Short Change - Hardcover

Patricia Smiley is the author of Los Angeles Times bestsellers Cover Your Assets and False Profits. She participates in the blog nakedauthors.com with mystery authors that include Cornelia Read and Jacqueline Winspear. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Author website: patriciasmiley.com.

Smileys well-paced mystery, set in L.A., is the third featuring management consultant Tucker Sinclair, who finds herself sorting out murder and theft when she attempts to organize the marketing and accounting of her friends detective agency. A client who seems off-kilter to Tucker soon leads to identity theft, a real estate scam, and murder. When Tuckers PI friend is laid up, Tucker must investigate, or there may not be a business to consult on. Allyson Ryan does a terrific job with the villains changing persona and with the plethora of witnesses and family members. Best of all, Ryans sassy Tucker is irresistible. D.P.D. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine