[The Betty Crawford Mysteries 02] • Dancing With Death

Betty Crawford, America’s first diabetic amateur detective and friends are back. Betty is still coping with her diabetes as well as dealing with her home-based business and love life.

A winter weekend getaway to a ballroom dance competition at the

exclusive Lofton Resort should have been Betty Crawford's dream come

true. She and her best friend Clarise are double dating with their

new police officer beaus.

But a blizzard isolates the grand hotel and grand larceny turns to

murder. The foursome's weekend turns friends and lovers against each

other as suspicions mount and secrets are revealed. Betty must solve

the mysteries of the dance and confront her worst enemy; herself.

Mystery and Romance are the two most popular modern literary genres and the Betty Crawford series combines both. What makes Betty interesting isn’t merely the crimes and how she solves them but how she deals with the important issues of her life.

Betty is a type II diabetic who loves food and it shows; she is overweight. With a self aware sense of humor she faces the need to change her lifestyle, improve her self image, rebuild her career and most importantly figure out the appropriate ways to interact with her family, friends and the man she loves.

As is the case in real life, there are no easy answers, few straight lines and there is always more going on than meets the eye.