“You can’t be too rich or too thin,” said Babe Paley who might have been both. David Champion thinks you can be too rich and too thin, and he sets out to prove it with a surprising new courtroom drama.
Was the top fashion designer Aldo diCarlo too rich? Were his models—including the one who is accused of his murder—too thin? Bomber’s son and investigator Tod sets out to prove the stunning supermodel Cheryl Darling is innocent of murdering her boss and former lover. Tod quickly falls for Cheryl, to his mother’s delight and Bomber’s chagrin. Since the evidence against her is overwhelming, Tod diligently unburies sordid secrets about the deceased’s past, trying to clear her. After fast-paced courtroom scenes, the clever denouement is heightened by ace-trial lawyer Bomber displaying a rare touch of humanity. Rich rewards await Bomber’s fans in this, his fifth exciting mystery.
