Too big to miss--that's Odelia Grey. A never-married, middle-aged, plus-sized woman who makes no excuses for her weight, she's not super woman just a mere mortal standing on the precipice of menopause, trying to cruise in an ill-fitting bra. She struggles with her relationships, her crazy family, and her crazier boss. And then there''s her knack for being in close proximity to dead people . . . . When her close friend Sophie London commits suicide in front of an online web-cam by putting a gun in her mouth and pulling the trigger, Odelia's life is changed forever. Sophie, a plus-sized activist and inspiration to imperfect women, is the last person anyone would ever have expected to end her own life. Suspecting foul play, Odelia is determined to get to the bottom of her friend's death. Odelia's search for the truth takes her from southern California strip malls to the world of live web-cam porn to the ritzy enclave of Corona del Mar.
A great start to this series, can't wait to read more! Odelia doesn't believe it for a minute that her friend Sophie killed herself. There's only one thing this plus sized middle aged woman can do - investigate! It's easy to like Odelia, she smart, no-nonsense and anyone can relate to her. While investigating Sophie's death she encounters a little romance, a little danger and a little intrigue. All in all a very quick and entertaining read. Thankfully all the pet peeves I have were very minor in this book; the only complaint I have is about Odelia's annoying family. Their inclusion had no purpose n the book and really put me off. But I loved the other characters, the plot had a lot of twists and turns (although I figured out whodunit pretty early on) and the ending was satisfying. There were a few ends left untied, Why was Hollowell's murder and wife's disappearance left dangling? Plunging headlong into the second book in the series next!
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