Death Brims over (Brenda Midnight Mysteries)

Brenda Midnight is a Greenwich Village hatmaker who gets robbed of a piece of beaded lace and then finds her best friend, who gave her the lace to work on, killed. From there on it's a comic mystery. The information about the Seventh Avenue and Greenwich Village fashion scene was interesting. There's a wonderful snooty law firm that presents a facade of upmarket efficiency but where nobody really knows what they're doing... Read Full Review

Brenda Midnight is proof that while one can mourn the loss of a friend, life does go on, and even in mourning, there's humor left to life. As Brenda solves her friend's murder, she teams up with quirky allies and bad guys and absurd plot twists.It's all in good fun.

I bought this book on a whim, thinking that the plot synopsis sounded interesting enough to give it a try. I wasn't particularly expecting anything great, but was very pleasantly surprised by the story. It grabbed my interest right from the first page, and drew me in. The Brenda Midnight character came across as someone who was willing to go out and be herself, but was also not a character so gung-ho about doing everything... Read Full Review

I admit it - after reading the back cover, I was expecting this to be just another forgettable, gimmicky, amateurish foray into mystery fiction. I was very pleasantly surprised. Wilson's distinct style comes through right away, and she gives milliner Brenda Midnight an excellent voice that makes her fun to get to know as she discovers strengths she never knew she possessed. Brenda Midnight owns Midnight Millinery - the... Read Full Review

The first of four delightful Brenda Midnight mysteries, "Death Brims Over" starts out full-swing in Greenwich Village, where Brenda Midnight, milliner extrodanaire, has her own hat shop, and is just your average hatress. Except things have changed. Brenda is offered a deal by her dress-designer friend Carla; to create the high-society wedding of the year. There's a pile of money with Brenda's name on it, as long as she... Read Full Review