Going to the Bad: A Lilly Hawkins Mystery (Lilly Hawkins Mysteries)
"Taking place over a two-day period, Lilly's new 'case' is as fast-paced and suspenseful as all the ones that have come before. But what really allows Lilly to stand out is her beloved sarcasm that draws the reader in and makes them follow the intrepid amateur sleuth wherever she goes.--Suspense Magazine"McFarland's twisty third Lilly Hawkins mystery finds the Bakersfield, Calif., TV news photographer caught off guard by an attack on her beloved black sheep uncle, Allan "Bud" Hawkins . . . Lilly's instincts may occasionally lead her astray, but readers will enjoy stumbling alongside her." --Publisher's Weekly"Determined to avenge an attack on her uncle, a photographer turns investigator in this character-rich whodunit and whydunit." --Kirkus"The pacing is frenetic but focused, as Lilly runs up against the ailing Warner's hired thugs. The adrenaline-fueled action occasionally tips the scales, but it makes the emotional punch of the book's final revelations all the more wrenching."  --The Houston Chronicle"Nora McFarland's writing cuts to the quick, peeling layers of painful family truths. The story's gritty, but shot through with humor." --The Florida Times-Union