The Death of a Dancing Fool (Berkley Prime Crime Series) [Paperback]

Carole Berry (Author)

Book Description

Series: Berkley Prime Crime Series | Publication Date: January 1, 1996

Private detective Bonnie Indermill finds herself contemplating life in sunny suburbia--and death in the seedy underworld of the Manhattan club scene.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

By staying quiet about exactly who the title character might be, Berry (The Death of a Difficult Woman) keeps the reader as alert and engaged as her returning amateur sleuth, Bonnie Indermill. Bonnie is reluctant to accept a job offer from an old friend, "Fast Eddie" Fong, last seen dodging the cops as well as some "underworld types." But when the NYPD's Captain Lee, who has been eying Eddie's Manhattan nightclub, seconds the request, she agrees to sort out the filing (for Eddie) and to secretly note business irregularities (for Lee). Bonnie's own suspicions are aroused when Eddie's unsavory partner excludes her from the club's "secure room" and an enigmatic janitor drops dark hints about the recent suicide of a TV star seen at the club. Her visit to a man who could hold a key to the mystery is no help: he's home, but he's dead. It's all enough to make a woman try her hand at a little theft and a spot of breaking and entering?although even that won't save the life of the "fool." While readers must suspend disbelief when the initially cautious Lee inexplicably and increasingly puts Bonnie in harm's way, they can still enjoy the way Bonnie deftly dances her way around the villains.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

The romantic promise of dance instructor Bonnie Indermill's Valentine's Day slowly disintegrates after she receives a phone message from former "friend" Eddie Fong. The charming schemer offers Bonnie a job at his upscale Manhattan dance club. After one of the club's celebrity clients, a suspected drug addict, apparently commits suicide, police ask Bonnie to spy on Fong. Meanwhile, Fong's manipulative girlfriend attaches herself to a former Broadway dancer who is hoping to make a comeback. A selection of several dancing fools from which to choose the murderer or next victim make this is a good selection for most collections.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 267 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade; First Edition edition (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425151425
• ISBN-13: 978-0425151426
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,751,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from Ms. Berry, February 28, 1999

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This review is from: Death of Dancing Fool (Paperback)

fun and exciting-all her books are great