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She'd do just about anything to win back her daughter's love.
Bambi Pentecost, a former prostitute, narcotics informant, and terrible mom, thinks her rough past in Detroit is behind her. Now living in Michigan's upper peninsula and working in a warehouse selling tacky religious items, she's sober, pays her rent on time, and remembers to water her philodendron ... until a phone call from Detroit changes everything. Seizing on a chance to regain her teenage daughter's esteem, she journeys to the Motor City to clear her ex-husband of a murder charge.
When she isn't impersonating a French chef to gain crucial information, she's digging for clues in pawn shops, academic papers, and the murder house itself. Her unconventional methods and sharp wit are matched by a crew of odd-lot characters, including an anxious singer, a rule-bending police lieutenant, and a warmhearted old pal from school days.
As Bambi probes deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a treacherous web of secrets and motives. With her daughter's future hanging in the balance, Bambi must use every trick in her book to uncover the real killer and prove her worth as a mother.
Bambi Pentecost, a former prostitute, narcotics informant, and terrible mom, thinks her rough past in Detroit is behind her. Now living in Michigan's upper peninsula and working in a warehouse selling tacky religious items, she's sober, pays her rent on time, and remembers to water her philodendron ... until a phone call from Detroit changes everything. Seizing on a chance to regain her teenage daughter's esteem, she journeys to the Motor City to clear her ex-husband of a murder charge.
When she isn't impersonating a French chef to gain crucial information, she's digging for clues in pawn shops, academic papers, and the murder house itself. Her unconventional methods and sharp wit are matched by a crew of odd-lot characters, including an anxious singer, a rule-bending police lieutenant, and a warmhearted old pal from school days.
As Bambi probes deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a treacherous web of secrets and motives. With her daughter's future hanging in the balance, Bambi must use every trick in her book to uncover the real killer and prove her worth as a mother.
375 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 18, 2025
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About the author
Elizabeth Sims
29 books112 followersElizabeth Sims is an American author and writing authority. Her novels include the Lambda Award-winning Lillian Byrd crime series and the Rita Farmer mystery series, and she writes frequently for Writer's Digest magazine, where she is a Contributing Editor.
Booklist calls her work "crime fiction as smart as it is compelling," and Crimespree magazine praises her "strong voice and wonderful characters."
Are you a writer too—or would you like to be one? If so, you might find inspiration in Elizabeth's book You've Got a Book in You: A Stress-Free Guide to Writing the Book of Your Dreams, published by Writer's Digest Books.
Elizabeth earned degrees in English from Michigan State University and Wayne State University, where she won the Tompkins Award for graduate fiction. She has worked as a reporter, editor, photographer, technical writer, bookseller, street busker, ranch hand, corporate executive, and symphonic percussionist. Elizabeth belongs to several literary societies as well as American Mensa.
To learn more about her and to view a full list of her available works, including free excerpts and book discussion guides, visit www.elizabethsims.com
There you can get in touch and / or join her newsgroup.
Booklist calls her work "crime fiction as smart as it is compelling," and Crimespree magazine praises her "strong voice and wonderful characters."
Are you a writer too—or would you like to be one? If so, you might find inspiration in Elizabeth's book You've Got a Book in You: A Stress-Free Guide to Writing the Book of Your Dreams, published by Writer's Digest Books.
Elizabeth earned degrees in English from Michigan State University and Wayne State University, where she won the Tompkins Award for graduate fiction. She has worked as a reporter, editor, photographer, technical writer, bookseller, street busker, ranch hand, corporate executive, and symphonic percussionist. Elizabeth belongs to several literary societies as well as American Mensa.
To learn more about her and to view a full list of her available works, including free excerpts and book discussion guides, visit www.elizabethsims.com
There you can get in touch and / or join her newsgroup.
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April 10, 2025
Bambi aka BB is three years out of jail and trying to turn her life around. Running a local taxi service and working part time, she's doing okay... until she hears her ex has been charged with murder.
Now, he had been awful to her, but their daughter, Laura, thinks he didn't do it. So BB, reluctantly, agrees to go back to Detroit and look into it.
We also get chapters from Laura's POV and a security guard working for another suspect.
Good cast of characters, interesting mystery, i liked BB and her issues, along with Laura. The book also does not pull punches about how awful she was, back then.
3.5 stars out of 5
Now, he had been awful to her, but their daughter, Laura, thinks he didn't do it. So BB, reluctantly, agrees to go back to Detroit and look into it.
We also get chapters from Laura's POV and a security guard working for another suspect.
Good cast of characters, interesting mystery, i liked BB and her issues, along with Laura. The book also does not pull punches about how awful she was, back then.
3.5 stars out of 5
April 8, 2025
Good read
I loved the main character Bambi and her refreshing candor.
The characters over all were interesting and for the most part likeable.
This was a good mystery with a helping of the flavor of Detroit.
I loved the main character Bambi and her refreshing candor.
The characters over all were interesting and for the most part likeable.
This was a good mystery with a helping of the flavor of Detroit.
April 11, 2025
Love the main character Bambi
Loved this book and the main character Bambi Pentacost is so compelling that I would love to actually meet her.
Loved this book and the main character Bambi Pentacost is so compelling that I would love to actually meet her.
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