Book Description

Tracy Lemon, owner of The Citrus Salon in a small western city, thinks she’s married to the handsomest, sexiest policeman on the planet. But deep inside, husband Carl is still haunted by charges of police brutality after killing a Ute Indian in self-defense. Chief of Police Fort Dukes has passed him over for a detective position and hired Dwight Bassoon from the Los Angeles police force. When Carl is demoted to the traffic division, his feelings of remorse and despair trickle over into the couple’s private life. Since Carl is barred from assisting Bassoon in any cases, Tracy and her friends must prove the innocence of Dixie Service, gas station cashier and mother of five, who is arrested for “skimming” credit card information. Meanwhile, the cousin of Tracy’s 85-year-old client Mrs. Oscar returns from the Korean War after suffering from amnesia for 50 years. He cuts open an old safe and discovers a scandal that could cost Chief Fort Dukes his job. Margaret, Tracy’s main partner in crime, is dating a luxury safari tour leader, and Linda Ironback, the oil field roustabout who’s desperate to find a man, may just hold the key to making Detective Bassoon rush back where he came from.