and perhaps forgiving yourself for the little twinge of 'way-to-go, Lori!', for the suspect. with Tag suffering an almost uncontrollable 'otherlust' for a nimble-fingered woman and having the audacity to tell the truth to his unbelievably-understanding wife.ĭoes this peak your interest? Well, just wait until the characters start getting murdered right off the face of the page, you might find yourself laughing through the empathy you know you're supposed to be feeling for the long-suffering husband. And turn they did, as I enjoyed Tag and Lori in what must be one of the most entertaining marriages I have ever enjoyed and one that I pray mine will never resemble! You see Tag has a problem not unusual to many husbands as the years, and the flesh, wear common. On second thought, Tag and Lori have more than one tiny little problem.Īs I began this read I was quite satisfied that I must have been sitting between Officers Friday and Gannon, however this faded somewhat as the pages turned. Assuming of course that Lori is capable of something like. She also has a thing for Tag and a poor understanding of the concept of boundaries, so there's a small chance that Lori might want to murder her too. Susan is Tag and Lori's recently widowed next door neighbor whose hobbies include gardening, drinking and hypochondria. Of course the truth may come out anyway if Susan keeps poking around. Of course Tag knows that’s impossible because he doesn’t even know the truth himself - and he’s not sure if he wants to. The way he sees it, Tag is guilty as hell and it’s only a matter of time before the truth comes spilling out of him. But could she? Detective Steiner doesn’t think so. He breathes a sigh of relief - until the next day when Marcie turns up dead.Ĭould sweet, dainty, couldn’t-hurt-a-fly Lori be a… be a… Tag can’t even bring himself to think it. When his obsession with Marcie gets to the point that he finally breaks down and confesses his struggles to Lori, Tag is touched by her compassionate and understanding response.

Her name is Marcie and despite the fact that Tag likes to think of himself as a pretty decent guy, he just can’t shake his desire to do some… well, some not so decent things with her. Everything about their relationship is perfect and they’re both deliriously happy - except for one tiny little, earth-shattering problem. Tag and Lori are the couple on the top of the wedding cake. Jules Cassard's new thriller about love, marriage, and the murder it takes to make it last.

Dirt Nap Rhapsody by Jules Cassard