Citizen Pain

“With quirky characters reminiscent of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series and a small-town heroine redolent of Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse, Sax’s second Matchmaker novel will no doubt delight fans and new readers alike. With its charming cast and an intriguing mystery, this fast-paced, zany story provides great fun and features some impressive ingenuity. The love triangle woven into the plot adds an amusing diversion to the main story and will keep readers gleefully trying to guess whodunit.”—RT Book Reviews

“Sax’s second novel is a fun, funny romp of a mystery mixed with a sexy love triangle. Gladie is an endearing mess of a character, and the book is fast-paced and amusing, with a large cast of quirky, small-town characters that flesh out a well-crafted, entertaining storyline. A lighthearted and amusing caper with a sexy side order of romance.”—Kirkus Reviews

“A cheeky series that has plenty of romantic complications, danger and humor to keep pages going!”—The Parkersburg News and Sentinel

“Elise Sax will make you laugh. Her larger-than-life characters jump off the page and make crazy seem like a fun place to hang out.”—New York Times bestselling author Christie Craig

It's me, again. Gladie Burger. If you know me, you know that I hate blood. And I hate root canals even more.

But I finally have my first matchmaking client, and she works for the town’s dentist. He says I need dental work. Of course, he has to knock me out to put a drill in my mouth.

When I wake up, the dentist has been murdered, there’s blood everywhere, and my first client is the number one suspect.

If that’s not bad enough, there’s a cult in town waiting for an alien invasion, and they’ve declared war on the townspeople.

Grandma says not to worry about the aliens or the murder because I have “The Gift,” but she’s definitely concerned about the hunka-hunka-burnin’-love neighbor who’s hiding something. He, the Chief of Police, and I are locked in a triangle of attraction.

Frankly, I don’t know which way to turn…the annoying, womanizing metrosexual Chief of Police or the attentive lumberjack hottie who’s way too secretive.

First thing’s first: I need to solve the mystery of the dead dentist, and I need to clear the name of my first matchmaking client. If I don’t, she’ll go to jail, and I’ll be a failure as a matchmaker.

And honestly, I can’t resist a murder mystery. I’m the queen of nosy buttinskis. Do you blame me?

Citizen Pain is the second book in the Matchmaker Mysteries series. It’s a humorous, romantic small-town mystery.