Meet Paige Taylor, mystery writer and private eye. She's intelligent, urbane, and can't resist a pun or the chance to travel. When she makes an appointment with Los Angeles dentist, Bill Barrett, she discovers that she has a problem tooth, but that he has much more serious troubles. His receptionist and ex-lover, Carol Oliver, has just died, and his wife, Sally, has disappeared with a half-million dollars worth of Krugerrands.
With the help of her assistant, Dick Kessler, and her lover, Patricia Towne, a professor of French at UCLA, Paige sets out to find Sally and the money. In Paris, Pat Towne finds some clues to Sally's real identity. In Hawaii and Alaska, Dick discovers that Sally has an accomplice whose identity surprises them all. Paige, meanwhile, follows Sally's trail to China and Hong Kong. But someone is plotting the perfect murders, and as Paige gets closer to the truth her name is added to the list of targets. Fool Me Once is the first in a series of Paige Taylor mysteries.
With the help of her assistant, Dick Kessler, and her lover, Patricia Towne, a professor of French at UCLA, Paige sets out to find Sally and the money. In Paris, Pat Towne finds some clues to Sally's real identity. In Hawaii and Alaska, Dick discovers that Sally has an accomplice whose identity surprises them all. Paige, meanwhile, follows Sally's trail to China and Hong Kong. But someone is plotting the perfect murders, and as Paige gets closer to the truth her name is added to the list of targets. Fool Me Once is the first in a series of Paige Taylor mysteries.
