In the first book of this series, "Prepped to Kill," the protagonist Ricky Steele sort of falls into investigating a murder and disappearance at her old boarding school even though she has no experience in this field. In this book, the second in the series, she now has her investigator's license and is starting to pick up steam.
The story opens with Ricky at the funeral of her good friend's husband. He was supposedly killed when the bicycle he was riding skidded off the road and he hit his head on a rock. After the funeral, Karen, the dead man's wife, asks Ricky to stick around and investigate his death, as she thinks he was murdered. After nosing around, Ricky also comes to the conclusion that her friend's husband was murdered. What ensues is the step-by-step disassembling of a small town's ruling elite and its many denizens; all with secrets from the past and questionable dealings in the present which may or may not tie in to the dead man. The cast of characters is big and varied, and each one, whether knowingly or not, holds a clue as to why Karen's husband was murdered.
Prescott does an excellent job of keeping the reader guessing as to whom the murderer could be, and it is a complete surprise when we find out, and the motive is something we would have never guessed! Although there was a large and varied list of characters to keep track of, I realized that in order to spin this web of intrigue, all these characters were necessary in order to weave the different threads of the story into whole cloth.
The author has a wonderful way with descriptions of her scenery and characters. I always felt as if it were very easy to visualize the exact place Ricky was in because it was described so well. The people she had to deal with each had a very distinct personality. Prescott is also able to turn some decidedly funny phrases! Ricky is a self-deprecating woman with a wry sense of humor that always brought a smile to my face. Additionally, Ricky has enough brains to be cautious when caution is required. So many times I've read books where the main character did something that most of us realize would be the worst choice under the circumstances. Ricky is not a super-woman, but she's definitely not a bimbo. I think that one of the things I liked so much about this book was that by the end of it, I felt like Ricky was an old friend! There are not many main characters in books you'd ever want to sit down and have a cup of coffee or beer with simply because they are not that believable. Ricky, however, could be the lady next door!
I will definitely read the third book in the series, and only hope that the author will continue entertaining us with future adventures of Ricky Steele!
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