Too Rich and Too Thin, Not an an Autobiography

By Barbara DeShong

Pack your bags for Texas and prepare to meet the strangest family since that little Chainsaw Massacre incident. Psychologist Jessica LeFave will be your guide, but be forewarned, Dr. LeFave isn't your... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590806417
• ISBN13: 9781590806418
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Echelon Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.9" x 0.9" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Action packed murder mystery

When psychologist Jessica le Fave's husband is killed in a car accident, the police say it was just that - an accident. But Jessica is convinced her husband was murdered and has been investigating the case on her own. Her husband was a psychiatrist and when one of his patients is brutally murdered, Jessica is convinced it has something to do with her husband's death. Before she knows what is happening, Jessica is involved with a very dysfunctional family, drugs, bikers, Indians, lies, secrets, a crazed killer, and more! "Too Rich and Too Thin: Not an Autobiography" is an action packed, fast moving, if somewhat convoluted mystery. Author Barbara DeShong gets the action started immediately as the book opens with Jessica helping the police profile the killer of Bernice Jackson and her husband and the action never lets down after that. Jessica is a unique heroine - intent on proving her husband was murdered, even though the evidence points to the contrary. She is intrepid, taking everything in stride as her search for the truth takes her to unexpected and sometimes dangerous places. There is an interesting blend of tension (as Jessica is in danger more than once) and humor (the battle of the pink flamingoes is very funny) throughout the story. DeShong fills the book with interesting, quirky, and sometimes sad characters such as Jessica, Coy Earl Love, Bernice's daughter Ruthie, Ruthie's husband Nigel, Ruthie's ex-husband Joe, and her brother Hank. The book does suffer a bit too much from flashbacks, especially in the first half of the book as DeShong introduces the backgrounds of various characters. However, the mystery is well plotted (if a bit too complicated at times) with a neat twist, and readers will keep trying to guess the identity of the killer. "Too Rich and Too Thin: Not an Autobiography" is a bit uneven at times, but ultimately is a good mystery.

A fun and quirky mystery

The route to the truth loves to present itself in the most unorthodox of ways. "Too Rich & Too Thin: Not an Autobiography" is a delve into the career of one Jessica LaFarve. A psychiatrist by trade, but her latest client brings her closer to finding who is responsible for her husband's death. Another murder has occurred, one of a client of her husbands. Despite not being a detective, nothing stops Jessica from getting involved and finding out what really happened all those years ago. A fun and quirky mystery, "Too Rich & Too Thin" is a solid and highly recommended read for mystery lovers of any sort.

A Wild Romp through Texas

With characters who will stay with you for a long time, DeShong has created a wacky and wonderful mystery. As her first work of fiction, this is writing at its best. The main character leads the reader through a maze of wildly improbable adventures with carefully drawn characters, some of them hopeless basket-cases. Interestingly, even the murder victim is carefully rendered. The humor in the book keeps the reader page-turning, the characters bring Texas to life, and the plot---well, read it yourself. You won't be sorry.

Flamingo Wars

This light-hearted and quirky murder mystery is full of laughs and chuckles. The Flamingo Wars gave me a delightful belly laugh and made me homesick for Texas. Later in the novel, I became lonely for New Mexico. All the way through, I was charmed by amusing characters and entertained by regional decriptions. I appreciate that the author really wanted me to enjoy the experience of reading her book and I did enjoy it immensely.

GREAT Texas Mystery!

This book kept me crazy because I did not want to put it down. It is funny to the point of hilarious (I can totally see this as a movie someday!), and yet quite a crazy mix of intrigue and pieces of Texas philsophy(eclectic Austin in particular) . I'm wondering if it IS a biography....it all sounds so Real....Barbara DeShong is certainly going to be one of my Favorite writers! I look forward to More of her books. Toni Bailey Oklahoma