Bailey Wiggins, girl crime reporter, is
having romantic problems. Beau is away and rather than sit around
waiting for him, she agrees to accompany a girl friend to a house
party. The occasion is the preview of super model, Devon Barr's,
first album. The other guests include Devon's manager, her booker, a
rock star, a writer, her personal attendant and another model. Before
the end of the weekend, Devon is found dead from a supposed heart
attack.
Bailey immediately thinks something is
wrong. She suspects that Devon was anorexic and someone was trying to
hide the fact. When a bottle of ipecac disappears from Devon's
bathroom, Bailey begins to think foul play. Did someone encourage
Devon's anorexia to the point of killing her? The plot of the mystery
follows Bailey's attempts to track down which guest had a motive for
murder.
The book drags a bit. Bailey keeps
asking essentially the same questions about Devon's anorexia over and
over as she interviews the house guests. I found it hard to believe
they would continue to answer. They suspect that she's on the trail
of a story, but keep believing her when she says she's just looking
for the truth. I also found the ending contrived. For me, it just
didn't seem to fit the characters and wasn't enough for all the
murder and mayhem.
I wasn't thrilled with the book. It's
an easy read, but it didn't really hold my attention. I would have
liked to see more action and less repetitive questioning.
I reviewed this book as part of the Amazon Vine Program.
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