A tour de force.Los Angeles TimesStylish literate mysteries.The Washington PostElectric with suspense fast and funny.Publishers WeeklyCodys writing is so lively... » 

A tour de force.Los Angeles TimesStylish literate mysteries.The Washington PostElectric with suspense fast and funny.Publishers WeeklyCodys writing is so lively that one can only throw in the towel and revel inher surefooted blend of realism and comic fantasy.The Times LiterarySupplementOne of the best conceived and beautifully drawn characters in modern crimefiction.Mystery NewsPerhaps the boldest creation to land in recent crime fiction.ThePhiladelphia InquirerEvas one of those characters like Salingers Holden Caulfield or MorrisonsSethe whose voices are so rich they create a whole world out of a fewsentences.Maureen Corrigan National Public RadioBirdie Walkerrock widow conwoman aging wild childnow lives by her wits.Unsentimental selfinterest sees her through but no one could call it pretty.Twenty years ago she and her nowdeceased rock star lover were the most famouscouple alive. The public treasures its outrageous memories but shes still thewoman everyone loves to hate. Media darling media demon she fights with fameand infamy alike. But when music biz executives get wind that shes hidingvaluable neverreleased tapes Birdie learns exactly what it takes to survivethem.Liza Cody worked as a furnituremaker photographer painter graphic designerand assistant at Madame Tussauds before turning to crime writing. Shes won aSilver Dagger and a John CreaseyCrime Writers Association Award and has beennominated for Edgar Awards and shortlisted for a Gold Dagger. The popular TVseries based on her Anna Lee mysteries was aired by AE. «