Review: One Too Many Wives
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2014
This book is a short story in the Mercy Watts detective collection. The author has a gift for staging the setting, developing the characters quickly, and adding just the right amount of humor. In this adventure, Mercy is house sitting and doing clerical work for her parents who are down in Florida on a case. An old high school buddy drops by; Mercy makes a deal with her and becomes embroiled in the case of her friend Claire's missing husband. Mercy digs in to unravel the mystery. She proves to be "Johnny on the spot" when it comes to solving the mystery as well as aiding her parents in closing theirs. Recommended when you are looking for a quick, clean, light read to while away a couple of hours.