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Having resigned her job as a lawyer for the Los Angeles Public Defender to raise her children, Juliet finds the mommy-track has its limitations. She has gone into partnership with Al, a retired police officer, whom Juliet knew as an investigator for her office. When a movie star friend wants her to investigate the possible death sentence trial of her stepbrother, Jupiter, Lilly convinces the high-powered attorney to take on Al and Juliet. Jupiter has been accused of raping and murdering his stepmother, a young woman-on-the-make who married his powerful spiritual guru of a father after he introduced them. The deeper Juliet digs, the more she discovers. Is there a cover-up to hide the shooting death of Lilly's mother some thirty years ago in Mexico? Why doesn't Lilly want this incident investigated? There are also strong elements such as a famous clinic which works with celebrity patients and whose founder and chief psychiatrist is an expert in leading his clients to the "hidden memories" of their childhood as a means of recovery. The Very Reverend Polaris Jones, wealthy head of a New Age spiritual group was married to Lilly's mother at the time of her death at what can best be described as a hippy commune. He seems to want to give no assistance to aid his son in finding those mitigating circumstances that may let Jupiter avoid the death penalty if convicted. After all, according to the Very Reverend Polaris' belief she merely "transitioned to another astral plane." Fast moving and filled with witty dialogue as well as the stressful life of a young mother, Waldman writes a very satisfying who-dun-it. Some readers may be annoyed with some of the choices Juliet makes in her personal life, but the mystery should get them through that. Those with children will, however, sympathize and laugh at the various problems and tribulations of child rearing and empathize with the joy that the offspring can bring. Recommended.
Reviewed by Doris Ann Norris, July 2003
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