"Kate, along with M.J., her fashion-challenged paralegal and Sam, her obsessive compulsive investigator, are off and running on another investigation with more twists and turns than a tilt-a-whirl. She is joined by an interesting cast of characters, many of whom have appeared in previous novels in the Kate Williams mystery series.

After discovering a headless body in a Phoenix cemetery, Kate and her colleagues are shocked to discover that it’s a well-respected county attorney. In How to Succeed Without Dying, Kate undertakes the representation of the alleged murderer of Mitchell Alvarez, deputy county attorney. Hints at Alvarez's involvement in the activities of a Mexican cartel bring Kate and her staff into contact with the dangerous world of drugs and violence. As usual, the action is fast moving and at times hysterical."

WINNER OF THE 2011 ARIZONA  BOOK PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST POPULAR FICTION.

About the Author
Becky A. Bartness is an attorney who has been practicing law in Phoenix, Arizona, for over thirty years. This is her fourth Kate Williams mystery novel, although she prefers to characterize her books as part of the sub-genre of "funny mysteries" She is married with two children and several dogs.