When Senator Fred ""Bandit"" Colman is assassinated, his mistress, Lorelei Muldoon, discovers that vigilante lawmen, the media, Senator Colman's widow, and an interior decorator moonlighting as a smuggler are all out to get her. A first novel."
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A nontraditional heroine who's in almost over her head, some vivid and original writing, and a title from a popular song make Wenda Wardell Morrone's debut a worthy companion to Betsy Thornton's The Cowboy Rides Away as one of the best first mysteries I've read. Ace political numbers-cruncher Lorelei Muldoon thinks that her boss--Montana Senator Fred "Bandit" Colman--has nothing but romance on his mind when he invites her for a weekend at his isolated ranch. But a fatal plane crash and lots of suspicious people and plants in Bandit's hometown soon convince Lorelei that something much more dangerous is going down. All she has to do is decide which of the many colorful denizens of Merciful Valley are the good guys.
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Lorelei Muldoon thinks she is flying off with married Montana senator Fred "Bandit" Colman for an affair at his secluded cabin, but his desire for her is based on a more serious ulterior motive. Before he can explain his reasons though, their plane is sabotaged and crashes, killing the senator. Muldoon escapes serious injury but soon finds herself pursued by assassins, vigilantes, the media, and Colman's widow. She ascertains that drug smugglers were behind the plane's sabotage but can't discover their connection to Colman. She finds temporary sanctuary hiding out in his hometown of Merciful Valley but doesn't know who is working for the smugglers. So who can she trust? Lorelei does know that if she doesn't act decisively, she will soon become one of the smuggler's victims. Set against the backdrop of rural Montana and populated with numerous colorful characters, Everyday Woman is an enjoyable read. Although it does have some problems, including occasionally awkward plotting, this is a successful first novel for Morrone. Eric Robbins
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A fabulous debut thriller,
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This review is from: No Time for an Everyday Woman (Hardcover)
Numbers analysis consultant Lorelei Muldoon and her lover, Senator
Fred Colman, fly to his remote Montana cabin when the sabotaged plane
crashes, killing Fred and injuring Lorelei. She is immediately rescued
by a ranger who guides away from the wreck that could blow up any
moment. He leaves her for the moment at his camp site guarded by his
dog. The man, Barney McFaul, calls his superior at Secret Security
Forces of America to tell them what he already has learned. In the
interim, Lorelei manages to escape, heading to the cabin where she is
confronted by another person, Fenton, holding a gun to her head. She
is she sole witness to the murder of the junior senator and no one
officially knows she was with him on his last ride so she is
expendable. Only the dog saves her life this time.
...... There are several people who unofficially knows that she traveled
on that fatal plane crash. All are after her. Some want her dead.
Others want her alive to testify. It is impossible to separate the
good guys (and gals) from the enemy. Worse yet, as she flees from
friend and foe, Lorelei still does not know why all this is even
happening
......NO TIME FOR AN EVERYDAY WOMAN is a fabulous debut thriller
that fans of political intrigue will enjoy. Lorelei is a wonderful
heroine and the support cast (friend and foe) add an intriguing degree
of dire straits. Though the various perspectives on the same scene
gets a bit wearying, Wenda Wardell Morrone shows she has plenty of
talent to become a force on the political thriller scene.
........Harriet Klausner
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