'“One of the most sparkling and irresistible heroines ever to grace the pages of a whodunit.” —Chicago Sun-Times   “A smooth ride from start to stop. . . . Carlyle earns rave reviews and a plea for encores.” —The Cincinnati Post   “The most refreshing, creative female character to hit mystery fiction since Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone.” —People   “The genuine article: a straightforward, funny, thoroughly American mystery heroine.” —New York Post    '