See Isabelle Run

By Elizabeth Bloom

      Isabelle Leonard makes headlines by dancing on top of the tables at her wedding reception. What makes this a newsworthy event is that there was no wedding before the reception. Isabelle’s fiancée runs off with her maid of honor about 20 minutes before the service. They go off to Fiji and enjoy the honeymoon without the bride. Becky Beldon, who very closely resembles Martha Stewart, sees the newspaper article, feels sorry for Isabelle, and offers her a job working at Becky Beldon Multimedia. Her first boss is Lisa Kinne, who is in charge of special projects and Isabelle is her assistant. Isabelle finds out that the position is vacant because her predecessor died when she was pushed in front of a subway train. Very quickly, Isabelle learns about the rash of untimely deaths and disappearances of employees, and her current boss gets added to the list. Isabelle is sure that these incidents are not normal and she decides to investigate them. All too soon Isabelle becomes a target as well.

     Under the pseudonym of Beth Saulnier, Bloom is the author of the Alex Bernier series. In See Isabelle Run, Bloom introduces a heroine who is charming, handles adversity with style, and is a solid foundation for a series. The author artfully weaves the suspense and humor around a fast paced plot. The characters are well-defined and quirky in a manner fitting the N.Y. setting and the abnormally “happy” environment of Becky Beldon Multimedia. See Isabelle Run is a very enjoyable read that I most highly recommend and hope that the author expands on this fantastic start into a series.