That's what my heroine Paula Holliday told me. After three books in which she worked in her garden, barely combed her hair and never wore anything sexier than painter's pants she'd had enough! Yes, she solved a few crimes and stumbled over a couple of dead bodies in earlier books like Pushing Up Daisies, The Big Dirt Nap and Dead Head. But she wanted some REAL excitement.
So I sent her to New York City, got her a slinky red dress and that's when her adventures really began. My latest boo k (and three lucky reviewers can win copies just by commenting) is called Slugfest http://tinyurl.com/6mdovca and it's set at a legendary northeast flower show where more than just the plants are dying.
Paula's there to help a reclusive artist exhibit his works but she unwittingly holds the key to the identity of a young man recently found floating in the Hudson River.
Suddenly Paula has three men pursuing her – but one of them is a killer. Can she run in heels?
Laced with lots of humor, Slugfest has been called "Hilarious" (Kirkus Reviews) and "a real winner, 4.5 stars" (RT Book Reviews)
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Born in Brooklyn, NY and now living in NYC and Fairfield County, CT with husband and rescued golden retriever. Four mysteries published in my series so far and the next book is a standalone that people are calling women’s fiction (whatever that means…)
When i’m not writing or reading i love to garden, travel, hike, kayak – and bake.
I love this series and if you haven't read it yet, do so. It's a gem. I love that this book took place in NYC and I recognized a few spots too. Don't enter me in the contest as I've already read this book.
I was in Manhattan last month for a week and could so imagine Paula running around NYC. Isn't she originally from New York, or thereabouts? It must have been fun sending her back there – in "real" clothes. I look forward to reading about her escapades!
Thanks for the kind words! I have gotten a lot of positive feedback and reviews. Paula is a wisecracking, thirty-something who is a bit of a fish out of water as she has relocated from NYC to the suburbs. This book takes her back to the big city and she is really in her element trading barbs with a cast of characters that includes a no-nonsense security guard, the Tumbled Stone King of Brooklyn and his big-haired, long-nailed Barbie of a wife and a nice little old lady who never answers the door without her weapon handy….
Looks interesting! I’m gonna put on my TBR
Hi Polly,
Paula was actually born in Brooklyn and made the move to the suburbs in book one, Pushing Up Daisies. I loved changing the setting to New York. It's harder to write a mystery with an amateur sleuth set in a big city (as opposed to a small town) but this story lent itself to a larger setting because the flower show acts as the small town.
And thanks, Sienny – I'll see if I can't help with that!
this character and book sounds appealing and lovely. What a great series. Loved learning about this special and unique story.
Sienny, Anne and Polly – thanks for posting! Email me at rosemary@rosemaryharris.com and I will send you review copies of Slugfest!
Cheers,
Rosemary