One of my favorite things about Linda Howard's writing is her ability not to get "stuck in a rut". This story is very funny, lighthearted and reminded me of "Legally Blonde". The book jacket and the content were at serious odds with each other! My only complaint was the suspense part of this story - the idea of "who done it" was not given to the reader through the story and was only introduced at the end, in a not very believeable way. The humor more than makes up for it however.