Get Lost in a Book ReviewsTwo Bodies are Better Than One by Erica Ruth Neubauer
Set in the 1980’s, Lorraine Highsmith wakes up to find a body on her front lawn. Lorraine writes an advice column for the local newspaper. Lorraine is an older woman who has secrets.
She decides to investigate the victim’s murder. The local cop in charge, Michaela (Mike) Zenoni asks her to leave the investigating to the police. Of course, Lorraine doesn’t listen.
Lorraine is good at digging up dirt. She knows how to research a good story and takes it upon herself to write an article about this death.
Lorraine has a history with the mob and knows secrets about others in the community. She doesn’t plan to share any information with Mike, but she is more than willing to get as much information from Mike as possible.
Mike is dealing with people who assume that since she calls herself Mike, wears her hair short, and dresses like a man in her uniform that she is attracted to women. Nothing could be further from the truth and Lorraine knows.
To keep Mike occupied, Lorraine arranges for a date with a local hunk for Mike. She thinks she saw some sparks between the two.
There is much more going on in this small town than most of the citizens are aware of and Lorraine decides to dig up the dirt.
I want to tell you more but don’t want to spoil it. Trust me, you need to read this small-town mystery with bad people and dark humor. It was a “hoot”.
We have a local indie bookstore that has author events frequently. I try to go to all of them that interest me. This book was from one of those events.
I met this author recently along with a couple other female mystery authors. The three women were on book tour together. All their books sounded good, but I felt compelled to read this one first. I purchased one from each of the authors and two from this author. This book is the first in her new series. I had to get one from her other series too. So watch for her name again in the future.
First published March 3, 2026
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Books by Erica Ruth Neubauer:
What I am currently reading:
Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister
Black Notice by Patricia Cornwall – I had planned to wait to go back to this series and read this book with Chris from The Book Cougars in December. I couldn’t wait. So, I picked up where I think I left off many years ago. I did love the Scarpetta books, and I think when they brought the adaptation to Prime it made me want to read them again. I am not going all the way back because there are so many, but I will start with Black Notice. I will tell you more about why this one intrigues me, when I review it.
Upcoming reviews:
The Dead Room by Catriona McPherson
Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor
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