Pauline
Sokol has left the nursing field behind and found a new career as an investigator
of insurance fraud. Or at least she thought she had till her hunky boss Jagger
tells her to air out the scrubs and suit up. It seems her next case will take
her to TLC, an ambulance service complete with its own helicopter. Pauline will
be going undercover as, what else, a nurse to investigate the inflated billing
that TLC is filing. And Yikes! Jagger is going undercover with her.
Then
she meets hunky pilot, Sky, rugged veteran paramedic ER Dano and EMT trainee Jeremy,
affectionately referred to as Buzz Lightyear. She is surrounded by hunky men.
So the twins that own the company are a little on the weird side, this undercover
assignment has its own hunky perks. That is until one of the twins is murdered,
one is almost murdered and Pauline receives a threatening phone call. From insurance
fraud to murder, Pauline is determined to catch the culprit. Or die trying.
Dead on Arrival is a fast paced
mystery that is filled with twists and turns that keep you guessing. Pauline is
funny, quirky and just a little bit like every woman that you easily relate to
her and route for her. The sidebar characters add flavor and pizzazz that give
the story momentum and keep you glued to the pages. Any fan of the Stephanie Plum
series by Janet Evanovich will find themselves falling for Lori Avocato's Pauline
Sokol. I'm sorry to say that this is my first Pauline mystery but it will definitely
not be my last. This series has been added to my Amazon automatic buy list and
Ms. Avocato had found her way onto my "must tell everyone about this book" list.
I just finished Dead on Arrival and I can't wait for the next adventure. 5
out of 5 Quills. ~ İReviewed by Debbie
H.
Pauline is at it again - going undercover and
providing lots of laughs and suspense in the process.
Insurance
fraud investigator Pauline Sokol is back and working on her most intriguing case
to date. Mysterious hottie Jagger brings her in on a case he's also working on,
investigating an air and land ambulance company. The company has recently come
under new management and since the creepy twins, Payne and Pansy Sterling, took
over, the company has been seeing amazing profits. Suspecting billing fraud, Pauline
draws on her past career of nursing to go undercover. The only glitch in the plan
is that Pauline has a fear of flying.
It isn't long before
Pauline discovers the evidence she needs to close the case. When confronted by
a knife- wielding Payne, Pauline manages to get away, but without the incriminating
paperwork. She and Jagger return to the office and discover Payne with a knife
in his chest and the papers missing. There's no shortage of suspects: burned-out
paramedic ER Dano, helicopter pilot Sky, accident-prone newbie Buzz, and of course,
Payne's twin Pansy, whose grief seems a bit false to Pauline. Pansy is removed
from the suspect list when she, too, ends up with a knife in her chest after Payne's
funeral. Now Pauline has to find a killer in addition to the missing evidence
before the killer makes his move on her!
DEAD ON ARRIVAL
by Lori Avocato is Pauline Sokol at her finest. The action is fast-paced, the
mystery element suspenseful and tautly written and the cast of supporting characters
refreshingly fun. Pauline's mom is still worried about her unmarried daughter
and encourages the wearing of thongs on her dates, Jagger is gloriously sexy and
as mysterious as ever, and Miles and Goldie are the greatest best friends in the
written world. Add to the mix the surly, sexy ER Dano and readers are in for a
treat. I read this one in an afternoon! ~ Paula Myers, Fresh
Fiction
