Death in a Pink Cadillac: The Door County Special

The humor ramps up when Rhi and Didi, the Lucy and Ethel of crime fighters, crash a Supreme Cosmetics workshop while on vacation in Door County. Supreme Cosmetics is owned by Fantastic (Frantastic) Fran, President and resident Valkyrie in charge.

The narcissistic "e;I'm just fabulous"e; diva of her own cosmetics empire is hated by many. When Frantastic Fran ends up dead in her pink Cadillac, dead from her big hair extensions to the tips of her pink soled Manolo Blahniks, the dynamic duo of Rhi and Didi go to work to solve the crime. Of course, there are multiple suspects to choose from.

Is the murderer Fran's jealous ex-husband, her best high school frenemy, her current toy boy, her much put upon assistant, her marketer with the deep dark secret, or one of the attendees of her workshop who has an ancient ax to grind? Suspects, plot twists, and red herrings abound. Rhi and Didi, best friends since kindergarten, go on a cheese head adventure spree in the country to ferret out the killer. Along the way, they encounter the meanest pig in history, a bewigged bi-polar madman, a few twisted vengeful psychos, a Russian mob retiree boss, and a lot of general craziness. Rhi dons a Marlene Dietrich look alike costume and disguises herself as a mob moll, takes a dive off a cliff into Lake Michigan, hitches a ride on a farm truck where she meets the Hound of the Baskervilles, and ends up in the confessional seeking sanctuary in the Catholic Church. Rhi, in the spirit of the cozy mystery, includes easy recipes for those who, like her, cannot cook, bake, sew, knit, or crochet, and failed Home Ec. She also feeds the soul as well as the body with poetry at the start of every chapter. In this episode in the sleuthing life of Rhi Nolan, our intrepid heroine gives us the therapeutic answer to all of life's problems; chocolate. Rhiannon's Door County vacation from her law practice in New Belgium, LaFollette County, on the edge of Lake Michigan, might be a respite from the colorful characters in her everyday life, but it's no vacation from murder and mayhem. It's a wild ride and another great adventure for Rhi and Didi, at large and lovable as ever. Welcome to the series that various readers have said is, "e;Brilliant, can't put down reading, entertaining, clever, witty, great, hysterical, laugh out loud funny, and everything a cozy mystery should be. Funnier than Lucille Ball. My sides hurt from laughing. Write faster! I can't wait for the next one!"e;