Dig Deep My Grave

Viv takes Charlie to a garden party to meet her extended family. Unfortunately, they also run into an old flame of Viv’s. Charlie feels out of place there, among the wealthy social upper class, and Viv realizes inflicting her family on Charlie was a big mistake. That becomes even more evident when t......more

While I enjoyed the first two of this series, this one fell flat for me. Maybe it's because we spent so much time in Viv's head, or the high number of repetitions. Or it could just be me, who knows? High society radio actress Viv introduces her lower-class boyfriend, private detective Charlie, to he......more

I will not put this author at the top of my list, or at least not the Viv and Charlie Mystery series. I found some of the story quite readable but find myself wondering whether I respected the characters or not. Viv is a self-limiting character...she always ends up right back where she started, a li......more

The third in a series. I haven’t read the others yet, but reading this made me want to. I picked it up as a light mystery detective story to read and was not disappointed. It was much like reading a Georgette Heyer or Ashley Weaver book. The setting is 1939 America. Viv, the main character, is a wel......more

Golly, Viv's former lover seems to have been murdered. Worse, Viv thinks she saw Charlie do the nasty deed. Gee, what's an up-and-coming radio actress to do? Why, jeopardize her career and life, of course. For a change, Viv gets to solve the crime with minimal input from Charlie. Little action took p......more