Ecstasy

Alex Bernier #5

by Beth Saulnier

* Saulnier's previous hardcover, Bad Seed (Mysterious press, 2/02), is a Featured Alternate of The Mystery Guild. It will be published in mass market in 3/03.
* Hip and funny, Saulnier's style recalls Jen Banbury's Like a Hole in the Head (Little, Brown and Company, 1998), and a starred review in Kirkus calls heroine Alex Bernier "delightful, " comparing her to Stephanie Plum, the main character in the eponymous New York Times bestselling mystery series (St. Martin's Press).
* Saulnier's previous Alex Bernier mysteries include The Fourth Wall (Mysterious Press, 1/01), Distemper (Mysterious press, 2000), and Reliable Sources (Mysterious Press, 1999).
* Beth Saulnier is well-known in the Ithaca, New York, area as a movie reviewer for the Ithaca Journal and a film commentator on local television.
* Reliable Sources was the number one bestseller in Ithaca, New York, in 1999.

Genres: Mystery

384 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2003

About the author

aka Elizabeth Bloom

Reviews

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’d been sad that this was the last book in this series, but it ended up being my least favorite of the 5 books, by far. I very much liked following Alex’s investigation work, but this crime was really gross and disgusting. It was basically all about drug use and sexual assault — and in gross levels of detail.

I’m sad that the series is over and I am sad that we don’t know much about how things progress between Alex and Cody. But that was really such a gross and vile ending to the series… it will help me to miss this series much less.

[Jeanne Gering · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gripping. I literally couldn't put this book down! Lots of unforseen twists, it didn't have any dull spots.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

The end was a bit too icky, but most of the journey was interesting enough for a murder-mystery.

[Jackie Simons]

Read 9/03