Review: Sassy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2012
RP Dahlke swept me into frenetic, hilarious world of crop duster Lalla Bains with sassy writing for the sassy heroine.Dead Red Heart  begins with a murder (by scissors) and sweeps through Modesto, California, from dusty fields and back alleys to the police station and nosh spots.Lalla has a habit of saying what she shouldn't say, especially to her one true love, Caleb. But she's "Lordy, I'm forty!," twice-divorced, and still not willing to let herself slow down to think. She's all action (and all mouth).The mystery of who killed Billy Wayne, and why, consumes Lula. It also consumes the wormy reporter on the case, Del, and Lula's law enforcement cronies, Caleb and Pippa.This book is not exactly a Valentine, but by golly, if you have a mystery lover in your life, Dead Red Heart is sure to please.