Struggling to escape her past, a dead lover and a ruined career, former reporter Rebecca Moore takes over a classic car repair shop staffed by ex-cons and swamped with debt. Her plans to work over the Memorial Day weekend are cut short when she discovers the body of her main rival stuffed into the glass-beading machine. Hounded by Mick Hagan, a cocky DC cop with a complicated personal agenda, she joins enlists the aide of local lawyer Jo Delacroix to help keep her and her employees out of jail. And alive.
“Every once in a while
a mystery author comes along that is so talented that the reader knows
she has a great future ahead of her. Judith Skillings fits that bill. She
has written a fabulous who-done-it that is rich in characterizations and
is well plotted. Five stars (Super).
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX– Book Search Reviews, Harriet Klausner
“Dead End launches Judith Skillings’s writing career. It’s
a powerful debut, one that should put her on the map. Her characters are
all human; their strengths and weaknesses clearly shine. . . I like a bit
of realism in my stories, and Judith’s offering quickly had me hooked.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxXXXXXX– Roundtable
Reviews, Tracy Farnsworth
“This is a great mystery set in a vintage
car shop. I am not a car fan, but I found this to be a very entertaining
and enjoyable read. It is also a fast read. She has a great start to what
I hope to be a long series. . . . I recommend this book and look forward
to reading many more in this series.”
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxxxxxXXXXXXXX– Mysterybks
When the body of a teenage dancing girl is discovered in the back seat of a Bentley being hauled to Vintage & Classics suspicion falls on Rebecca Moore’s employees. When a second dead dancer surfaces in the Potomac River, the cop in charge tightens the noose. Both dead girls were known to her employees; both had worked at a gentlemen’s club that’s currently advertising for exotic dancers. Neither Mick Hagan’s threats, nor Jo Delacroix’s concern can deter Rebecca from going undercover at the club, hoping to prevent more senseless deaths. Starting with her own.
“So you think you want a Bentley? Think
again. It could have a dead body in it and then what would you do? . .
.DANGEROUS CURVES has a complex story line but it will keep the reader
intrigued while it moves from 0 to 60 towards an unexpected conclusion.”
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX– Jaci
Muzamel, The
Mystery Company
“. . . an atractive novel which features
an equally attractive heroine in smart, sexy, self-reliant Rebecca Moore.
In the final analysis, Skillings rewards her readers with a creative and
offbeat plot, an appealing and convincing heroine, and a surprising but satisfying
conclusion.
I look forward to the next episode in the series.”
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX– Crescent
Blues Book Reviews, Clint Hunter
“We have a very feisty independent woman
in charge here. The story is well plotted with fast moving action. There
is a cast of colorful and likeable characters. Delacroix and Hagan are two
men any woman would like to have on her side. The romance between Rebecca
and Hagan is a volatile one.”
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX– MyShelf
Reviews, Barbara Buhrer
“Skillings knows everything there is to know
about restoring classic cars and creating characters that skip through the
pages picking up clues and fending off bad guys. Rebecca is extremely independent
and goes her own way regardless of what anyone tells her to do. This is a
good read.”
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX– New
Mystery Reader, Donna Padilla
The three-week stint at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was supposed to be a treat, a refuge from running her restoration business and a chance to meet some of the greats in open-wheel racing. Unexplained mishaps in the pits make Rebecca nervous, but not until a bullet smashes the windshield of the historic Formula One car she’s working on does she panic. Even Hagan’s presence can’t keep a decades-old hatred from exploding. At the speed of qualifying, revenge turns personal and traps Rebecca in its snare.
