Reporter Vicky Rand is tired of the boring assignments she has been getting so she is thrilled when she's assigned to cover a "murder-mystery weekend". (Mystery addicts come together for the weekend, they know at some point a fake murder will happen, which is staged by actors. Then they try and see who can solve the murder. They will go by train and end up at the mystery mansion---a really old, isolated country inn). Vicky is eager to go so she packs her bags, says goodbye to her cat Groucho, and heads to the train station. When she arrives at the station she observes the other participants of the murder-mystery weekend and takes some photos. One guy stands out---Cole Madigan. He's the most gorgeous man she's ever seen! Tall, blond, and handsome. After she introduces herself to some of the other passengers she boards the train. While on the train there are some red herrings. The passengers get to know each other better and look forward to solving the upcoming "murder". But to their surprise, a real murder does occur.

This was an enjoyable read. There wasn't really much action until they arrived at the mystery mansion so it took awhile for the real suspense to kick in, probably the last fourth of the book. But I still enjoyed it. I liked Vicky. She wasn't a TSTL heroine. I also liked Cole and the interesting cast of characters/suspects.

Another older, fun Harlequin Intrigue from the 1980's. ( )

Reporter Vicky Rand is assigned to cover a “mystery weekend” for her paper. Several participants take a train to an inn where a murder is supposed to take place. The participants, some of whom are actors, are supposed to solve the murder. Is Cole Madigan really the most attractive physicist ever, or is he one of the actors?

What is interesting about the story is how much of it goes by before the actual murder ever even takes place. Also, that so much of the action of the plot is merely conversation. So much dialogue is often boring, but Turner handles it in a way that makes it surprisingly compelling. Overall entertaining. ( )