Growing Light

by Marta Randall

Who would want George Ashby dead? How about Lena, his bitter ex-wife, a brilliant woman who founded the New Age software company Growing Light only to have Ashby take it away from her? Or maybe Mike Thompson, the company's power-hungry vice-president who has endured Ashby's eccentricities for much too long? The staff of Growing Light -- Carein, for whom life hasn't been the same since the Summer of Love, disaffected engineer Jimi Hendrix Johannsen, Audrey the bookkeeper who isn't too good with numbers, and the others -- sure don't seem to be too fond of George, but their bitterness hardly seems to rival that of Growing Light's ex-employees, all of whom would be glad to see the SOB done in. Who would want Ashby dead? Who wouldn't?

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Marion · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved our down-to-earth amateur sleuth and the array of quirky northern California characters who fill this cozy mystery. The Bad Boss is someone many of us will find familiar. The location, which Randall uses to poke affectionate fun at some of foibles of California-ites, is simply a delight. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

(I read it published under her pen name, Martha Conley.)

[Shaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three and a half star

A fun little mystery with quirky characters and amateur sleuthing, I quite enjoyed this.

[J Hamilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Witty, twisty, fun

The kind of book that has you telling the characters to think again, reconsider, give them a piece of your mind - out loud, while you're reading. Satirical and wry, but not ungentle, and sharply accurate in terms of reflecting the trendy psychobabble of yesteryear and today.

[Mark Zodda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good mystery that kept my attention, was a quick read and didn't telegraph the ending. Nothing fancy, but a good story plainly told. Recommended.