Praise for Death Was the Other Woman: "For something really snappy---a dandy, old-school, hard-boiled detective story, told from the point of view of a tough PI's equally tough secretary---go no further than Linda L. Richards's Death Was the Other Woman ." -- Seattle Times "Richards's spot-on portrayal of 1930s California---the tumultuous social and political atmosphere, the fashions, the vernacular---make this a must-read for palookas, mooks, and twists with enough spondulix to spare for some rip-roaring, hard-boiled literary escapism." -- The Chicago Tribune "Honoring the noir tradition while turning it on its head, Richards's richly detailed period portrays a world in which lifestyles, whether high or low, become an elaborate defense against a harsh environment in which there is only one final act, and the trick is to determine the time the curtain falls." -- Booklist "This is a great period piece with action aplenty and nostalgia-evoking characters. Kitty is a delight, and fans of Megan Abbott's noir crime novels will enjoy it." -- Library Journal.