Book description
Camilla MacPhee is the black sheep of her perfect, blonde family,
although she runs a law office specializing in Justice for Victims of
violent crimes. However, her uneasy association with the world of crime
takes a bizarre turn when a vicious, vindictive fashion columnist with
underworld connections named Mitzi Brochu is crucified in a downtown
hotel room. The problem is that Camilla's best friend Robin was on her
way to meet the victim, and has become the main suspect. Camilla sets
out to vindicate her friend, but finding the real killer isn't easy, as
just about anyone among the politicians and supermodels skewered by
Mitzi's rapier wit could be said to have had ample motive. The
investigation turns dangerous, as Camilla receives cryptic warnings
while following a grisly killer's trail marked by more murders of humans
and felines. The cast of characters includes a sleazy rock promoter, a
nosy, sherry-mad old lady, a suave but mysterious hotel manager, a
grumpy Mountie, and several manipulative sisters in this seriously funny
first mystery novel by Mary Jane Maffini. Mary Jane Maffini is a
lapsed librarian and a mystery addict. She is the author of six Camilla
MacPhee mysteries, two Fiona Silk adventures, five Charlotte Adams
books, and nearly two dozen short stories. She holds two Arthur Ellis
Awards for best mystery short story, as well as the Derrick Murdoch
lifetime achievement award. Speak Ill of the Dead was shortlisted for an
Arthur Ellis Award for best first novel and Lament for a Lounge Lizard
for best novel. Mary Jane lives and plots in Ottawa.
