Book Review - Spa Deadly, An Allie Armington Mystery:Things are rough at the resort, in fact they're murder by Louise Gaylord
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This is the actual book that the publisher asked me if I was interested in... Spa Deadly, An Allie Armington Mystery:Things are rough at the resort, in fact they're murder by Louise Gaylord. They also sent along the first two books in the series, so this installment had to wait until I got through those two first. But the wait was worth it. Allie once again finds herself in deep trouble, but just can't step away from the chase.
Allie's sister Angela has just had her baby, and really needs a break from everyone and everything. She drags Allie up to this ritzy spa nestled in the mountains of New Mexico. To their surprise, they find that the lady that runs the spa is a former classmate, one which Angela tormented unmercifully. That seems to be forgotten, however, and Allie tries to slow down and and settle in to a week of pampering. But that week ends prematurely with the death of another spa member, one who was overly bossy, broke many of the rules, and seemed to have a financial interest in the operation. The death mystery gets even deeper when Allie and another member stumble over another dead body while out hiking, one that doesn't look like a spa member but also didn't look like she deserved to die, either. Allie hangs around to try and discover who the murderer(s) might be, while Angela figures that heading home is a much better option. All the spa employees appear to have reasons to be involved, and she's also spooked by the appearance of a drug kingpin and her on-and-off lover Bill Cotton. Besides trying to stay alive, she has to figure out who is actually working for who in this bizarre business arrangement.
Gaylord has done an excellent job in this series. Aside from having an interesting cast of characters, she twists and turns the plot so much that you really *don't* know how it's all going to fall out once the final page is turned. I'll be keeping an eye open at the library for any further adventures of Allie Armington. It's a very good series...
This is the actual book that the publisher asked me if I was interested in... Spa Deadly, An Allie Armington Mystery:Things are rough at the resort, in fact they're murder by Louise Gaylord. They also sent along the first two books in the series, so this installment had to wait until I got through those two first. But the wait was worth it. Allie once again finds herself in deep trouble, but just can't step away from the chase.
Allie's sister Angela has just had her baby, and really needs a break from everyone and everything. She drags Allie up to this ritzy spa nestled in the mountains of New Mexico. To their surprise, they find that the lady that runs the spa is a former classmate, one which Angela tormented unmercifully. That seems to be forgotten, however, and Allie tries to slow down and and settle in to a week of pampering. But that week ends prematurely with the death of another spa member, one who was overly bossy, broke many of the rules, and seemed to have a financial interest in the operation. The death mystery gets even deeper when Allie and another member stumble over another dead body while out hiking, one that doesn't look like a spa member but also didn't look like she deserved to die, either. Allie hangs around to try and discover who the murderer(s) might be, while Angela figures that heading home is a much better option. All the spa employees appear to have reasons to be involved, and she's also spooked by the appearance of a drug kingpin and her on-and-off lover Bill Cotton. Besides trying to stay alive, she has to figure out who is actually working for who in this bizarre business arrangement.
Gaylord has done an excellent job in this series. Aside from having an interesting cast of characters, she twists and turns the plot so much that you really *don't* know how it's all going to fall out once the final page is turned. I'll be keeping an eye open at the library for any further adventures of Allie Armington. It's a very good series...