The Drowning Pool

At forty-four years of age, romance writer Willow King gives birth to her first child. Her spouse, Scotland Yard Detective Tom Worth is delighted with his new daughter, but frets about Willow's health. Things turn nasty when Willow's obstetrician, Dr. Alexander Ringstead, is found dead in a nearby room. Tom should not have wasted his time worrying about his beloved wife's recovery from the complications she suffered from while giving birth. He should have worried about her starting a new investigation. As soon as Willow learns about the murder, the amateur sleuth gene inside her kicks in and she begins to investigate. ...... Willow soon finds a host of people with grudges with the deceased. Some of the suspects work at the hospital while others were victims of the womanizing doctor. As Willow digs deeper, she places herself and her newborn in danger from a killer, who will resort to anything, including murdering a new mother and her infant, to insure that the case remains unsolved. ..... The sixth Willow King mystery is a very good entry in the series due to the opportunity to see more into the personal lives of Willow, her spouse, and their housekeeper. Though the who-done-it is not quite at the level of the previous entries, it is better then most of the current books on the market. Natasha Cooper is an excellent mystery writer and her latest tale is quite good. However, if readers want a taste of quite great, try one of the previous entries. ......Harriet Klausner