Until Death

Rating:
Summary: Simply put... fabulous.
Review: I don't normally bother going to the trouble of reviewing the books I read, they have to make a serious impact on me. My opinion isn't necessarily only for "Until Death", but more for the series as a whole. Not only are Ike and Abby two of the most fabulous characters I've ever read (I wanted so badly to reach in and pull them out into my world), but the mystery that surrounds each of the books is stunning in it's complexity. The two main characters have a lot of developing to do, I'm not saying that the author has created the perfect book. There are several slight inconsistencies, but that's part of their charm, you can't wait to watch them grow. I read one book in a day and that same evening I had to go buy the other two, I couldn't wait. I laughed through all three of them, mainly because you see everything through Abby's eyes and he's just such a clown. I'm impatiently waiting for the next book, and while I can't guarantee that everyone will like them you should at least try. Because if not, you could be missing out on great entertainment.

Rating:
Summary: Great whodunit
Review: I first learned about Until Death while unline several years ago when I was on the same on-line service as the author. I enjoyed the novel from beginning to end. The two main characters, TV news director Abby Abagnarro and his former wife and TV producxer Mary "Ike" Tygart come across a shocking murder of Connie Candela, the show's anchorwomen. She's found at her desk, dressed to kill, or should I say be killed the medical examiner rules she drowned to death. That's only the beginning. The book is worth searching for in your library or book store.

Rating:
Summary: An excellent soporific
Review: I'd read several highly positive comments about this book on the DorothyL mailing list, so I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, I couldn't get beyond page 42. Nothing in those pages had grabbed me sufficiently to make me want to continue. Where the cover blurb raves "lighthearted and sparkling" I would substitute "trite and sophomoric." The main characters are Ike and Abby, recently divorced but still managing to work, tango, and skate together. Ike is the woman, and Abby is the man. Isn't that cute? They set out to solve the murder of Connie Candela, the new co-anchor of a morning television program at NTB, where Ike and Abby are both employed. I think there may be a decent puzzle in there somewhere, because the circumstances of the murder do immediately raise questions about how this murder was committed as well as who committed it. However, I was unwilling to slog through an additional 257 boring pages of narrative in order to satisfy my mil! d curiosity.