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The Wrong Side of Memphis - Claire Applewhite, Author

The Wrong Side of Memphis - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

After ELVIN'S wife CHERIE left him and their home in Memphis, he decides to take a break and visit his longtime friend, DIMOND, "DI", in St. Louis. What he walked into wasn't really what he had expected. There had been a murder in the Jewel Arms Apartments where Di lived, with more murders to come. When the bodies start stacking up, Elvin decides to stay, for Di's sake. When he becomes a "person of interest" in the murder of his ex-wife, he decides to find the killer. Alibis, lies and suspects lurk in every corner.

DI hung up the receiver (from talking to CHERIE) and glanced at the clock - 8:30 a.m. She pulled out the nightstand drawer and fumbled for some note paper and a pen, but none was to be found. Oh well, she thought. She'd remember to tell ELVIN that his ex-wife called. Sure, she would. She laid her throbbing head on the mattress, and sheltered it with a pillow. The sound of buzzers and bells blared from the television next door, while EDITH MARS savored the morning game show. Despite the noise, Di slipped into a drugged, foggy sleep, oblivious to the activity surrounding her.

Upstairs, ROSE was busy with the endless routine of caregiving, while ANNIE SILVER nursed another hangover. Once again, she was unable to report to work, a fact that she successfully concealed from her husband (BEN), who had spent the night on call at the hospital. Alone, DENT scoured the personal ads, hoping and searching for the ideal companion. MYLES LaMOUR was finally meeting with TASHA WEEKS at his office, though he had to admit, PARRY's case did not look promising. It was to be a very short meeting. Around 10:00 a.m., VALERIE Gains awoke to face a new day. She was dying for a cigarette. She had just lit up, when she was startled by men's voices in the apartment next door.

This book took so many twists that I had no idea who was doing the killings. Good people ended up dying as well as some of the bad. I actually found myself wrong all the way to the last few pages. This one kept me turning the pages. See if you can guess which of the above will survive and which will die.