Forty-something Laura Marks, recently widowed and stuck in Florida with a condo she hates and a boat she can't sell, wallows in a depression of torpid TV, anything alcohol and a heaping helping of "I-don't-care." But when she answers a Summons for Jury Duty she stumbles upon a gruesome trial that quickly plunges her into a world of greed, jealousy, murder and a wacky group of Runyonesque court regulars. Meanwhile a mysterious cowboy shows interest in buying her boat, her big sister moves in and someone slips threatening notes under her door. Laura grabs hold of them all -- the good, the bad and the quirky - clutching them like lifelines back to the world of the living. Reviews for other Sussman books: AUDITION FOR MURDER: ..".hilarious -- The story holds many laugh-out-loud moments, and realistic details about Actor's Equity, auditions, and rehearsals. -Booklist CRUISING FOR MURDER: "Smart-ass girl detective series in the style of Janet Evanovich." --Irish News TIME OFF FROM GOOD BEHAVIOR ..".Full of wry wisecracks and savvy shtick...a thoroughly good time..." --New York Times Book Review "A Nora Ephron with warmth."--Chicago Tribune THE DIETER: "Susan Sussman has created a witty, well-tailored, smart cookie of a character... A] clever, literate novel.... Sussman has tapped into something more substantial than a story about women and food and love." -Chicago Tribune