Two law clerks for the Supreme Court are attacked, leaving one dead and the other in a coma. The ensuing cover-up leaves police with a puzzle to solve, and Chief Justice Clarissa Baxter with a target on her back. It will take a group effort from off the grid heroes with friends in high places to solve the case: retired FBI agent turned boardinghouse landlady Ethel Crestwater, and her tech savvy double-first-cousin-twice-removed Jessie Cooper. Ethel and Jesse uncover a political scandal and scramble to find the killer before they become the next targets.

 

Thank you so much to @netgalley, @poisonedpenpress, and @mdecastrique for the ARC! This book gripped me from the beginning as I love a good mystery. Add in the Supreme Court and I’m hooked! I really loved the plot; it was fast-paced and exciting. And Ethel is such a badass! Apparently this is the second book in a series following Ethel and Jesse. I didn’t find any information lacking so the books could definitely be read as stand alones, but now I want to read the other book! I also really loved the author’s note at the end and learned quite a bit from it. Dangerous Women comes out October 24!