Penny Mickelbury's Carole Ann Gibson Mysteries
Paradise Interrupted
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Format: Hardcover, 286pp.
ISBN: 0684859912
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Trade
Pub. Date: February 2001
Before Carole Ann Gibson even has a chance to enjoy the white sand beaches of Isle de Paix, she senses there's something sinister lurking in this tiny Caribbean paradise. She's seen evidence of an international drug operation taking place, and somewhere on the island there's also a fugitive in hiding -- Denis St. Almain, a drug kingpin on the run from a murder charge.
Carole Ann's famous smarts, instincts, and raw courage will be tested to the utmost in Paradise Interrupted, the latest installment in Penny Mickelbury's acclaimed Carole Ann Gibson mystery series. Luckily, this particular sleuth %151; a Washington, D.C., lawyer-turned-private detective %151; loves a challenge.
One Must Wait
Author: Penny Mickelbury
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, Inc.
Date Published: November 1999
Format: Mass Market Paperbound
Carole Ann Gibson knows her way around the law as well as she knows her way around the courtroom. That's made her a partner in her high-priced law firm and one of the hottest criminal defense attorneys in Washington, D.C. But suddenly she realizes that her star is rising too fast for her conscience. Carole Ann went to court with an innocent client - the first time in years when she knew her client was innocent - and, using the same cynical tactics that resulted in some of her greatest victories defending the guilty, nearly lost the case. Suddenly aware that she can no longer live or work as cynically as the job requires, she resigns, setting off a firestorm at the firm. Meanwhile her husband, Alain, a high-powered corporate lawyer, is waging his own battle with his principles. After years of defending corporate criminals, he just can't go on keeping them out of jail any longer, and a disastrous meeting with the most unscrupulous of his clients prompts his resignation. Only a few days later, Alain is lying dead on a D.C. sidewalk. As a devastated Carole Ann searches to find out why her husband was killed, the secrets of his death - and his life - take her from the nation's capital to the blackwater swamps of Louisiana. In these wild places, she discovers that there is more that she didn't know about her life with Alain, his death, and her own history than she ever imagined possible. She is by turns shocked, thrilled, and terrified. And, for what she's learned, someone wants her to pay with her life.
Where to Choose: A Carol Ann Gibson Mystery
Author: Penny Mickelbury
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Trade
Date Published: January 1999
Format: Trade Cloth
Penny Mickelbury's Carole Ann Gibson novels draw you in gradually and keep you turning the pages late into the night. Gibson is a black criminal defense attorney, and her turf is usually on the East Coast, but this time she's heading west. We have Mickelbury's new one, Where to Choose, and it's a strong story with a fascinating mystery -- and Mickelbury's talent shines through. Find out what author and Mystery Scene editor Ed Gorman has to say about Penny Mickelbury and her thought-provoking novel.
