Follow the Murder (Five Star First Edition Mystery) [Hardcover]

Catherine Dain (Author)

Book Description

Series: Five Star First Edition Mystery | Publication Date: September 2002

When a client tells therapist Faith Cassidy she wants to murder her ex-husband, Faith doesn't take her seriously and chooses not to report it. But that night the ex-husband is murdered and three days later Faith's client is arrested.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Shamus nominee Catherine Dain (Dead Man's Hand) examines the dark side of sunny Southern California in Follow the Murder: A Faith Cassidy Mystery, another breezy entry in her series featuring the cat-loving therapist and former actress. Faith doesn't take her client Natalie Thorson's urge to kill her ex-husband seriously, but when Natalie becomes the chief suspect in the stabbing death of Craig Thorson, Faith could be sued for not having warned the victim of the threat which is all the more reason for the part-time sleuth to find the real killer.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

A client confides in therapist/sleuth Faith Cassidy (Death of the Party) that she wants to kill her husband, then apparently does. Hoping to avoid a lawsuit, Faith attempts to prove her client's innocence. Further murder and increasing personal danger ensue. A powerful second mystery for most collections.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 222 pages
• Publisher: Five Star (ME); Library edition edition (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786243163
• ISBN-13: 978-0786243167
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,403,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars exciting amateur sleuth tale, September 29, 2002

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This review is from: Follow the Murder (Five Star First Edition Mystery) (Hardcover)

Clinic walk-in client Natalie Thorson informs her psychiatrist Faith Cassidy that she is filled with anger towards her former husband and wants him dead. She goes so far as to say she would love to murder Craig. Faith concludes that Natalie is emotionally too tired to carry out her threat but still consults with a peer who agrees with her assessment.

The next day attorney Miriam Stern calls to obtain information from Faith as someone murdered Craig in his kitchen in what appears to be a crime of passion. Faith worries that Craig's estate could sue her for negligence by not reporting the threat even if her professional judgment still believes there was none. In spite of Miriam's warning to behave prudently, Faith investigates the murder to prove Natalie's innocence and to avoid a costly suit.

FOLLOW THE MURDER is an exciting amateur sleuth tale that borrows elements from the medical thriller and police procedural. Though why Faith investigates is a stretch, the story line never slows down, loaded with red herrings, and provides numerous surprising twists and turns. Catherine Dain furnishes fans with a wonderful mystery that entertains from start to finish.

Harriet Klausner