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Woman Strangled - News at Ten (Five Star Expressions)

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I really wish more people knew about Laurie Moore. I hope this book will pave the way for that. It's a great beach book with fun and lively characters that take us into the story willingly. I really enjoyed this, my two favorite characters were Reggie, one of the WBFD-TV's nutty cameramen and Rochelle the station's menopausal receptionist. Of course, there always has to be someone to detest and investigative reporter Tig, fills that bill very well. You'll be wanting to get back at him yourself by the middle of the book! All in all, a fun read. I can't wait for the second installment in the series.

Aspen Wicklow graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in journalism and a belief she would soon own the media world. Alas, she is down to double digits in cash and one in prospects. Shocking herself, Aspen obtains a highly regarded job on the Fort Worth TV show Public Defender.

However her first time on the WBFD-TV show, she meets fellow reporter Tig Welder, who warns "Investigative Reporter Barbie" to never scoop or trump him; if she tries she is toast. Station manager J. Gordon Pfeiffer tells her if she wants to stay employed to avoid being the story. Aspen soon meets Johnson County Sheriff Spike Granger when he complains vociferously about overcrowded prisons. She also investigates missing person Candy Drummond, who pledged at the same University of North Texas sorority as she did. Not long afterward her strangled corpse is found and Aspen finds she has broken TV show rules one and two by trumping Tig and becoming part of the story when her inquiries take a life and death of their own.

Laura Moore proves she is not jinxed as she starts a new series starring a fabulous heroine who struggles to adhere to the "rules" while remaining true to herself. The whodunit is fast-paced yet quite amusing and filled with plausible enjoyable twists (a trademark of this author) as Spike and Aspen invesitgate separately and somewhat togetehr (especially when he is checking her out). Fans will enjoy the opening act of a strong journalist mystery.

Harriet Klausner

This book was just so ho-hum and predictable. It did not keep my interest. It got so uninteresting I could not bring myself to finish reading the last quarter of the book.

This is the first book I have read without pictures or nursery rhymes in almost 3 years and it was smart and funny and fast paced. Great way to get my brain back in the game. The characters are well drawn.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to reading the rest of Ms. Moore's works. I agree that it is a great vacation read.

Really fun!