"Walk Me To Midnight" is a really entertaining story about a dismal subject --
assisted suicide. Nobody really wants to think about ending ones own life, and
one would think that a book that deals with this issue would be unrelievedly
depressing. Far from it. This book starts with the apparent assisted suicide of
a very wealthy woman whose friend, a radio psychologist living in Tucson Arizona
immediately suspects as a murder. Unfortunately for her and the
acquantances/allies that she gathers along the way, the perpetrators are on to
these suspicions. Thus a large number of the characters become themselves
targets. Who will make it, who will end up like the rich lady? The suspense
builds throughout this work and one never knows where the hideous Dr. Hedeon
will strike next. 

And a good word about the characters. They are thinly
disguised people that anyone from literature or familiar with popular culture
will recognize. Billy Carolina is clearly Truman Capote, Susan Rutledge just
happens to replicate a rather famous radio personality. The perpetrator of
course can only be one Doctor of death who we have all come to "love and
respect." There is also the stand up Texas sheriff and a Mexican police chief
who find themselves faced with a murderer so adept that there is simply no
physical evidence to connect him to the crimes that they clearly know he
committed. Finally, the Arizona rancher with whom Susan falls in love and who
tries desperately to protect her. The pace is fast, the characters (none of whom
might be expected to get along in real life) coincide to make for an terrific
read that will keep you on the edge of your seat (if not up too late wanting to
finish -- as I did).