03 | January | 2009 | Quality Book Reviews

Title: Fatal February

Author: Barbara Levenson

ISBN: 978-933515-52-6

Publisher: Oceanview Publishing

Reviewed by: Marsha Sellers

Attorney Mary Magruder Katz has agreed to defend Mrs Lillian Yarmouth on 1st degree murder charges. Lillian is accused of stabbing her tycoon husband Gary Yarmouth with a silver letter opener. Mary becomes a detective as she searches for witnesses to defend her client. She uncovers that Mr Yarmouth has a mistress whom fast becomes her #1 suspect as the true murderer. As Mary delves into the lives of the Yarmouths she finds her own life turned upside down,she is engaged to a man she doesn’t really know much less Love, but meets Mr Right at a carwash as he crashes into her. Mary becomes the prey to the real killer as she digs further into the lives and goings on of the Yarmouths. Her tires are slashed,her home invaded and several attempts are made on her life. Meanwhile Mary finds herself falling deeply in love with Marco, who comes to her aid at each attempt to halter her defense for Lillian’s life. This book is full of twists and turns, a very good read. I give this book 3 stars.

Marsha

Title: The Misadventures of Oliver Booth”

Author: David Desmond

ISBN: 978-1-929774-56-2

Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group

Reviewed by: Marsha Sellers for Quality Book Reviews

Mr Oliver booth runs an antique shop in Palm Beach. His antiques consist of “Authentic Mexican Reproductions”, you know the cheesy gilded flea market finds. Mr Booth feels he has exquisite taste in antiques and those that question his tastes are themselves somewhat beneath him. As Mr booth attempts to become a designer to the society / wealthy of Palm Beach he finds himself the “cartoon” for their local newspaper. His antics are hilarious. Mr Booth finds himself in jail in Paris, and forced to take a psychological exam before he is allowed to leave the country. It is sad and also hard to believe but people like Mr Booth actually do exist.

This book is full of laughs and is a very good read. I give this book 4 stars.

Marsha