My Sweet Untraceable You

Sandra Scoppettone

When an unlikely character named Boston Blackie hires Lauren Laurano to find out who killed his mother more than thirty-five years ago, Lauren learns that the murdered mom may not be actually dead.

Then again, she might. To find out, Lauren goes toe-to-toe with a cast of actor wannabes. Using her uncanny knack for finding the truth, her computer bulletin board, and a little extra help from her friends in the theater world, Lauren plans to bring down the curtain on murder, revenge, and the greedy ghosts of the past.

But someone else hopes she takes a final deadly bow.

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From Publishers Weekly

A tortuously contrived plot and too-cute tone undermine the third adventure (after I’ll Be Leaving You Always ) of New York City PI Lauren Laurano. Lauren, who lives in the Village with her female lover, psychotherapist Kip Adams, is hired by an ex-druggie called Boston Blackie to investigate the death, 38 years earlier, of his mother, Susie Mcmann. Blackie has been told she died in a car accident, but he has always believed she was murdered by his father, Harold. The case takes Lauren, Kip and a few friends away from the hot pavement of a New York City summer and into rural upstate territory, to Blackie’s hometown. Soon after interviewing Blackie’s very odd Aunt Almay Mcmann in her remote mobile home, Lauren is told that Almay doesn’t exist–and then can’t find her again to prove that she does. Interviews with other family members and town residents send the PI back to Manhattan, where her client’s relatives proliferate in campy, soap-opera style. Neither the occasional gruesome scene nor Lauren’s persistent I-can’t-believe-this stance offsets the narrative’s silliness. The humor is even more artificial when Kip faces a difficult moment in her life. Lauren and Kip remain a likable, with-it urban lesbian couple, but their appeal is diminished here by a coincidence-laden, hard-to-credit story line.

From Library Journal

NYC lesbian private eye Lauren Laurano agrees to search for the truth about an ex-con’s mother who has been presumed dead for 38 years. A warm and witty protagonist from the author ofEverything You Have Is Mine (LJ 4/1/91).

‘Sandra Scoppettone’s mysteries are a sparkling combination of detective story, lesbian comedy of manners, steamy New York atmosphere and social critique.’
–San Francisco Chronicle
‘FAST-PACED AND UNPREDICTABLE…Laurano’s quick wit and her canny observations on life and people make this a delightful novel.’
–Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
When an unlikely character named Boston Blackie hires Lauren Laurano to find out who killed his mother more than thirty-five years ago, Lauren learns that the murdered mom may not be actually dead.
Then again she might. To find out, Lauren goes toe-to-toe with a cast of actor wannabes. Using her uncanny knack for finding the truth, her computer bulletin board, and a little extra help from her friends in the theater world, Lauren plans to bring down the curtain on murder, revenge, and the greedy ghosts of the past.
But someone else hopes she takes a final deadly bow….
‘Engaging, entertaining, and eminently readable…No mystery novelist does New York’s Greenwich Village as well as author Sandra Scoppettone.’
–The Cleveland Plain Dealer
‘Her most satisfying case yet.’
–Kirkus Reviews

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ISBN	316776483
Genre	Mystery
Publication Date	Jun-94
Publisher	Little Brown and Company
Format	Hardcover
No. of Pages	275
Series	Lauren Laurano Mystery
# in Series	3
Language	English
Rating	NotRated
BookID	8650

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My Sweet Untraceable You by Sandra Scoppettone