Mother-Daughter Murder Night

Lana Rubicon is one of my favorite fictional characters in recent years. Real estate powerhouse and femme fatale, Lana is a force to be reckoned with—that is, until she gets cancer, goes through surgery and chemo, and moves in with her estranged daughter and granddaughter.

With work off-limits and her sense of purpose taken away, Lana becomes consumed with solving a murder. What I love about Lana is the wonderful balance of how the normally tough-as-nails woman accepts her vulnerability and, in the process, opens herself up to reconciling with her daughter and demonstrates just how strong she is. 

Lana Rubicon had been a wealthy and powerful L.A. real estate tycoon – until a bout with cancer brought everything crashing down.

She ends up living with her estranged daughter, Beth, and her granddaughter, Jack, in their Monterey Bay bungalow. Her fall from grace and chemo treatments have conspired to sap Lana’s lust for life – until Jack becomes the prime suspect in a murder. Lana throws herself into an ill-advised personal investigation, abetted by Beth and Jack. If all of this sounds way heavy, fear not, this book is loaded with humor and lightened by the satisfaction of seeing… show more.