Amazon Category:  Mystery/Suspense Publisher: Five Star ISBN-10:  1432826808 Type: Fiction Pages: 227 ISBN-13: 9781432826802 Alison Ranadall returns from her service as an MP in Iraq wounded-both psychologically and physically. Ali slowly begins to heal as she seeks to find out why a friend's lover has disappeared.  Alison Randall returns from her military service as an MP in Iraq wounded-both psychologically and physically.  She attempts to regain her health by becoming a yoga instructor.  She is gradually recovering physically, although her psychological condition remains precarious, when she is approached by one of her students, Lauren Malcolm, whose boyfriend has disappeared.  Ali reluctantly agrees to help in the search. It soon becomes apparent that Lauren's boyfriend, Dr. Jim, a married but separated physician, has had a number of affairs with his patients, and is quite possibly being blackmailed by one of them.  The question quickly arises as to whether the doctor has been murdered or chosen to disappear. A further death commits Ali to the case even more.  As the dirty secret in the doctor's background is slowly reveled, Ali soon finds herself forced out of her comfort zone as the case causes her to reexamine parts of her own past. This is a fast-paced mystery with psychological depth and a dark sense of humor.  The solution of the mystery and Ali's psychological reaction to it will force the reader to think about the costs of war.

Publishers Weekly
The Hero Pose Glen Ebisch. Five Star, $25.95 (230p) ISBN 978-1-4328-2680-2

Ebisch (When the Last Dance Is Over) introduces a very private, very reluctant sleuth in this engrossing mystery. Alison Randall, an ex-Army MP who was badly scarred physically and emotionally from her experiences in Iraq, now runs a yoga center in Cornwall, a small town on the southern Maine coast. When yoga student Lauren Malcolm seeks Randall’s help to locate Lauren’s missing, married boyfriend, Dr. Jim Schianno, Randall begs off, explaining that she avoids getting involved in other peoples’ lives. Still, Randall agrees to talk to another student, a police lieutenant, to find out what she can. Gradually, Randall gets drawn into the case as she picks up links to a hit-and-run fatality, possible blackmail, possible suicide, and possible revenge. A second death makes Randall commit fully to the investigation. Readers will hope to see more of the emotionally brittle Randall, who struggles with normal human interactions as well as her physical health. (Apr.)
Reviewed on 02/15/2013 | Details & Permalink