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Wollie Shelley, the plucky amateur sleuth Kirkus Reviews called "funny, brave, smart, and altogether the fetchingest crime heroine since the early Stephanie Plum," returns to face suspect lovers and unlovable suspects in this hilarious sequel to DATING DEAD MEN.
Wollie Shelley is a greeting card artist struggling to keep afloat financially and to pursue --- despite a series of recent disasters --- the search for the love of her life. She reluctantly agrees to be a contestant on the reality television show Biological Clock. The show's premise: Six eligible singles date each other, and the audience votes on which couple would make the best parents. Alas, Wollie isn't having much luck finding a man she'd like to date "off the air," much less father her child. As her own biological clock ticks away, Wollie gets caught up in a much more pressing demand on her time. Her friend Annika has vanished into thin air, and Wollie is convinced that she's in grave danger.
When Wollie reports the disappearance to the Los Angeles Police Department, however, the detective assigned to the case seems more interested in dating Wollie than in finding her friend. So Wollie springs into action --- and lands right in the middle of an FBI investigation into an international drug cartel. She soon finds herself being stalked by an assortment of threatening characters, including her fellow television contestants, who will stop at nothing to beat the clock.
With DATING IS MURDER, Kozak delivers another sparkling treasure, a laugh-out-loud-funny, literate mystery for readers of Janet Evanovich and Sue Grafton and for Kozak's own growing legion of fans.
© Copyright 2009 by Broadway, a division of Random House, Inc.
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Critical Praise
". . . Kozak delivers an entertaining bit of murderous chick-lit . . . It's pure screwball fun all the way . . ."
--- The Denver Post
"For those who don't know Wollie Shelley from 2004's DATING DEAD MEN, allow us to introduce her. She's a six-foot L.A. blonde who designs greeting cards to pay the bills and solves mysteries because she just can't help it. In Dating Is Murder, Wollie moonlights as a contestant on Biological Clock, a low-budget reality dating show that may or may not be connected to an international drug ring and the disappearance of her German au pair friend, Annika. When Wollie vows to find her pal, she ends up smack-dab in the middle of a hefty FBI probe. Actress-turned-author Kozak (her credits include 1989's Parenthood) has a breezy style and delightful wit that leave us with just one question: When's book 3? Grade: A"
--- Entertainment Weekly
"Ever since bounty-hunting heroine Stephanie Plum burst onto the mystery scene in 1994 --- sporting spandex, big hair and a New Jersey background rich in blue-collar humor --- there has been a slew of authors and publishers seeking to tap the vein that Plum's creator, Janet Evanovich, has so expertly mined . . .
Kozak balances the needs of the mystery with the wackier elements of her story . . . it is the voice of Wollie, who is fast approaching 40, that is spot-on perfect, humorous and poignant enough by turns to win the series new fans and make Kozak a contender in the never-ending quest for the perfect quirky mystery."
--- The Los Angeles Times
"Wollie Shelley is...big-hearted and just as big a smash here as in her debut. Lively prose, seamless plotting-and, good golly, there's Wollie."
--- Kirkus, Starred Review
"Kozak demonstrates once again that she has the real stuff. Combining lighthearted humor and romance with a suspenseful plot, she has created a compelling story."
--- Chicago Sun Time
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