Three Dirty Women and the Bitter Brew

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Summary: Test your wits on this mystery!
Review: Korine McFaile was one of three women who made the company called "Three Dirty Women Landscaping, Inc." Korine and one of her partners, Janey Bascom, went to Savannah for the twelfth annual Small Landscapers Convention. Janey's husband, J.J., tagged along. Korine found her roommate for the weekend, Dodie Halloran, was rude, mean, and determined to make Korine's time in Savannah miserable. Many people witnessed them have heated words. Only Leo Gilcrest, president of the Small Landscapers League, kept Dodie from physically attacking Korine in public! When Dodie turned up dead, Korine was a major suspect.

At the same time, Korine's son, Chaz, was having a personal problem of his own. For some reason, he would not, or could not, explain it to her or ask for help.

WHEW! This story would challenge even Sherlock! No one was who they seemed and everyone had secrets, none of them good! There is no doubt in my mind that if you love a great mystery, then you will never regret getting your hands on THIS book! Recommended!

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Summary: Great down home mystery
Review: Two of the three owners of Three Dirty Women Landscaping attend the Southern Small Landscaping Conference in Savannah. While Amilou Whittier stayed home in Pine Grove due to being on probation for murdering her husband, Janey Bascom and Korine McFaile look forward to the events. Because Janey's husband is accompanied her, Korine rooms with Dodie Hallorman, selected for her by committee member Sharon Winslow.

From the start Dodie acts ugly towards Korine and even rips the latter in public. Although she looked forward to not rooming with Dodie, Korine would not want any harm to befall the disagreeable woman. Still, someone kills Dodie with Korine being the prime suspect of local Detective Sudley, not just because of the conference confrontations, but because they were business rivals.

The second "Dirty Women" novel, THREE DIRTY WOMEN AND THE BITTER BREW, is an entertaining tale that will please fans of amateur sleuth-police procedural stories. The plot is fun, as the audience understands a lot about Janey and Korine and their relationships with family members. Though Amilou takes a back seat, readers will see glimpses of her personality too. The support cast augments the tale by propelling the action forward and through their interaction with Korine. As with her fabulous THREE DIRT WOMEN AND THE GARDEN OF DEATH, Julie Wray Herman writes a wry entertaining mystery.

Harriet Klausner