Synopses & Reviews
Barring the usual teenage pranks, all seems peaceful at Philly Prep, the private school in Philadelphia where Amanda Pepper teaches English. No doubt the money that appears to be missing from funds collected to aid victims of a catastrophic hurricane Down South will turn up. Probably the rumor that some of Amandas students have discovered the thrills of gambling is totally unfounded.
In any case, Amanda has other things to think about. Her husband, private investigator C. K. MacKenzie, is struggling to help his Louisiana kinfolk reconstruct their post-hurricane lives. Her friend Sashas stepmother has just committed suicide-although, according to Sasha, Phoebe Ennis would never have killed herself, especially not while having a drink and wearing a red silk blouse and red sandals with four-inch heels.
Amanda isnt persuaded but reluctantly agrees to help investigate the womans demise, though the evidence for foul play is slim. True, the middle-aged compulsive collector of knickknacks wasnt universally loved. Phoebes own son hated her and she bored her friends to death with hints of her “royal” lineage. And with four marriages behind her, she was already preparing to announce her renewed availability on the Net. But when another woman is found dead in Phoebes house, it becomes clear that something is indeed murderously amiss, and much closer to home than Amanda or anyone else could have imagined.
Alls Well That Ends is the final novel in Gillian Robertss acclaimed Amanda Pepper series. Its also the best, irresistibly intelligent, and richly entertaining. Amandas farewell adventure brings the genius of “the Dorothy Parker of mystery writers” (Nancy Pickard) into full flower, and the bloom is sweet and a wonder to behold.
Synopsis
With her in-laws scattered in the wake of a devastating hurricane and her husband C. K. determined to help them rebuild, Amanda Pepper plans to resign from Philly Prep, but first she must investigate the supposed suicide of a local woman, an eccentric who may have possessed a hidden family treasure, in the conclusion of the Amanda Pepper series. 12,500 first printing.
About the Author
Gillian Roberts won the Anthony Award for Best First Mystery for
Caught Dead in Philadelphia. She is also the author of
Philly Stakes, Id Rather Be in Philadelphia, With Friends Like These . . ., How I Spent My Summer Vacation, In the Dead of Summer, The Mummers Curse, The Bluest Blood, Adam and Evil, Helen Hath No Fury, Claire and Present Danger, Till the End of Tom, and A Hole in Juan, among others
. Formerly an English teacher in Philadelphia, Gillian Roberts now lives in California. Her website address is www.GillianRoberts.com-and she enjoys receiving fan e-mail at
[email protected].