MURDER AND THE MASQUERADE: BOOK 1 OF THE DOROTHY PHAIRE ROMANTIC MYSTERY SERIES (The Dorothy Phaire Romantic Mystery Series, 1) - Softcover

Phaire, Dorothy W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595447872 ISBN 13: 9780595447879

Publisher: iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

Mystery, murder, and romance weave a tale around characters who are Black professionals living in today's world. Phaire writes with a style that struts from start to finish.
E. Ethelbert Miller, director, African American Resource Center, Howard University


Murder and the Masquerade, demonstrates how important it is to address your unfinished business since the only true relationship begins with yourself. This book makes the point very well. I am sure it will change the way many women think and behave in their romantic experiences.
Audrey B. Chapman, author, Seven Attitude Adjustments

When Dr. Renee Hayes is suspected of involvement in a murder case, she becomes conflicted about her ethical oath as a psychologist. Torn between her professional loyalty to a patient and her young lover, who is investigating the case, Renee is forced to do whatever it takes to clear her own name and rethink her purpose in life. But the most shocking secret of all is unlocked in the end, and it will change all of their lives forever.

Packed with drama and intrigue, Murder and the Masquerade opens up the details of an intense love triangle, woven around a murder plot that is anything but typical.

About this title

About the Author:

Dorothy Phaire is a novelist, playwright, and educator. She currently teaches in the English Department at the University of the District of Columbia. In addition to her romance/mystery series, Phaire is working on a period novel set during World War II. Murder and the Masquerade is her second novel.

Review:

[Phaire] Displays a knack for shaping round characters with rich and troubled pasts--sure to be a treat for armchair psychoanalysts and book clubs alike.
Excerpt Review from Kirkus Discoveries, Nielsen Business Media

Forget washing the dishes, doing the laundry, or paying the bills--all of these mundane chores will fall by the wayside until Dear Reader, you reach the last page of this unbelievably absorbing book! It will keep you enthralled from beginning to end.
Excerpt Review by P. R. Ramsey, Ph.D. Howard University, Dept. African American Studies, Wash. DC

Reneé and Veda's desire to love and be loved lead them to re-examine their choices and the influences in their lives. While the women's transformation is nowhere near complete the reader gets the sense that things are now moving in the right direction.
Excerpt Review by Sable Lit Reviews

Phaire is meticulous in presenting, for the readers who know the area and those who are not so familiar with it, a realistic Maryland, Virginia and D.C. as a metropolis.  The intrigues of murder and love are also developed through the scenes of the area.
Excerpt Review by C. Ferguson, English, University of the District of Colombia

Phaire weaves a compelling tale of forbidden erotic love and intrigue against the backdrop of a murder mystery.  Her characters are colorful with complex lives and back-stories that are impossible to forget."
D. Laing, Leesburg, Virginia

About this edition

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0595447872
• ISBN 13: 9780595447879
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316