Bike Week Blues
Mary Clay
Reviewed by Sara Borne
At the start of the second book in the Daffodils series,
Leigh Stratton is living in New Smyrna Beach while recovering from her
recent
divorce and the sale of the family home.
It has been about four months since the action in the previous
book The Turtle Mound Murders. Leigh’s
been busy settling into a new
routine, with a part-time job at the Marine Conservation Center, a
couple of
new friends including a paint ball playing Klingon and she is learning
to enjoy
her solitude.
That is until the other two members of the Daffodils -
Daffodils stands for Divorced and Finally Free of Deceitful,
Insensitive,
Licentious Scum - Ruthie and Penny Sue arrive to visit and partake of
the
festivities of Bike Week. That's Daytona
Bike Week where half a million people from around the world get
together to
celebrate their love of motorcycles, denim, leather and tattoos. "A
Daytona Beach tradition dating back to 1937, it started out small with
just a
handful of bikers racing a three-mile route, half of which was on the
beach. Since then, Bike Week festivities
have spread out to the surrounding communities and evolved into a ten
day
festival of bikes, beer and scantily clad babes."
Penny Sue, desperate to impress her new man who just might
be her soulmate, has bought out the Harley Davidson store.
Clad in the wedding ensemble, bright white
riding leathers, perched on a brand new silver Harley Fat Boy she's
going to
try to land Rich as husband number four.
The ladies are really getting into the swing of things, when
Rich
abruptly dumps Penny Sue. She's
distraught, but not entirely convinced that it doesn't have something
to do
with the mysterious "old friends" on his patio that he refused to
introduce. When one of those men turns
up dead, and the other turns out to be a well-known criminal, Penny Sue
is
certain that Rich is in deep trouble.
It's time for the Daffodils to ride to the rescue!
Mary Clay has really pulled out all the stops on this one,
like its predecessor this book is laugh out loud funny.
As silly as the plot line gets it is still
within the realm of possibility, which makes it that much more
endearing. Who would have thought that the
trials and
tribulations of three middle-aged divorcees could be so amusing? This reviewer is really looking forward to
reading the next book in the series Murder
is the Pits and sincerely hopes that the author is busy working on
future
titles.