Gimme Shelter

Klein here expands on the investigative activities of former cop Layla, who’s now sequestered at the Lake Pinecrest Trailer Park with her aging-rock-star dad and a delightful cast of friends (included a pig named Pippi). Layla, an aspiring musician, still picks up an occasional gig at a brunch or birthday party, but spends a good bit of time, with the help of hot neighbor Nick, keeping an eye on her father and his encroaching dementia. When he bought the trailer park and moved into the mansion on the grounds to be closer to his daughter, Don believed he could live out the rest of his days without the scrutiny of the press, but now someone is blackmailing him. When a local teacher is found dead under bizarre circumstances, her former colleague Commissioner Dayton Castinetto gets Layla involved, while the details of her last failed and tragic police assignment start to come into view. With a bevy of gal pals from her AA support group and the “ladies” from the trailer park who dote on rocker Don (think Steven Tyler or Rod Stewart), this ragtag group gets down to business to find a murderer, clear Layla’s name, and locate the blackmailer. With everyone recovering from something, hysterical dialogue, and high stakes danger, readers will rip through Klein’s latest.—Dodie Ownes