Sneaky Scoundrels and Other Slippery Suspects

(Number Three in the "Tangled Minds" series) Westview, North Carolina is a charming small Southern town. It's kind of like Mayberry, except with secrets, lies, and crime...lots of crime. While some of its residents deal with mundane issues like traumatic brain injury, paralysis, adultery, and getting to Krispy Kreme while the "Hot Doughnuts Now" sign is still on, others have actual problems. Westview Gazette editor Matt Andrews has snapped out of a monstrous stupor to not only discover that he is locked up in the state mental hospital, but also that he's just murdered someone. And while Matt's away, his wife Joanna will play...around. Hudson Winnock, along with several unfortunate others, discover that hell hath no fury like Ruth Branch scorned. Richard Devonshire reluctantly turns to a psychiatrist to help with his recurring nightmares, with unexpected results. Plus, we learn the outcome of mobster Bo Novak's latest (final?) rampage. Author's note: "Tangled Minds" is a series patterned after the daytime and nighttime soap operas of my youth. The books are presented in a modified script format, with searing, "what-will-happen-next" questions at the conclusion of each chapter, and each book culminates in a nail-biting cliffhanger.