She has a couple of ah-ha moments in this book. There is also a lot of information about Mundeen, her life, and those around her which does not seem to be organized and tightened as well as it could be, so much so that some of the twists in the plot lose the element of surprise.ĭespite this, Mundeen is a character that many will no doubt become attached to because of how human she is, and how she continues picking herself up and trying again. But it also was tedious at times, with page long descriptions of what Mundeen was learning in class which did not have much to do with the story. The book is well written, features a well-developed and interesting character, and an interesting plot. While the plot seems dark, West injects quite a massive dose of wry humour in her book, making it a light read. Her sleuthing instincts are awakened, and she tries to use her access to the gym to uncover the perpetrator, only to have the killer set his sights on her. But being rusty at flirting, she irritates a number of them, further compounding the situation by stumbling on a murder. She also decides to check out if any of the men at the gym are perhaps single and ready for a relationship. This means taking the “Aspects of Aging” university class and joining a gym. But before doing so, she has to take the very advice she is dolling out. She quits her high paying, high stressful job in Chicago and moves to San Antonio to expand on her success as the writer of the “Stay Youth with Aggie” column.
Single and approaching forty, Mundeen fears nothing – except perhaps middle age. West’s Fit to be Dead is the first humorous mystery in a series following Aggie Mundeen’s brush with the darker side of society.
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