Wicked Craving
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4.1 • 40 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A weight-loss scammer is suspected of killing his wife in this mystery starring the “food-loving, witty and down-to-earth” PI (Publishers Weekly).
Savannah Reid may have a few extra curves on her full-figured body, but that hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of California’s most successful private investigators. Her latest case puts her hot on the trail of a shady weight loss therapist who’s made a killing treating—and cheating—his overweight patients. The question is, did he kill his wife, too?
Pound for pound, this is shaping up to be one of Savannah’s toughest cases ever. But she’d better find the killer soon . . . or else the bodies will just keep piling up . . .
“Solid . . . Savannah’s wit about food and healthy weight continues to sparkle.” —Publishers Weekly
“Enjoyable . . . A nice mix of cozy relationships and mystery.” —Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When Maria Wellman, the unpopular wife of philandering diet guru Dr. Robert Wellman, is found dead on the beach below the couple's cliff-top estate, Savannah Reid investigates in McKevett's solid 15th mystery to feature the voluptuous San Carmelita, Calif., PI (after 2009's A Body to Die For). Granny Reid, who flies in for a vacation, distracts Savannah from her sleuthing, but she also provides major help (and biscuits!) after Savannah and her policeman beau, Sgt. Dirk Coulter, uncover a big secret about the Wellmans. Suspects include battered wife Lydia Mahoney, whose husband was blackmailing Robert, and Karen Burns, a single mom pregnant with Robert's baby whose mother runs a nightmarish day-care center. Though Savannah's wit about food and healthy weight continues to sparkle, the "will they or won't they?" banter between Dirk and Savannah is getting a little tired. Hopefully, McKevett (the pseudonym of Sonja Massie) will let the two fully connect soon.
