A Dangerous Woman [Paperback]

Debra Lee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2, 2002

Lock your doors and turn on all the lights. A murderer is on the loose in central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna Valley. Or was it murder? Fay Cunningham, newspaper publisher, is determined to find out.

Having taken a leave-of-absence from her newspaper, The Susquehanna Valley Daily, Fay is determined to lose weight, quit smoking, and completely turn her life around. As part of her new regime, she took on the task of delivering newspapers on foot. All is well - until she attempts to deliver a newspaper to her godfather, Joe Wise, and is met at the door by a mysterious young blonde.

Who is the young woman barring the doorway, and where is Joe? Will Fay's friend and mentor, Mitch Malone, help her uncover the truth? Surely, Joe didn't fire Ethel, his elderly housekeeper, in favor of some young slip of a gal? The answers to all these questions and others that will arise can be found in the pages of "A Dangerous Woman."

Debra Lee will keep you on the edge of your seat as you follow the twists and turns that lead Fay toward a terrifying discovery. Make sure you take your umbrella!

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About the Author

Debra Lee lives in Central Pennsylvania with her husband Richard, their youngest son, several felines, and one canine. Along the way to becoming a published author, Debra has been a real estate agent and owner of a pizza shop. She is a member of Pennwriters, Sisters in Crime, and EPIC.

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: Synergebooks (March 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744303567
• ISBN-13: 978-0744303568
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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-five
years. I'm the mother of two grown sons and grandmother to one grandson. I
share my home in Pennsylvania with my husband and four felines. It's an
interesting life.

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

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

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

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Susan Hartigan (Riverside, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Dangerous Woman (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.

32 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

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

By 

Beverly Valcovic (Annapolis MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Dangerous Woman (A Fay Cunningham Mystery-Book 1) (Kindle Edition)

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!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read, November 24, 2010

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Elaine loves books (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Dangerous Woman (Paperback)

A Dangerous Woman is a fun read that pulls you through its pages. Fay Cunningham is a woman you'd love to have as your friend--loyal and caring. When she thinks her friend Joe Wise is in trouble, she doesn't give up, and she pulls you along for the ride. Highly recommended.