Synopses & Reviews
While in San Diego, plus-sized P.I. Jo Fuller does a favor for the worried and way too fashionably thin Sally Rhymer, by looking into her daughter Amy's involvement with some new age do-gooders. Jo, as sassy as she is statuesque, becomes the life of the family party when she tells off Mrs. Rhymer's drunken and disorderly ex, Admiral Rhymer-and unwittingly jumps from the fat into the fire.
It seems the big, beautiful Amy's problems are small compared to the rest of her larger than life family. The Admiral has disappeared and a ransom note confirms Jo's worst suspicion: the old goat has been kidnapped. Then the quite unnatural death of the Admiral's friend, a defense contractor, and the disappearance of some top secret documents turn the case into a full-blown murder...putting Jo in the crosshairs of a killer's line of fire.
Review
"Big is beautiful...Fuller is a character of substance, not just size."--
Publishers Weekly"Lynne Murray has developed a bold and gritty heroine. The fresh, sassy voices of both Jo Fuller and her creator are welcome additions to the mystery shelves."--Selma Eichler, author of Murder Can Wreck your Reunion
Synopsis
Lynne Murray's first mystery featuring Josephine Fuller--published by a small press-- netted an astounding 12,000 hardcover copies! In a heated auction, St. Martin's bought paperback rights and ultimately secured a multi-book hard/soft deal for future Josephine Fuller mysteries. We couldn't be happier to have such a fun, fresh and well reviewed series.
Josephine Fuller is a "woman of size" and proud of it. Working as an investigator for San Diego philanthropist Alicia Madrone, she evaluates potential charities worthiness of Ms. Madrone's money and does the occasional odd favor. Now Josephine is asked to look into a young lady's involvement with a mysterious band of do-gooders. Its' an easy job that quickly gets messy.
About the Author
Lynne Murray was born in Decatur, Illinois and grew up in Texas, Alaska, Washington and Southern California. She now lives in San Francisco. She has published numerous articles in local and national newspapers and magazines and has written and directed a play. Her first Josephine Fuller Mystery,
Larger Than Death, is available from St. Martin's Press.