Red Sky in Mourning (Helen Bradley Mysteries)
Following Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (LJ 4/1/97), this Helen Bradley mystery takes the former police officer and secret agent to Washington State to write a travel guide. But once Bradley arrives in the Long Beach Peninsula area, she senses that something is seriously wrong. The woman who began the travel guide died in mysterious circumstances nobody seems to want to discuss. Soon there is another death, and Bradley hears rumors of drug trafficking. Her investigations lead to attempts on her own life. While the main character is dynamic, her charm is diminished by weak plotting and a one-dimensional supporting cast. Mainly for libraries with a demand for the series.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.