Carlotta is eating pizza when two cases are dumped into her denim-clad lap. One will take her into a combat zone of hookers and pimps, the other onto the campus of a wealthy prep school.
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"This is really just a basic mystery and should probably only get three stars, but it's been so long since I've read a book whose heroine doesn't make me roll my eyes at her idiocy that I'm overcome with generosity. Well done, Carlotta. "
— Petula (4 out of 5 stars)
" Once again I read things out of order... "
— Arlene, 7/15/2013" The second book in this series, and I liked it. Unfortunately it had been too long since I read the first book so I felt a bit disjointed while trying to reacquaint myself with the characters. A bit slow moving for my tastes, but I really like Carlotta! "
— Jackie, 4/25/2013" Carlotta Carlyle #2 "
— Ellen, 3/13/2013" one of her earliest works-she gets much better as she writes more "
— Bevjirwin, 11/13/2012" Very Good; Continuing Character: Carlotta Carlyle; private investigator's former police partner is being framed and she works on solving that case while at the same time looking for a missing teen. "
— Joe, 11/9/2012" This is really just a basic mystery and should probably only get three stars, but it's been so long since I've read a book whose heroine doesn't make me roll my eyes at her idiocy that I'm overcome with generosity. Well done, Carlotta. "
— Petula, 10/26/2012" I will pick up others of this series. "
— Ralph, 11/14/2011" I read that this was an entertaining writer. I really enjoyed this book, and I'm reading another of hers. :) "
— Terri, 9/22/2011" Another oldie. Carlotta Carlyle is a PI and cab driver in Boston. She is searching for a missing teen age girl and also a witness to a bar fight involving a cop friend. Each case helps her with the other. Murder, looking like suicide, and bad doers abound. A good read that held up. "
— Joyce, 8/30/2011" gotta like Carlotta. good first read for this detective series. "
— Anita, 8/5/2011" as i said i like this series - like characters and dialogue - listening on cd and like the interpretation of the reader c.j. critt. "
— Ruth, 6/18/2011" This was a good book. The plot was interesting, and the main character is likable and tough. Will read more of this series. "
— Jeanette, 2/6/2011" fun -- quick read mystery "
— Freeda, 2/1/2011" I do enjoy following mystery series populated with familiar people and places. Even when reading them out of order, I still find comfort in these alternate worlds of entertainment. Carlotta Carlyle is a tall redhead PI who drives cabs in Boston in between solving murder mysteries. "
— Barbara, 1/15/2011" Once again I read things out of order... "
— Arlene, 8/19/2010" The second book in this series, and I liked it. Unfortunately it had been too long since I read the first book so I felt a bit disjointed while trying to reacquaint myself with the characters. A bit slow moving for my tastes, but I really like Carlotta! "
— Jackie, 5/3/2010" I will pick up others of this series. "
— Ralph, 1/10/2010" Very Good; Continuing Character: Carlotta Carlyle; private investigator's former police partner is being framed and she works on solving that case while at the same time looking for a missing teen. <br/> "
— Joe, 8/23/2009" as i said i like this series - like characters and dialogue - listening on cd and like the interpretation of the reader c.j. critt. "
— Ruth, 3/22/2009" Another oldie. Carlotta Carlyle is a PI and cab driver in Boston. She is searching for a missing teen age girl and also a witness to a bar fight involving a cop friend. Each case helps her with the other. Murder, looking like suicide, and bad doers abound. A good read that held up. "
— Joyce, 3/4/2009" gotta like Carlotta. good first read for this detective series. "
— Anita, 12/15/2008" I read that this was an entertaining writer. I really enjoyed this book, and I'm reading another of hers. :) "
— Terri, 8/21/2008Linda Barnes is the author of the Carlotta Carlyle mysteries and winner of the Anthony and American Mystery Awards. She lives in the Boston area with her family.
C. J. Critt is a veteran of Broadway, regional theater, poetry slams, and solo shows. Hailed “Spoken Word Queen” by the Dallas Observer, Critt is a produced writer-director, an Audie nominee, and a CableACE Award winner.