Title: The Birthday Gift
Product review: This book is one of the last few Ursula Curtiss novels that I have read. I think there may be one more. In any case, it is not at the top of the pile as far as clever mysteries go, but it IS as far as well-described people go. The person who dies is an admirable woman, unfortunately, but her daughter and grandson, neither of whom are, are both amusing and intriguing. The hero is also interesting, not merely a cardboard cut-out of masculinity-to-the-rescue, and the protagonist is a believable and relatable young woman.The death is a dreadful one, at least to my imagination, and so should be considered before recommending it to any delicate types. But I love Ursula Curtiss, and would recommend any of her novels with gusto to anyone but my mother.
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