Life Without Parole

STARRED REVIEW! O’Donohue’s outstanding second mystery featuring the freelance Chicago TV producer. – Publishers Weekly

A worthy sequel to the first in the series, Missing Persons (2010), with its strong protagonist, who came close to losing her edge but clearly gets it back.
— Michele Leber, Booklist

“An exhilarating whodunnit with a psychological underpinning”
-Mystery Gazette

A TV producer, bored with the shows she’s been doing, has no idea that her two new entries will provide her with a walk on the wild side… This sophomore outing for clever Kate (Missing Persons, 2011) works several intriguing twists into its two interconnected mysteries.
-Kirkus

The latest Kate Conway amateur sleuth is an exhilarating whodunit with a psychological underpinning. The freshness comes from Kate’s interviews with the two convicts and the contrast between naive Pollyanna Vera and “trust no one” Andres. The mystery is cleverly devised with surprising red herrings, but it is the psychological insight into Life Without Parole that makes this entry a winner.
-The Mystery Gazette

Missing Persons

STARRED REVIEW! A well-constructed plot, credible characters, and an insightful exploration of the grieving process make for an absorbing read.
-Publisher’s Weekly

TOP PICK! There’s not a single sentence in this novel that isn’t thoroughly enjoyable.
-RT Book Reviews

A fine, funny, and felicitous combination of traditional pot-boiler mystery novel and rather touching — even profound –character study.
-Pamela Kramer/ Examiner.com

Clare O’Donohue writes in a clear, strong voice with a style that flows from one page to the next as she expertly lays out the mystery and deftly keeps the reader guessing.
-NY Journal of Books

Breezy but intelligent … this reader would welcome another appearance by the all-too-real Kate.
–Cleveland Plain Dealer

What makes O’Donohue’s writing so compulsively readable is how realistically she draws her main characters.
-Bookloons

Fascinating characters, multi-faceted story lines, and plenty of action…MISSING PERSONS is an entertaining read that pulls the reader in from the first.
-Midwest Book Review

“Missing Persons” has a harder edge than O’Donohue’s “Someday Quilts” series, but her ability to craft a true whodunit with a smart and agreeable amateur sleuth is unchanged. With an ingenious and unexpected solution, “Missing Persons” will have readers eagerly waiting for showtime on Kate’s next case.
-Richmond Times-Dispatch

A clever and engrossing mystery…the trajectory of the investigation goes off in unexpected and original directions.
-Mostly Fiction

Kate’s ironic sensibility and pragmatic point of view drive this brisk, engaging mystery.
-Minneapolis Star Tribune

This will be an author you add to your reading list frequently.
-True Crime Book Review

I can’t recommend MISSING PERSONS enough!
-Fresh Fiction

Don’t pass this one up!
-Night Owl Reviews