Harriet Hubbley -- affectionately known as Harry to her friends -- sleuth with an insatiable curiosity, has finally returned home to Montreal to attend a gym teachers convention. Lovers, ex-lovers, secret lovers and perfect strangers are thrown together and old wounds are torn open. Betrayals and indiscretions come to a head when one of Harry's colleagues turns up dead at a lesbian bar. As if that weren't enough for Harry, Raven, her lipstick lesbian lover from San Francisco, shows up unexpectedly.
Harry just can't leave the murder investigation to the police -- she starts prying into the lives of friend and foe alike and quickly treads on dangerous ground. Engulfed by shocking revelations about her colleagues and friends, Harry herself becomes a target.
The grand finale to the Harriet Hubbley Mystery Series, Sudden Death, delivers the best in turmoil, intrigue and murder. Author Jackie Manthorne leaves her dedicated readership with a sense of satisfaction for a mystery "well done".
