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Never Sorry: A Leigh Koslow Mystery

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After being fired from Peres and Lacey Advertising, Leigh Kaslow and several other ex-employees from their own agency, but a lack of capital leaves them in trouble. To supplement her income, Leigh hires on as a vet technician working with her former crush Dr. Mike Tanner. Mike used to work for Leigh's father. Her interest in the doctor is rekindled, but this time he seems to reciprocate her feelings.

One late evening after a tough surgery, Leigh spots a light in the tiger exhibit. She investigates and finds dry blood and body parts. Covered in blood, Leigh runs to get help. She thinks the victim is her old nemesis Carmen. The police charge Leigh with murdering her old enemy. Though frightened by it all, Leigh begins making inquiries to prove her innocence.

Any one who knows Leigh Kaslow realizes she is fictional proof of a corollary to Murphy Law as she seems to always be in the wrong place at the wrong time. NEVER SORRY is a shock a minute as an amateur sleuth that is impossible to predict what happens next. Edie Claire keeps her audience on edge with her ability to produce one stunning event after another. Leigh is a likable character who will get inside the reader,s soul and root for her to escape from her current woes. Ms. Claire is a wonderful story teller who provides a superb addition to the mystery genre.

Harriet Klausner

After finishing Miss Claire's Never Buried, I was looking forward to reading the next book in her series. Usually, the second in a series is not quite a good as the first. Boy, was my assumption wrong! Never Sorry was a wonderful read. Leigh Koslow is back with her best friends in a mystery that will keep you reading until late into the evening. While working part-time at the local zoo, Leigh stumbles across a gruesome "surprise" in the tiger cage. Miss Claire is not graphic in her descriptions (thankfully!) of the crime scene, but your imagination will run away as you read the story. Leigh has another crime on her hands that she must solve for her own good. Add romance, wild animals, great friends, and a few psyco's from her past and you have the beginnings of a fabulous mystery! This book deserves six stars!

NEVER SORRY follows NEVER BURIED as the second Leigh Koslow mystery.

Leigh is a copywriter who is trying to get her new agency up and running, but until she can recruit more clients, she has to take a job at the Riverview Park Zoo to make ends meet. It's there she meets up with Mike Tanner, an old crush, and other "blasts" from the past. When the remains of a body are found by Leigh in the Tiger exhibit, Leigh gets herself trapped in a deadly game of "whodunit" that only her cop friend Maura, and her political candidate Warren, and her lawyer Katherine can help her out of.

This is a riveting, mind-blowing book with an ending that will leave you in shock. This book is well written, and the plot is perfect for any mystery-lover. The characters are well formed and very easy to picture. Leigh comes across as a caring, strong-willed amateur sleuth. I loved this one, and with the cliffhanger Ms. Claire leaves at the end, I can't wait for the next one.

A must read for mystery lovers! Great plot, well-developed characters and lots of surprises. Mystery and suspense without gore. Truly enjoyable.

A haunting ending, better than HANNIBAL. Darkly suspenseful thriller set in a zoo, with Leigh Koslow tracking an elusive killer far more dangerous than the resident animals. Brilliant blend of whodunit narrative and down-to-earth characterization. Claire has a flair for developing believeable characters who seem like people you already know. Koslow is plucky but not invincible, and her penchant for making a bad situation worse makes her all the more compelling. Mystery readers of all ages will enjoy this one.

This is one of my favorite series of all time...and I read A LOT of mysteries! This one was actually the first one I read (out of order, but I went back and bought the ones before it)in the series and it was awesome. I loved the zoo as the scene of the crime. I loved the main character Leigh. And I loved the ending- good surprise at the end that I did NOT see coming, which was great! TOTALLY recommend this book ! ! !

Edie Claire provides entertaining, thoughtful writting andkeeps it flowing. This is an excellent mystery and will keep youturning the pages and wanting more. I would recommend this title to anyone who enjoys mysteries, but to anyone who wants an intellingent, yet easy to follow book, as well. My teenager loved it too!

Never Sorry has as many twists and turns as Ms. Claire's first book, Never Buried. The story takes place in Pittsburgh, PA, however, you don't need to be a Pittsburgher in order to enjoy the book.

Again, the characters are developed early in the book. As with the first book, there are surprises at the end so don't think you can figure out the plot half way through the book; you can't!

This series is a must for true mystery lovers.

I stumbled upon this book by accident in a bookstore and as soon as I was done I went out in search of the other book in the series. Never Sorry is an enjoyable read from start to finish and I keep waiting for the next one. Question is-when will it ever come out? I keep checking so I can order it right away.

I'd really hoped the series would improve as it went along, but I was disappointed.

I found the first book in the series pretty good, but the writing very amateur. The second book was not only predictable, but it was even more amateur than the first as far as the writing.

The dialogue between characters was very stilted and some of the wording so inane, it was distracting (The answering machine rewound happily? How does one know whether an answering machine is happy or sad?). The series itself does have potential, so I really wish Ms. Claire would take a few writing classes and turn these books into something more enjoyable and less distracting.