Mischief Becomes Her

November 15, 2008
Jessicaand her sisters want justice for their dead father, retired Philadelphia police officer Teddy Sunshine. Officials claimthat he committed suicide after strangling a mayoral candidates wife. The sisters believe that he was killed and that finding his murderer and clearing his name hinge onthree unsolved crimes that haunted him.Not one for subtlety, Jessica uses her position as a cable journalist to try to flush out new facts, driving homicide detective Matt Denby crazy. He was in charge of Teddys death investigation until someone higher up pulled the case from him. Now hejoins forces with the family, becoming Jessicas partner, if only he survives asimpetuous Jessica involves him in one harebrained scheme after another.They differ on the investigation only to agree on their mutual attraction, creating a fun thrill ride for the reader as Michaels continues to entertain and delightwith the second installment in the tale of the three Sunshine sisters.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)