Sunday, August 07, 2011

Jean Henry Mead's Murder on the Interstate

I just finished reading Jean Henry Mead's Murder on the Interstate on my Kindle today, and I recommend it as a fast-paced, lively read. Two little old ladies--well, they're about 60, which from my vantage point is still the flush of youth--have the rather odd and dangerous hobby of solving murder cases. Dana Logan and Sarah Cafferty are toddling along in their RV when they discover a car that's gone off the road. They stop and discover that the driver has been shot dead. Soon they realize that as witnesses they become targets themselves. Eventually Dana's daughter Kerrie gets dragged into the adventure as well, making the case a family enterprise. The women are relentless. Between the fact that "A beautiful young woman died needlessly" and "It got personal when he tried to kill me as well," the bad guys ultimately don't stand a chance.

At the beginning, it looks like an ordinary murder case, but our heroines soon learn that they have uncovered a plot with national implications. What first seems like a relatively light mystery turns dark and tragic, but the women never flinch and remain in the thick of the trouble right to the end.

Mead's road mystery made for a good summer read as I took my own RV road trip this week. It's a nice addition to my Kindle library.

6 comments:

Rosalind Adam said...

That looks like my kind of read. I'll have to see about getting a copy. I don't yet have a Kindle.

Jean Henry Mead said...

Thanks, Bob, for featuring my book. I look forward to featuring you and your work next month on Mysterious Writers.

Jean Henry Mead said...

Rosalind, you can download a Kindle copy to your computer or wait until the end of the month when the print edition will be available.

Thanks for your interest in my Logan & Cafferty series.

Heidiwriter said...

This is definitely on my TBR list!!

Jean Henry Mead said...

Thanks, Heidi. If you enjoy reading about feisty 60-year-old women amateurs sleuths, I'm sure you'll like this one. :)

Anonymous said...

I love a good mystery. This one sounds too good to miss. Thanks, Bob, for bringing it to my attention, an to you Jean, for dreaming it up.