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What Mommy Said: An Arlene Flynn Mystery

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In Stone County, New York nine year old Sebastian Duncan suffers a near death experience when he drowns in Ichabod Crane Lake. While on the other side, Sebastian meets Jennifer, his dead mother, a suicide victim from an overdose of drugs. Jennifer tells her son he needs to tell Granny Elizabeth that she was murdered. When Sebastian returns to the living, he tells his Granny Elizabeth what his mother related to him.

Elizabeth manages to get the case reopened with special investigator Arlene Flynn heading up the probe. Her focus is on Jennifer's now wealthy spouse, James, who rumors state had been two-timing his spouse. Arlene is also investigating the death by strangulation of a rich woman, whose son was just paroled from prison. Pressure increases on Arlene to rapidly resolve both cases.

WHAT MOMMY SAID never seems to make up its mind as to what type of book it wants to be. Arlene's allusions to Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse and how they would handle investigations and clues surprisingly takes away from the story line, leaving a choppy feel. H. Paul Jeffers shows bursts of talent, but needs better focus as he has done in some of his previous works like A GRAND NIGHT FOR MURDER.

Harriet Klausner