Death of a Downsizer - Bonnie Indermill Author:Carole Berry "Dorfmeyer the Downsizer" has the employees of the Richards & Goode Corporation trembling. He's famous for slashing jobs, and ever since he took over as CEO, the office has been a hotbed of bitterness and paranoia. For Bonnie, R&G is just a temp job -- though she'd hoped to turn it into something permanent. Now, however, Dorfmeyer himself has be... more »en terminated... with a gun. And the gun may have Bonnie's fingerprints on it. All Bonnie wanted was a few benefits, a health plan, the security that comes with steady employment. But if she doesn't resolve this mess soon, the only kind of security she'll have will be the maximum kind...« less
This is not my style of mystery, but that is entirely opinion. It's a sort of "hard-boiled" female detective style of writing, although the female is only somewhat hard-boiled herself. Not my cup of tea ... come to think of it, I'd prefer a more cozy, British style mystery ... and a cup of tea with it.
Thirtysomething Manhattanite Bonnie Indermill, tired of temping and ready for a little job security, was hoping that the Richards & Goode Corporation would offer her something permanent. But then the CEO, "Dorfmeyer the Downsizer," turns up dead, killed with a gun that may have Bonnie's fingerprints on it. And now if she doesn't find out who "terminated" the boss, the only security she'll have will be the maximum kind.