Playing Murder Summary
Sandra Scoppettone

Playing Murder Summary

Readers who like the challenge of solving a murder will find this skillfully plotted novel an exciting one.

However, of even greater interest is Scoppettone's handling of her main character, the would-be detective Anna Parker, who must discard her own stereotypical attitudes as she learns that the victim, whom she had idealized, was not the person she thought him to be. In the course of making this discovery, she realizes the psychological complexity...

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