When Lady Lady, beloved owner of Lady’s Bar, is murdered by a poisoned chocolate, her favorite drag queen decides to solve the case.
When Lady Lady, beloved owner of Lady’s Bar, is murdered by a poisoned chocolate, her favorite drag queen, Misty Divine, decides to solve the case. Misty is really Joe Brown, a meek hotel accountant, but after 30 minutes with makeup, a fantastic outfit, and big hair — shazzam! — they turn into a tiger. Joe might cower, but Misty faces all takers.
The note is anonymous, but not for long, since the driver of the vehicle disappears. Police discover that May, one of the three women, has been asking too many questions. She and her friends quickly become suspects. As the investigation intensifies, the three begin sharing long-held secrets with each other, going back to the music camp days when they met.
“The Big Empty” is structured a little like a Robert Parker novel. Elvis is laid back with a sense of humor. He has a bullet-proof backup, and his girlfriend is loving and loyal. But the format works; it’s a good, solid mystery.Poe Webb hosts a podcast for evil-doers. “Tell me what you did,” she asks in each segment. Callers confess to everything from stealing a dog to murder. Nothing shocks Poe, until a caller announces, “I killed your mother.
The caller agrees to a second interview, but then he turns the tables on Poe and demands she let him interview her. On Halloween. The novel, by Colorado writer Carter Wilson, goes back and forth between Poe’s attempt to find the killer and the Halloween interview with the killer in charge.
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