Free-spirited Tracy cheers when her stuffy husband, Drew,
loosens up enough to rearrange the nose of his boorish boss,
Ian Dragger. But Drew's timing couldn't be worse. When Dragger
is found floating face down in the Eatons' pool, deader
than disco, Drew is the one that wily Detective Patti Garcia
zeroes in on as her prime suspect.
Still, Tracy expects to clear her sweetie in short order.
But that's before help arrives -- in form of her own mother,
over-the-top movie actress Martha Collins, and her rigid-with-dignity
mother-in-law, Charlotte Eaton. And when the mothers get
together, the fireworks go off. Obstacles mount higher when
Drew's ex-flame, attorney CeeCee Payne, deals herself into
the game. But CeeCee's peculiar behavior raises too many
questions. Does she want Drew back? Or is revenge what CeeCee's
after, as her actions threaten to condemn him to a life
behind bars.
When the bodies in the pool start stacking up like timber
in a logging camp, Tracy knows nothing less than her wildest
antics will do. But as the blows keep coming Drew's way,
Tracy fears that even her craziness won't be enough to save
him."
REVIEWS!:
"The
lovable, witty, and all-too-family-prodded Tracy Eaton is
at it again in Tinsel Town in Revenge for Old Times’
Sake, by multi-Derringer Award winner Kris Neri. In this
suspenseful thriller Eaton finds herself spreading shoeleather
in order to make sure husband Drew—who seems to be
the only one fingered by the fuzz—doesn’t get
snapped for murder when his tall-glass-of-water boss, Ian
Dragger is found iced – floating face down in the
Eaton’s pool! Fortunately—or maybe unfortunately
for Eaton—she won’t have to unravel things on
her own. Her very funny, over-the-top movie actress mother,
Martha Collins is at the ready along with Eaton’s
rigid mother-in-law Charlotte Eaton, who probably hasn’t
been this scandalized since a third cousin was once outted
for serving margarine at a Daughters of Malibu benefit.
And if that isn’t enough, Drew’s ex, CeeCee
Payne has joined the Ladies’ Number One Tinsel Town
Team of gumshoes – or has she? Or is she just out
to prove that Hell hath no fury?
Throw in a generous splash of Neri’s clever humor,
usual talent for suspense and plotting, larger than life-characters,
and a school of dead bodies and you have the best Eaton
story in some time and that’s saying something. Revenge
for Old Times’ Sake is a sheer joy to read and treasure
among your literary greats."
–Andrew McAleer, Boston Mystery Review
Wacky, witty, wise and wonderful. With the show-biz savvy,
funny and punny Kris Neri as producer and director, readers
will laugh their way through non-stop action, zany characters
and a madcap plot worthy of the silver screen. (The secret?
This is a smart, solid and well-written mystery--that reveals
a lot of heart.)
-
Hank Phillippi Ryan Agatha-winning author of PRIME TIME
“Vanity, celebrity, murder, and fabulous shoes! REVENGE
FOR OLD TIME’S SAKE has all this and more. Kris Neri’s
cool-under-pressure protagonist and her witty narrative
voice are the reasons this series is an award winner. The
clever plot twists and vivid characters bring to mind what
might result from the unholy coupling of Mel Brooks and
Janet Evanovich. But I’ll take Tracy Eaton over Stephanie
Plum any day of the week.”
— Bill Fitzhugh, author of Pest Control and Highway
61 Resurfaced
“A
witty glimpse at insider Hollywood with a spunky, no-nonsense
heroine, the movie-star mother from hell and cast of big
egos. A fun and fast-paced read.”
— Rhys Bowen, author of Her Royal Spyness, Molly Murphy
and Evan Evans mysteries
"...The scene in which a second corpse is found in
the pool is humorous as the Tracy and her mother and Charlotte
struggle with what to do with the body. It is scenes like
this that make Kris Neri one of the best whodunit writers
as she takes her story line serious, but includes plenty
of humor that fits in nicely to the main storyline while
entertaining the reader. Fans will enjoy Revenge for Old
Times Sake..."
- Harriet Klausner, Genre Go Round
"Revenge for Old Time's Sake is a delightful mystery
with a witty, feisty, fresh heroine. Tracy's wildly outrageous
family will make you thankful for your own! I found myself
laughing out loud. Can't wait for the next one!"
— Deb Baker, author of Ding Dong Dead and Murder Talks
Turkey
"Take
a hysterical mix of incompatible personalities, unexpected
plot twists, unorthodox methods of detection and you have
Kris Neri's Revenge for Old Times' Sake. Absolutely delightful!
The interplay between Tracy and her aging sex goddess mother
alone is worth the price of admission."
— Chassie West, author of Killer Chameleon
"Tracy Eaton's family keeps the 'fun' in 'dysfunctional"
in Kris Neri's bright and breezy Revenge for Old Times'
Sake. This is Hollywood at its zaniest, as show biz collides
head-on with the legal profession."
— Taffy Cannon, Agatha and Macavity -nominated author
of Open Season on Lawyers
"…Kris Neri and Tracy Eaton will be favorites
in the mystery field for quite a long time.
— Mystery News
