High
Heels Are Murder
A
Josie Marcus Mystery
Elaine
Viets
Signet
(Mass Market Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0-451-21988-0 (0451219880)
ISBN-13: 978-0-451-21988-6 (9780451219886)
Publication Date: November 2006
List Price: $6.99
Synopsis (from the publisher): Every job has its pluses and minuses. Josie Marcus gets to shoe-shop-but she also must deal with men like Mel Poulaine, who's too interested in handling women's feet. Soon Josie's been hired by Mel's boss to mystery-shop the store, but one step leads to another and Josie finds herself in St. Louis's seedy underbelly. Caught up in a web of crime, Josie hopes against hope that she won't end up murdered in Manolos.
Review:
Josie Marcus, mystery shopper, returns in her second madcap adventure, High Heels are Murder
by Elaine Viets.
While mystery shopping a shoe store to which complaints have been made
by woman who say that a certain salesman seems a bit more interested in
their feet than in selling them shoes, Josie catches him in a
compromising position with a pair of her own shoes. Just a day after
being fired from his position, he's found murdered. Josie's neighbor's
daughter, "Miss Perfect" Cheryl, to whom she is compared by her mother,
is unexpectedly accused of the crime. Soon Josie finds herself drawn
into an investigation involving men with "special needs".
High
Heels are Murder is typical
of this genre, reasonably well written and plotted, and will no doubt
appeal to those readers who appreciate their murder mysteries liberally
sprinkled with references to designer brands (and not to those who
don't). Josie is an entertaining character, and there are certainly a
few instances where it's hard not to smile at the situation in which
she finds herself.
While the story is frivolous and light-hearted, Viets tries to instill
into Josie characteristics that readers may find familiar in their own
lives. Josie's a single mother, struggling to make ends meet, but
working in a job she clearly enjoys despite the poor pay. She's
constantly trying to live up some standard she attributes to her
mother, but is it really her own standard that she's trying to live up
to? These are interesting facets for a lead character, but at times
they seem out of place in what is primarily a comedic mystery.
Special thanks to Breakthrough Promotions for providing a copy of High Heels Are Murder for this review.
Review Copyright © 2006 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved
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Location(s) referenced: St.
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