Hanky Panky

Haskell Blevins #5

by Taylor McCafferty

In Pigeon Fork, Kentucky, money talks. When Maedean Puckett asks Haskell to keep her under a 24-hour-a-day surveillence to prove to her husband that she isn't cheating, Haskell takes the job and is happy for the cash flow. But when Maedean's husband turns up dead, Haskell realizes that he is Maedean's alibi and feels compelled to investigate on his own.

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 1, 1995

About the author

A pseudonym used by Barbara Taylor McCafferty.

Reviews

[Abigail]

I hated the main character. The story was boring and predictable and most of the characters were extremely misogynistic. The “feminists” in the story were caricatures, and I wanted to scream when I was reading it. The author tries to excuse it by saying that it was acceptable since the characters live in rural KY. The “mystery” was predictable and boring. Some aspects of the story were confusing. Blevins doesn't even turn the killer in at the end! Honestly, giving this book one star was generous. I will not be reading any more of this series. Don't waste your time.

[Ed]

#5 in the Haskell Blevins series.

Pigeon Fork, KY private detective Haskell Blevins is hired by Maedean Puckett to follow her and prove to her husband that she is not having an affair. When her husband is promptly killed, Haskell is Maedean's alibi and smells a rat. Meanwhile, his girlfriend is being romanced by handsome newcomer Randy Harned.

[Susan]

Haskell Blevins is hired to follow Maedean Puckett and prove to her husband that she isn't fooling around--but he's been hired by Maedean. So he's positioned to give her a perfect alibi when her husband is murdered. But Haskell is afraid he's been set up--after all, Maedean does have a sister who looks a lot like her and who doesn't seem to like the late husband--or any other men.