The ladies current case involves automotive engineer Amber Gordon who lost custody of her daughter when her husband set her up as a heroin addict. Amber also lost her job at the automotive plant where she and her husband worked, the one owned by her father-in-law.  Posing as everything from a magazine journalist to a flower delivery person, the four women take unusual risks, staying just this side of the law to insinuate themselves into the lives of the Sumner Design family.  Alex also uses some very unusual computer skills to ferret out information the women need to help their clients. She stays barely on this side of the law, falling, perhaps, just slightly to the other side of the ethical line.

The four women are an interesting quartet, each of their stories a little different, each story revealed a bit at a time, focusing mostly on Kate and Alex.  While their methods are a bit unorthodox, there is something fascinating about the techniques they employ.  The women will also exploit men if necessary and even strong arm them into doing the right thing.

Amber’s story is not too hard to figure out, though there is one more twist with a feminine touch at the end that will have readers smiling.  Another computer geek begins to flirt with Alex and while Kate is concerned for the firm’s security, it looks as if Alex may be interested in coming out of her web a bit.  An unusual group of New England women, this fast read is entertaining, and there is something about the women that will make readers interested enough to look for their next adventure.

--Jennifer Monahan Winberry