La columnista de Zeitgeist Molly Forrester quiere demostrar de una vez por todas que es una buena periodista y conseguir por fin ese ascenso que le permita dejar el consultorio sentimental y escribir artículos “serios”. El asesinato de un conocido publicista será la ocasión ideal para poner de nuevo a prueba sus dotes de investigadora. A pesar de la la intromisión de su ex y de la oposición de su novio, el detective de homicidios Kyle Edwards, Molly contará con la ayuda de sus amigas y no desistirá aunque las pesquisas pongan en peligro tanto su relación como su propia vida.

I'd rank this one in personal like-ability as #3 out of the four books.

Molly is finally assigned a feature article, instead of stumbling across a dead body and getting a story out of it. This time the body's been dead for weeks and she just has to write an in-depth story about the widow. Who's the prime suspect.

I cannot read this book without thinking of Robert Palmer's Simply Irresistible music video. The murder victim (who is killed before the story takes place, so a bit of a different spin on the typical murder mystery, where the murder takes place during the story) is an advertising executive at the top of his game. HIs secret to success? His harem. His top 6 executives are all women, and all, of course, are stunningly gorgeous. Hence the Robert Palmer flashbacks.

There are a lot of obvious reasons people would have wanted Garth dead, but Molly's research and interviews start revealing the more hidden reasons the man was such a blight and starts to put her relationship with her NYPD detective-boyfriend in jeopardy.

I am not afraid to admit that while reading these books (or re-reading them, as the case may be), I became emotionally invested in these characters. Molly, Kyle, Tricia, Cassady - all of them. So in some ways this book was as hard a read as the second book - Ms. Anderson doesn't shy away from painful conflict portrayed in a realistic fashion. It's not too heavy or angsty, but in Molly's world, there are consequences for the actions she takes and the decisions she makes.

I think I've only mentioned it two or three times, so I'll say it again: I'm really disappointed that Ms. Anderson stopped at four books. I'd have loved to see where these characters went over time. ( )

I found this book surprisingly enjoyable. Not because I had any reason to expect that it wouldn't be, more because I've had such a hard time finding new authors I like that I'd run out of hope. I liked everything from the engaging plot to the interesting characters to the -- at times -- laugh-out-loud throwaway lines.

An example -- several of the characters run into each other at an out-of-the-way bar.

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"What are you doing here?" [one] asked sharply as they stopped before us.

"Collecting signatures for a petition to stop rhetorical questions," [the other] responded.

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And I particularly liked the relationship between the main character and her policeman boyfriend. It was believable but a much more realistic portrayal between the professional and amateur detective that keeps getting in the way.

I didn't love everything -- there were a few too many moments where the protagonist *knew* that someone was the killer only to be wrong. And then she'd *know* again several chapters later. With the writing being as good as it is, though, that was a small price to pay.

I'm happy to see that there are several other books in this series. Looking forward to reading them! ( )

La columnista de Zeitgeist Molly Forrester quiere demostrar de una vez por todas que es una buena periodista y conseguir por fin ese ascenso que le permita dejar el consultorio sentimental y escribir artículos “serios”. El asesinato de un conocido publicista será la ocasión ideal para poner de nuevo a prueba sus dotes de investigadora. A pesar de la la intromisión de su ex y de la oposición de su novio, el detective de homicidios Kyle Edwards, Molly contará con la ayuda de sus amigas y no desistirá aunque las pesquisas pongan en peligro tanto su relación como su propia vida.