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Packing Mrs. Phipps
by Anne Seale, Alyson Publications
Butchy, charismatic Jo Jacuzzo has just lost her job as a nurse’s assistant, when a friend offers her good money to pack up his mother in Florida so she can move back to New York. Jo gets as far as Georgia when her truck breaks down and, while it is being repaired, agrees to help drive an RV to Arizona with a beautiful, mysterious woman she just met.
Charity, the beautiful, mysterious woman with RV, is full of contradictions. An heiress, she drives an RV cross country. Her brother has been kidnapped by the mafia and is being held for ransom to pay off gambling debts - or maybe it’s all a ruse, and he just wants more of his parents’ fortune, which all went to his sister. Charity appears to be straight, yet can’t quite stop herself from coming on to Jo.
Red herrings abound and the plot twists faster than a corkscrew at a debutante ball. This featherweight entry in the formula lesbian mystery genre nevertheless is full of zesty fun. It’s good escapist summertime reading.
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Cary Renfro is an author and book reviewer. He is a feature writer for The Capitol Forum in Salem, Oregon.
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