascinated by the insider's detail enlivening this closed-circle-of-suspects mystery.

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About the Author

Lora Roberts lives with her family in Palo Alto, California, where her mysteries are set. She has worked as a reporter, PR writer, technical editor, and romance writer. She is the author of six mysteries in the Liz Sullivan series, most recently Murder Follows Money, and one previous Bridget Montrose mystery, Revolting Development.

Reviews

Agatha Christie meets California writers' retreat in Lora Roberts's satirical take on the publishing world, Another Fine Mess: A Bridget Montrose Mystery. Palo Alto author Bridget is looking forward to spending two weeks working on her novel at Ars Ranch near Santa Cruz, but the mix of established literati and student writers proves highly combustible and deadly. Roberts is also the author of Murder Follows the Money and five other novels in her Liz Sullivan series. (The same publisher also offers Nancy Baker Jacobs's (the Devon McDonald PI series) lively Flash Point: A Susan Kim Delancey Mystery, her first suspense novel, which introduces a California arson investigator as sleuth.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Bridget Montrose, whose first novel unexpectedly topped the best-sellers list, suffers from writer's block complicated by four small children. Serendipitously, she wins a fellowship to an exclusive, oceanfront writers' retreat in California, complete with private rooms, wonderful food, and an elusive millionaire host. Her block seems to disappear, but contentious authors, murder, and suspicious detectives interfere. Then the death of the bitchy alcoholic writer in the next room challenges her sleuthing abilities. Roberts, who also pens the Liz Sullivan series, handles the classic murder-in-a-microcosm with panache, revealing snippets of surprise as various attendees compare stories. Recommended.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Daniel & Daniel Publishers
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1880284545
• ISBN 13: 9781880284544
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 100