Ecstasy: An Alex Bernier Mystery

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

360 pages, Kindle Edition

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