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A special three-in-one edition of Susan Dunlapâs Vejay Haskell Mysteries, about an intrepid meter reader who solves the crimes that the police canât crack In An Equal Opportunity Death, Vejay Haskell is playing hooky from her job as an electric-meter reader in Henderson, California. She skirts around the edge of town, making her way to Frankâs Place, a cozy saloon owned by her friend Frank Goulet. After two cups of hot buttered rum, they have an argument and she storms out into the pouring rain. But by the time she gets back to Frankâs bar to apologize, he is dead. Vejay was seen leaving Frankâs house in a huff, and her lack of an alibi combined with her suspicious sick day make her the number-one suspect. As the police close in on her, Vejay turns detective in search of Frankâs real killer. Itâs a perilous task, but she has one advantage when she puts on her work clothes: Nobody ever notices the meter reader. In The Bohemian Connection, a clique of powerful conservatives called the Bohemian Club gathers for a confidential meeting in the backwoods town of Henderson, California. Though their activities are shrouded in secrecy, Henderson meter reader Vejay Haskell is about to get an all-too-close inside look. Searching the countryside for a coworkerâs missing niece, she finds the beautiful gymnast lying dead in the bottom of a sewer drain. The sheriff calls it an accident, but Vejay suspects the girlâs death was connected to the Bohemian Clubâs unquenchable desire for drugs, booze, and prostitutes. Finding the killer will mean going head to head with the nationâs fiercest politicians. And in The Last Annual Slugfest, itâs time for Hendersonâs regional festival honoring the normally detested California banana slug. Rather than eat crow, the areaâs local politicians atone for their sins by eating slug hot dogs, slug chili, and slug pie. This year, one dish will prove murderously foul. Edwina Henderson is the last of her family to live in the town that bears their name. A committed environmentalist, she is also the woman responsible for this yearâs slugfest, and will take her place at the judgeâs table. When a slug pizza knocks her flat, the crowd assumes it was just an especially gross slice. But when she doesnât get up, meter reader Vejay Haskell must confront the devious murder of the townâs leading treehugger. |
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