From Library Journal
Despite protestations to the contrary, Manhattan news-network producer Robin Hudson (last seen in Nice Girls Finish Last, LJ 1/96) crams more living into one day than any of her friends ever could. When Karen, her young co-worker, fails to show for a Halloween girls' night out, Robin begins a kind of costumed scavenger hunt that leads from one personalized clue to the next. The clues?part of an elaborate charade staged by her one-time childhood best friend and fellow "cootie girl"?ultimately lead her to the scene of a murder. Anyone who knows Robin knows her investigations are unique, marked by wicked humor, endless spontaneity, crazy plot, nonstop gabfest, vivid action, and her unruly hair. A wonderful diversion.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Smart-mouthed news reporter Robin Hudson is back in another utterly outrageous adventure. Robin and her friends--fun-filled Tamayo; bald, tattooed Sally; sensible Claire; and innocent Kathy--decide on a girls' night out for Halloween. Then Kathy calls to say she's trapped in a married man's closet. Robin and crew set off to rescue her, but first they must complete a strange scavenger hunt that triggers memories of Robin's growing-up years in Minnesota, when she and her best friend were ridiculed as class misfits ("cootie girls"). By the end of the evening, Robin and her pals have taken a trip down Memory Lane, found a dead body, broken up a money-laundering ring, and rescued Kathy from certain corruption. The plot is thoroughly silly, but readers who like something different will find Hayter's in-your-face style, frenzied pacing, and tasteless but wildly funny humor a refreshing change.
Emily Melton
