Id had two murders since last spring, solved them both. The first one was prime and it got a lotta attention in the fish wrappers, so I had a bunch of clients for awhile. Just cause people saw my name in the paper they figured I was the best (which I might be). Not bad for a twenty-six-year-old gal from Newark, New Jersey.Its the middle of World War II, but not all the killing is happening overseas. In a sweltering New York City summer, scrappy steno-turned-sleuth Faye Quickkicked upstairs when her boss ships outtakes on a new case that would make even the most experienced P.I. sweat bullets.It all starts with a beautiful woman. Heartbroken Claire Turner turns on the waterworks in Fayes office, begging for help in finding her beau, Private Charlie Ladd, gone missing while on leave from Uncle Sams army. But when Faye busts into Charlies hotel room, she doesnt find anyoneanyone alive, that is. But wheres Charlie? Because the corpse in the hotel room might not be him. And that leads Faye to wonder if the unfortunate stiff was Charlies target practice.In a case with more twists, starts, and stops than the Third Avenue El, Faye learns that some shocking truths are hidden behind the fog of wara personal war being fought on the home front.Brimming over with big band music, hairdos in snoods, and unfiltered smokesthe same irresistible 1940s detail that made This Dame for Hire such a treatthe second adventure of indefatigable Faye solidifies her status as one of Sandra Scoppettones most appealing characters. Too Darn Hot is sizzling fun readers are sure to make Quick work of.From the Hardcover edition.