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Footprints in the Butter |
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 Footprints in the Butter byDenise Dietz Delphi Books 224 pages, 1999 ISBN 096633972X Reviewed by PJ Nunn While Ingrid Beaumont is busy cheering on the Denver Broncos, her old pal artist Wylie Jamestone is fighting for his life. And losing. Beaumont is no professional sleuth, and Hitchcock, her constant canine companion, isn’t likely to win any awards for the world’s most intelligent dog. Funny how these things work out. Ingrid hasn’t been home from the game long before Lt. Peter Miller, a homicide investigator, arrives at her door with bad news. Wylie has been killed. Ingrid knows she’s not a suspect – she was captured on television amidst thousands of fans at the stadium. So why is there a detective at her front door? "There’s more," Lt. Miller informs her. An understatement. At the crime scene, Wylie’s latest painting has a note pinned to it. "Give this to Ingrid. Let the treasure hunt begin." Never one to back away from a challenge, and despite her ineptitude at solving riddles, Ingrid and Hitchcock dive in. It doesn’t take long before even Ingrid figures out that the killer thinks she knows something - whether she really does or not. If she and Hitchcock can’t solve this puzzle, hers might be the next homicide Pete is assigned to solve. Dietz’ unlikely heroine has been compared to V.I. Warshawski and is certainly a step outside of cadence. Beaumont is not incredibly beautiful, thin or young, but she is stubborn, inquisitive and at times, hilariously funny. The book shrieks with attitude, and readers will probably either love it or hate it. As the first in a new series, Footprints in the Butter soars - just like the pigskin Beaumont loves hurtles through the air toward the goal post. |
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