A Dangerous Woman (A Fay Cunningham Mystery-Book 1) [Kindle Edition]

Debra Lee (Author)

Book Description

Fay Cunningham, publisher of a small-town Pennsylvania newspaper, is having a well-deserved midlife crisis. Both nicotine-and calorie-deprived, she stays busy delivering the paper she publishes in order to get closer to her customer base, craving inspiration, a smoke, and a cheeseburger. But she discovers something odd going on behind the closed doors of her trusted friend Joe Wise. Like, where is he and who is the mysterious blonde rudely blocking Fay’s entry to his house?

Adding to the puzzle, Fay learns that Joe’s brother and biggest rival, Thomas, has just died under strange circumstances. Joe was Fay’s professional benefactor and her journalistic instincts kick into overdrive. But first, she has to get past Angel, Joe’s hostile and secretive new companion. And when Fay’s questions get too personal, a killer makes lethal plans to send Fay into permanent retirement….

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Debra shares her home in the central part of Pennsylvania with her husband, Richard. Visit Debra's website: debralee.net

Product Details

• File Size: 276 KB
• Print Length: 198 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Debra Lee Books (February 9, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004N62OP6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,944 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 41 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Dangerous Woman April 26, 2002

By Susan Hartigan

Format:Paperback

Fay Cunningham is a middle aged, fourty pound overweight, menopausal, divorcee who is trying to quit a twenty-year, pack a day smoking habit. She has a daughter in college, and is the publisher of the town's very successful newspaper. She recently handed over her newspaper duties, for the time being, to see if she still wants to continue doing it. In the meantime she is delivering the papers herself to get closer to her customers, help her with her depression, and to lose the weight she has gained from not smoking. Faye Cunningham is what a lot of us are, a lady trying to find herself. But she is also much more than that. She is also a very loyal, and trustworthy friend. And so on a rainy, dreary day, when she went to the door of Joe Wise, one of her closest friends, to deliver his newspaper, and a strange woman, very rudely answered the door, saying that Joe isn't there, Fay becomes very curious.

Leaving Joe's house she goes to the "gossip corner", a nearby restaurant in town, and finds the former police chief, Mitch Malone, there having lunch. Not someone she is particularly happy to see at the moment. I have got to say that I was hooked on A DANGEROUS WOMAN when I read the very first paragraph. And Ms. Lee did not let me go. She has created a character, in Fay Cunningham, that most of us can relate to. A funny, not so perfect, but warm woman, who is trying to find herself after a devastating divorce. A woman who is so loyal to her friends that she puts own problems on the back burner, to make sure that they are alright, and not in harm's way. Bumbling along, but not giving up when things don't quite go the way that she wants them to.

A DANGEROUS WOMAN is a wonderful cozy, mystery that you will just want to curl up with, and forget the rest of the world, as Ms Lee pulls you into Fay's world. And you will not be sorry, because you will laugh, you will cry, you will bite your nails. Ms. Lee writes in such a fashion that it is easy to get to know Fay, and all of the other characters that she brings into the story. The plot keeps your interest, and makes you want to keep going. The characters are alive, and breathing. And you can't help but relate to the wonderful heroin, Faye.

If I could order up a friend, with all the qualities I desired, I would want a friend just like Fay Cunningham. And, I know, after reading A DANGEROUS WOMAN you will too.

I just can't say enough about this wonderful book. I just hope that this isn't the last Faye Cunningham mystery. A DANGEROUS WOMAN is much too good to not have a sequel. And believe me when, and if, it appears, I will be the first one in line to get it. And anymore thereafter.

39 of 47 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Editor needed! March 13, 2011

By Beverly Valcovic

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I kept being pulled out of a fairly enjoyable book by the desperate need of a copy editor. These were not just errors caused, perhaps, by transition to digital. These were poor English! Continual misuse of pronoun case, convoluted sentences, and sentences which seemed to go nowhere. A professional editor is certainly worth the price!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars In desperate need of an editor! December 11, 2011

By Thomas Murphy

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I read this book in its free Kindle edition. I would have been upset if I had paid for it. It's not that the book doesn't have an intriguing set up, it's that the book needs two things. First, a good copy editor. The book is full of typos, grammatical errors, and poorly constructed sentences. Secondly, it needs a good editor to help the author refocus the structure and the characterizations. The author pretty much gives away the guilty party early and repeatedly dilutes the tension of the plot with uninteresting digressions. The book is peopled with flat, stock and two-dimensional characters. The concept behind Fay Cunningham should be a strong one, but it falls victim to cliche and a lack of logic. If this woman really was a dynamo publisher, she would never tolerate the kind of grammatical errors and constructions she makes. And yet.....
And yet, Fay has such potential for being a sympathetic and fun character. She and the book should just be much better than they are here.

More About the Author

If I'm in a murderous mood, I might write a murder mystery or chilling thriller.
When there's romance in the air, I've been known to pen a love story.

On a more personal note, I've been married to the same guy for thirty-seven
years. I'm the mother of two grown sons and grandmother to one grandson. I
share my home in Pennsylvania with my husband and three felines. It's an
interesting life.

Please visit my website: http://www.debralee.net
Twitter:@debralee1