Synopsis:

Victoria Hubert spends her days with the Dewey Decimal System and her nights living vicariously through romance novels.  

When Detective Angus McDonald enters her library, she recognizes him as the cover boy of her current novel.

Angus has more skeletons in his closet than a public official. He's on the hunt for Richard Markov, a convicted felon who slipped through the justice system.

Now Richard is back in town with a new agenda, Victoria is his next victim and as her life plays out like a romance novel, Victoria is determined to write her own happy ending.
 

SRR GRADE:  B
 

In Booty Call for Murder, Jane Greenhill weaves a suspenseful yarn of a deranged killer and the ex-cop who has sworn to bring him down.  In the middle of the mayhem is Victoria Hubert, scarred by life but content to live life through her romance novels.  She learns quickly that the life of a romantic heroine is not all that it’s cracked up to be, and that your leading man, sexy or not, will probably come packing flaws.  Ms. Greenhill does an excellent job building her characters for this story and that makes it very easy to become immersed in the world she creates.  The dialogue can get a little unbelievable at times but the story more than makes up for it.

Victoria has lost almost everyone she loves, but she clings to the hope of true love via her romance novels.  But she soon learns that truth is much stranger and scarier than fiction.  When Angus McDonald, retired detective, comes in to the library to research Richard Markov, the deranged killer who escaped justice, he never expected to meet the woman of his dreams.  But that’s exactly what happened.  Too bad there is so much in their way. 

Angus has no idea Victoria is a Hubert and one of the hunted by Markov.  Victoria has no idea why all of a sudden it seems like every day there is an attempt on her life…she’s just a librarian what did she do to anyone!

Booty Call for Murder manages to find some light hearted moments in the midst of all the suspense.  You’ll be holding your breath until the last, following more turns than a NASCAR race, before we come to the climactic ending or is it the end?  I recommend you shake your booty to the bookstore and pick this one up, you won’t be sorry you did.