Carlotta Wren is back at work as a salesclerk at a posh chain store, trying to get her life back in order after several calamities. Not the least of which is the broken arm she received when a coworker tried to kill her. Her first day back coincides with a big event—superstar Olympic athlete Eva McCoy is there to sign autographs and promote her line of charm bracelets that's taking the nation by fire. When someone steals Eva's personal charm bracelet right from Eva's wrist, Carlotta manages to get in the middle of the action and covered in cake and icing for her pains.

As Carlotta tries to help the police solve the crime, she's also dealing with the three men who desire her and coping with her unusual family situation. Her parents disappeared ten years ago when her father was accused of embezzling. Since then Carlotta has put her college plans on hold and raised her younger brother. For such a smart young man Wesley keeps making really bad personal choices. Like hacking into the courthouse computers, gambling and abusing prescription drugs.

Who stole Eva's bracelet and why? Will Carlotta be able to choose between the three men? What happened to Carlotta's parents after they fled? Was her father framed or not? Will Wesley be sent to jail? Just who is the serial killer stalking Atlanta? Someone wants Carlotta dead and she may be a victim this time.

Ms. Bond's 4 BODIES AND A FUNERAL is nonstop action from the first page. This review barely scratches the surface of the complex plot. The Body Movers series definitely should be read in order due to numerous spoilers about earlier books. Plus there's a large cast of characters and not many of the plot threads are resolved by the end of the book. Readers expecting a resolution of all these issues will be disappointed. They won't all be concluded until the end of book six at the earliest. I recommend this book to readers who are willing to wait for everything to be wrapped up.

Book Summary

Ever had one of those days? A surprise visit from her father—who's on the run from the law—has given Carlotta Wren a lot to think about. Should she join her former fiancé, Peter, in proving her father is innocent? If she does, are her body-moving days over? And then…

A close friend's behavior begins to spin out of control…

The cops turn up the heat on her father's case…

Carlotta discovers that her brother Wesley's gambling debts are child's play compared to his new vice…

And the Charmed Killer, a serial murderer, unleashes his wrath on Atlanta.

Now the bodies are piling up—and Carlotta's father is the number one suspect!

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