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On Location

by Elizabeth Sims
Minotaur Books, August 2010, $25.99

Think Deliverance and you’ll be primed and properly braced to experience this excellent mystery pitting good guys against the proverbial villains, struggling against the vicissitudes of uncooperative nature. On Location features Rita Farmer, ex-actor and current law student, along with an extensive cast of supporting characters. Among these are Rita's six-year old son, Petey, her best friend Daniel, and her sister, Gina, with whom she has a complicated relationship stemming from a childhood accident. But wait, there are more: Gina’s problematic old flame, private investigator George Rowe, and the brothers Lance and Kenner de Sauvenard, scions of a wealthy Oregon logging family.

The action begins when sister Gina and her wealthy fiancé, Lance, hike to a camp he frequented as a child. Confident that no map is necessary, Lance quickly gets them lost in the forest as a torrential rainfall begins. As you might guess, the desperate duo runs up against an even more desperate band of criminals, and all hell breaks loose. Of course, Rita and crew hasten to the rescue.

On Location is plot-intensive and skillfully so, as numerous, intricately orchestrated plot strands intertwine and converge, leading to the inevitable conclusion. Readers, however, should not be complacent as there are surprises and shocks aplenty along the course, which Sims conjures up for our delectation.

In addition to plot complexity, On Location features realistic, significant relationships between characters, depicting everything from maternal love to sibling rivalry. Sims does an admirable job in representing the human element, warts and all. While she has cast protagonist Rita Farmer in two previous outings (The Actress and The Extra), On Location is by far Rita’s best role to date. I, for one, can’t wait to see her next dramatic appearance in this series that is definitely worth the price of admission.

Lynne F. Maxwell

sims_onlocationMinor actress and single mom Rita Farmer takes on crime with her six-year-old Petey, and her best friend Daniel in this Hollywood series well worth the price of admission.

Teri Duerr
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by Elizabeth Sims
Minotaur Books, August 2010, $25.99

Sims
August 2010
on-location
25.99
Minotaur Books