JANET L. SMITH

CHARACTER:	ANNIE MacPHERSON
CATEGORY:	PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Seattle lawyer Annie MacPherson is having trouble settling down in her career. Her two partner firm is gobbled up (in an ill-advised merger) by one of the largest law firms in Seattle, only to be tossed out again when nefarious partners start dropping dead. Dead partners seem to be a real career obstacle in this genre. The Seattle settings, including particularly the San Juan Islands in the first book, are nicely done.

Sea Of Troubles
Practice To Deceive
A Vintage Murder