Over Her Dead Body.OVER HER DEAD BODY. Kate White Kate White is the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine and writes the opening section for the magazine every month entitled "Behind the Scenes at Cosmopolitan." She is the author of the best-selling Bailey Weggins . 2005. Read by Julia Gibson. 10 tapes, 13.5 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4193-5481-6. $94.95. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. SA Journalist Bailey Weggins is now the celebrity crime writer for Buzz magazine. Her friend Robbie had recommended her for the job with the caveat that their boss Mona could be downright cruel. So it isn't a complete surprise when Bailey enters the office after hours Adv. 1. after hours - not during regular hours; "he often worked after hours" and discovers Mona and the cleaning lady both suffering head wounds. Mona never wakes up. The new editor asks Bailey to cover the story for Buzz. After all, Mona was a celebrity. As Bailey digs into Mona's life, she discovers that nearly everyone at Buzz had both motive and opportunity to off Mona and that is only the beginning. When more people start dying, Bailey realizes she has to act fast before she's next. Gibson's reading is rife rife adj. rif·er, rif·est 1. In widespread existence, practice, or use; increasingly prevalent. 2. Abundant or numerous. with tension. Though her voice is softer than Bailey's character implies, she has no problem infusing it with dry humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was and clear intelligence. Gibson also imbues the secondary character with appropriate voices, making for easy visuals. Compelling listening; recommended for mystery collections. Jodi L. Israel, MLS See multilevel security. , Jamaica Plain, MA |
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