Heir Today...

Sincerely hope the authors bring back the Alperts in another adventure! (Especially now that they are independently wealthy and don't necessarily have to return to gainful employment -- as exciting or boring as it might be.) This global tale of intrigue, complete with dastardly characters and near-death experiences, will have you wanting to skip ahead, but at the same time not wanting to miss a beat. You will surely want to read another adventure involving the witty, intelligent, savvy and lovable Alperts.

Heir Apparent, Inc sends letters to married sisters Paige Alper and Sheryl Fenster informing them they can earn $62,500 each if they sign the attached legal document. Apparently, their globetrotting seafaring Uncle Jock Boylan left a fortune. Because of her husband's latest get rich scheme, Sheryl needs the money to pay off loan sharks, but Paige prefers to find the loot and not share it with Heir Apparent, Inc. Paige and her husband Max are investigative reporters; she gets time off while he quits. They begin tracking Jock's last days by visiting the Oceans Shore Nursing Home in San Diego where he stayed whenever he suffered from Lassa Fever. That leads to Asia as Jock had business dealings and a surprising family connection there. As the journalists follow the clues, they soon realize that Jock was murdered to silence him from exposing a white slaver ring. Now the intrepid Americans have a mission besides money to uncover. HEIR TODAY is a terrific private investigative tale that is made even more realistic by the simple act of Max being fired when he wanted time off. The story line is fast-paced as the lead couple hop seemingly everywhere uncovering and including having their clothing taken away one shocking but always dangerous clue after another while Paige realizes how little she knew about her Uncle Jock. Fans will enjoy this fun thriller starring two adept journalists, who spend much of the inquiries in precarious situations. Harriet Klausner

HEIR TODAY by J.J. Lamb and Bette Golden Lamb grabs you by the brain stem and whips you into wit, intrigue, and adventure faster than you can say "Heirs Apparent, Inc." When Paige Alpert gets a letter from the devious heir tracers offering to split her inheritance from her uncle Captain Jack Boylan fifty-fifty with her, she's not happy. Why should they get half of the quarter-million dollars that she and her sister are due? Hah! And her husband, Max, agrees. They decide to find the money themselves. They're investigative reporters. How hard can it be? As it turns out, it can be pretty hard, not to mention deadly dangerous. But it's funny, too. And charming. And as entertaining as Nick and Nora Charles ever were on film. Even as this husband and wife team are abducted, beaten, nearly roasted alive, and forced to investigate a nudist colony, they work together with such love and wit and intelligence that you want to be a part of their team. Murder, high seas piracy, prostitution, revenge, corrupt Chinese officials: the Alperts face it all with the courage, integrity, and persistence of all true heros. I love Paige and Max Alpert. I wouldn't have missed my armchair adventure with them for all the world...or a quarter-million dollars. I just hope I get to play with them again soon. This book is a must read!

Great chemistry and development with the characters. Also a very believable story and couple. It was very fast moving and suspensful. I loved the way the journal was interspersed into the time line. All around great story!