Details at Ten

I didn't so much read this book as listen to it on tape. In my daily commute of 1 1/2 hours to work and the same back again I really need something that won't have me pulling my hair out. This was it! I had never heard of this author before and now I find out she not only has written another book under this psuedonym but also under Yolanda Joy too. Great! I think I've found a new voice.The story is interesting and grabs you at the very beginning. There were a couple of times that I sat in the car just to hear what happened next. The mystery is believable and suspenseful, the love interest is hot (please God, I'd like to put my order in) and I love the main character's, Georgia's, sass. Nice to have a realistic mystery told from an African-American point of view.

Details at Ten is a fast paced read that introduces us to news reporter Georgia Barnett. Georgia gets involved in the case of a missing child known as "Butter". This happens after Georgia interviews the little girl on live television after a drive by shooting. Who took Butter? And Why? You will be taken on a ride into television newscasting, going behind the scenes and finding out just how far Georgia Barnett will go in an effort to get Butter back. Continued success and blessings to Ardella Garland. Peace!!

Georgia Barnett is smart, sexy, and demonstrates that she will not take anything from anybody. The story moves quickly and will hold your interest unitl the very end. Excellant story!

TV reporter Georgia Barnett interviews a local eyewitness of a drive-by killing. The ho hum murder would be another statistic in Chicago,'s South Side gang war with same day media coverage and no follow-up except the witness, Butter, a little girl fond of bread and butter sandwiches, has been abducted.A guilt racked Georgia realizes on-the-scene reporting has jeopardized the life of the precocious child. To make amends, Georgia begins her own inquiries. However, her efforts lead to clashes with Detective Doug Eckart and her superiors at the station. Eckart and her employers want her to drop the case that is no longer a ratings grabber. However, Georgia owes it to her self and especially Butter to rescue the little girl from the gang that kidnapped her.DETAILS AT 10 is an interesting amateur sleuth-police procedural tale that highlights the helpless poverty of a depressed neighborhood. The story line works when Ardella Garland concentrates on the South Side and the problems haunting even the very young. The plot struggles when it focuses on the attraction between the journalist and the cop that tends to blur the more sererious and tragic aspects of a superior novel.Harriet Klausner