Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Heads you lose by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward

Siblings Lacey and Paul Hansen grow marijuana for a select group of people in the nowhere town of Mercer, California. One evening, Lacey, after losing the coin toss to take out the trash, finds a headless corpse in their backyard. Because of their less than legal means of income, Paul and Lacey decide to move the body down the road to a rest stop. They want to be good citizens and have the body found – just not on their property. And so it begins.

The two authors take turns writing chapters and then exchanging sarcastic comments after each chapter. The humorous exchange between Lisa and David add to the enjoyment of this murder mystery. While Lisa Lutz is best known for her series about the Spellman Family, I look forward to reading further collaborative stories by Lisa and David.

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