Artful Dodging is a hot read--a mystery with a plausible, tantalizing romance that literally had me at "hello."
Milo, a handicraft artist, shares an artists' enclave with several other artists in an abandoned torpedo factory in Washington, DC. She accidentally meets Tristram, a drop-dead-handsome lawyer and former Marine. The two of them, both unusually attractive people, are naturally drawn to each other.
The romantic scenes are sizzling and believable. They left me, well, a little limp yet still craving more. And I think that's how both the characters feel too after they couple and then spin off each other in different directions, then come back together again throughout the novel. Because, you see, the rich Sam Walton-type who wants to turn the factory into a big-box store is represented by...ah, yes, Tristram.
She resents his obvious belief in this tycoon's idea of progress, even while he thinks she is somewhat an idiot for not seeing the obvious benefits to the proposed arrangement. Sparks fly. Clothes are removed. Love is shared, then forsaken. Gripping and enchanting! The reader also learns that each character has lost a spouse, and the past is too painful to allow another love to change their lives.
Oh, and lest I forget...this is also a murder/suspense mystery novel. Not just one but two corpses show up in the torpedo factory, and Milo is caught up in the mystery as the super of the building is held for the murders. Meanwhile a whole array of other characters indulge in "artful dodging" as they avoid being seen as suspects too.
The "artful dodging," then, refers not just to the suspects, but to the would-be lovers as they each try to forget their past, and as they move around each other in the age-old dance. But will they find that the past has shaped their future?
At last, Milo must confront the murderer and also a choice between past love and future happiness. This is a tale told by an author full of humor, wit, and a sure hand for shaping both believable characters and an engaging narrative. Yes, a must-buy.
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