Dem Bones' Revenge

by Kris Neri. Mystery novelist Tracy Eaton's series is in jeopardy unless she rewrites her latest whodunit in two days. Okay, that pressure she can handle. But when her mother, the aging yet beautiful film goddess Martha Collins, becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a celebrity litigant, Tracy must save her mom from jail -- if, that is, she doesn't strangle her exasperating mother first.

The victim, Vince Sperry, had ties to both Tracy's attorney husband, Drew, and her eccentric dad, aging Hollywood heartthrob Alex Gainger -- and both had reason to want Sperry dead. But did good ol' Mom help out? Clearly, Martha's attemps to impede Tracy's efforts at every turn only convince her long-suffering daughter that Martha has pulled a doozy this time. The clues all lead to the past, to a string of Hollywood scandals and buried secrets, old screenplays and even older grudges. What is Martha Collins hiding? And with the truth kill her daughter?

"...a real page-turner...Neri handles the ironic confusion with impetuous wit and just-to-the-brink hesitations. An enjoyable romp." — Library Journal

"Dem Bones' Revenge is filled with laugh-out-loud moments and surprises on almost every page. Once you start this book, you won't want to put it down until you've reached the end." — Doris Ann Norris, BookBrowser.com

"Dem Bones' Revenge is even better than Neri's first Tracy Eaton mystery (and I loved that one). The characters reek of hilarity." — Cathy Gallagher, About.com

"Kris Neri has written another winner. Fasten your seatbelts and enjoy this sly, smart Hollywood roller coaster, which should appeal to mystery and movie buffs alike." — Laura Lippman

"From page one to the book's closing page, the tight writing clever use of faux movie scenes as chapter headings lead the reader further into a complex and entertaining story...Writing this good deserves all those award nominations..." — Crescent Blue Book Views

"Tracy Eaton is obviously the secret love child of Lucille Ball and Sam Spade. Murder, mystery, mayhem and madcap —- who could ask for anything more?" — Gillian Roberts, author of Helen Hath No Fury

"...I believe Kris Neri and Tracy Eaton will be favorites in the mystery field for quite a long time." — Mystery News

"...a superbly crafted novel. The scenes alternate from comic episodes to heart wrenching moments straight through to 'what could possibly go wrong' mishaps...Once you meet a Kris Neri character you won't soon forget any of them." — Over My Dead Body

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