Over Her Dead Body

COSMOPOLITAN Editor-in-Chief Kate White brings her sophisticated crime writer, Bailey Weggins, back in this witty, casual, and oh-so-sophisticated murder mystery set against the glossy pages of a New York celebrity tabloid. Read by actress Lea Thompson in a breezy manner, this audio presentation is as exciting as its odd cast of characters, the passionate crime that takes place, and the unusual investigation Bailey Weggins uncovers. While there are more than a few false leads and clearly not enough of Bailey's hot summer fling with the gorgeous Bo, OVER HER DEAD BODY is an audio treat. M.R.E. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

Starred review from May 30, 2005
Sharper than a stiletto heel, funnier than a bad dye job and full of fuchsia herrings, White's fourth Bailey Weggins murderfest (after 2004's 'Til Death Do Us Part
) brings back the glitz of the Cosmo
editor-in-chief's bestselling debut, If Looks Could Kill
, and features yet another she-devil magazine editor. After getting the pink slip from her gig at Gloss
("kind of Cosmo
for married chicks"), the sexy sleuth takes a job reporting on celebrity crime for Buzz
, a gossipy magazine helmed by Mona Hodges, who wears Dolce & Gabbana, not Prada, and is notorious for her "verbal bullwhipping." When Bailey discovers Mona's body in the editor's office after hours, Bailey's friend and fellow Buzz
staffer, Robby Hart, becomes a key suspect in her murder. Soon after acting editor Nash Nolan taps Bailey to do the Buzz
investigative article on the crime, Bailey uncovers a zillion other suspects. White keeps the reader guessing whodunit to the end, but the book's main attraction is Bailey herself, with her musings on train-wreck journalism and the perils of falling in love in between worrying if she's next on the killer's list. Catty and bitchy at times, she's all the more appealing because she's not too much of a goody-goody. Agent, Sandra Dijkstra.

January 15, 2006
Bailey Weggins is back and ready to tell you about her annual summer murder mystery adventure! In "Over Her Dead Body", she finds herself laid off from "Gloss "magazine but just as quickly lands a freelance position at "Buzz" magazine covering celebrity crime. As she's settling in and adjusting to all of the new personalities, she discovers the badly beaten body of her editor, Mona Hodges. Because Mona was a verbally abusive tyrant, there is no shortage of suspects for the police and Bailey to investigate. As with other Bailey Weggins titles (e.g., "Til Death Do Us Part" and "A Body To Die For"), the plot is a bit fantastic but deliciously entertaining nonetheless. Actress Lea Thompson's voice suits Bailey perfectly, and her performance is engaging and moves the story along at a good pace. With the lone exception of numerous cheesy musical interludes during climactic moments, the audio production is well done. Definitely recommended and suitable for all fiction and/or mystery collections in public libraries." -Nicole A. Cooke, Montclair State Univ. Lib., NJ"

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