Andi McConnell is a soon-to-be sixty-year-old single lady who is canned from her insurance job. To make matters worse, her boyfriend Jerry, who has recently landed a promotion and relocation from the same company, breaks up with her. Just when things are at their bleakest, Andi’s estranged but rich Uncle Ned dies and bequeaths her a limousine. Hardly the perfect gift for the unemployed, dumped, and depressed.
Can Andi’s young waitress friend Joelle cheer her up with her smile and her faith? Or perhaps Fritz, who owns a sailboat charter company, will put some spring in her step. They both encourage Andi to start a new business as a limousine driver. But that’s not likely to happen any time soon since her new ride is now a crime scene.
When someone ends up dead in the limousine’s trunk, Andi has more trouble than she ever dreamed. Could the police accuse her of this heinous crime? Can she snoop around enough to find the real killer?
McCourtney weaves a tight tale, with humor to ease the tension of dilemma after dilemma. She has a distinct knack for bringing feisty older women to life on the pages of her novels. I suspect there’s a propensity for gumshoeing in McCourtney-might her characters mirror something of herself? We may never know, but one thing we can know is the enjoyment of a terrific mystery. Pick this one up soon.
