Murder in Red (Paperback)

Mavis Martin married her high school sweetheart, Buskirk Bland III (Buzz), whose hi-tech job supports them both handsomely in their dream house. Now thirty-two and childless, Mavis is content with her devoted husband, her Siamese cat, Lupe, an environmentally correct garden, and time and money to spend in Silicon Valley shopping malls. Itas a good life a until Tanya Philips, red-haired PR executive, moves in next door and captivates Buzz. He spends far too much time, in Mavisas opinion, helping his attractive neighbor in the house and yard while her husband, a brilliant sterile nerd, is away on a prolonged business trip. When Tanya becomes pregnant, Mavis is certain Buzzas neighborly attentions havenat been limited to Tanyaas trash barrels. Mavis decides to have a Halloween party where she cooks up more than a deadly casserole for Tanya, and her home-grown strawberries are absolute murder a in red.