"The
Death of an Ambitious Woman is an impressive debut from a new writer
with an accomplished and confident voice. Ms. Ross weaves together all
the elements of a excellent whodunit but, always keeps her eye on the
real lives of all her characters. It crackles with smart, witty dialogue
and the plot has plenty of twists to keep readers guessing until the
very end" Rosemary Harris, author of Pushing Up Daisies
"Classic,
classy and absolutely first class. Police Chief Ruth Murphy is
genuinely wonderful-achingly honest and brilliantly believable. There's a
memorable cast of characters in a small town taut with tension and
secrets. In her fast-paced, timely and original mystery, Barbara Ross
has written a gem of a debut." Hank Phillippi Ryan, author of Prime Time
The Death of an Ambitious Woman is Barbara Ross’ first novel. Her short stories, New Derby, New Year’s Eve (which features the same characters as the novel) and Winter Rental,
have appeared in anthologies of New England crime stories published by
Level Best Books. Barbara and her husband live in Somerville,
Massachusetts.
