Stealing for a Living

Naomi Rand. HarperCollins, $23.95 (256pp) ISBN 978-0-06-019936-4

Following her arresting debut, The One That Got Away (Forecasts, June 4, 2001), Naomi Rand adds more depth to her New York investigator and brings Emma's chaotic life into fuller focus in Stealing for a Living: An Emma Price Mystery. On top of her impending divorce, Emma has a demanding nine-month-old, a troubled preteen son, a recalcitrant lover and two murders on her hands. Engaging and complex, Emma is a true original who deserves many future adventures.

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