Sandy Reid runs into a problem of the dead kind and soon the police want her to butt out, the State Attorney wants her disbarred, and the killer wants her dead. Not the best situation for a brand new lawyer who’s trying to live down a reputation for being sassy and reckless. Fresh from passing the Florida bar exam she stumbles over a potential client—shot between the eyes. Sandy believes the murdered woman is asking her to find the killer. How else to explain the mysterious spot of blood Sandy later discovers on her own hand? That drop of blood changes everything.Sandy begins a personal vendetta to find the killer. Her new law partner, Martin, joins in to help, and although he has a more intimate relationship in mind, he’s not the one she becomes interested in along the way. In any case, she doesn’t intend to stray from her hunky detective lover—or does she? Then, a friend in Martin’s group kills himself—or was it a second murder cleverly disguised as suicide? Now with two people dead, she is certain that with all the deceiving and lusting going on, someone in the group of friends is guilty.Our feisty heroine can’t resist meddling in both cases, and pursues the murderer with all the subtlety of a pit bull. She’d rather follow the killer than follow the rules and is arrested at the very start when she steps outside the law. Nothing will stop her pursuit, but now she must also clear herself and save her law license. She faces a blank wall until Martin reminds her to follow the sex or the money to solve all mysteries—she isn’t aware that he knows quite a bit about both. In turn, she has a vital secret that she dares not share with him.Unraveling the exciting plot leads her into even greater danger as she uncovers a larger motive and is drawn into an intrigue that stretches out to national ramifications. With vengeance on her mind, guilt and innocence are up for grabs and she decides to hand out her own brand of justice. At the last moment, she discovers her gutsy scheme to entrap the killer is more dangerous than expected and must play out exactly right for her to get out alive. The third book in this fast-paced mystery series. "Like a slick TV crime drama, Such Wicked Friends is a satisfying diversion that wraps up neatly with just the right amount of fluff along the way." ~ seattlepi.com: Book Reviews "I like mysteries.... I like romance!""Help me figure out what to read next." The novels in the Sandy Reid Mystery Romance series are fast-paced mysteries with a span of troubled romance; written in a compelling soft-boiled style you'll find enjoyable if you're tired of the usual formula mysteries. Neither Chick Lit nor Cozy, soft-boiled means it's gritty, on the edge and at times risqué, and you can count on some murders being in there--but you don't have to read about the gruesome details. It will get suspenseful along the way, but eventually the female protagonist will get all the puzzle pieces put together, will restore order and we'll all be safe once again. Sandy Reid, doesn't carry a gun, but nevertheless isn't intimated by bad guys. Bullets don't bounce off her, but threats, assaults and insults invariably produce a toxic response. Why should men have all the fun? ONE DEADLY SISTER  is the first novel in this popular women sleuths mystery romance series featuring the irrepressible young lawyer Sandy Reid, followed by  THE PRICE OF CANDY, SUCH WICKED FRIENDS,   CHASING SUSPECT THREE,   ALIVE AFTER FRIDAY and INTO THE HEAT. A mysterious drop of blood changes everything. In this third book in the popular women sleuths mystery series, Sandy Reid, now a novice lawyer, stumbles over a potential client--shot between the eyes. Sandy believes the murdered woman is asking her to find the killer. How else to explain the mysterious spot of blood Sandy later discovers on her own hand? Then someone in her law partner's group of friends kills himself. Or was it a second murder cleverly disguised as suicide? Now with two people dead, Sandy can't resist getting involved and is drawn into a plot that stretches out to national ramifications. At the last moment, she discovers her gutsy scheme to entrap the killer is more dangerous than expected and must play out exactly right for her to get out alive. Rod Hoisington lives in Florida where he devotes full-time to his compulsion to dig into the souls and lives of fictional characters. Used Book in Good Condition