DEADLIEST OPTION, THE

New York: Crimeline, 1992. Paperback. Very Good. Wall Street headhunters and occasional sleuths Smith and Wetzon are back in this splendid, entertaining mystery, the third to feature Meyers's ( The B ig Killing ) irrepressible female duo. Goldie Barnes, managing director of Luwisher Brothers, a top Wall Street firm, plans an announcement that will shock the entire financial community. Before he can make it, he pitches fac e-first onto a banquet table, dead. As other deaths follow, Smith and Wetzo n begin their own investigation. With help from Wetzon's love interest, NYP D detective Silvestri, the pair make some startling--and potentially danger ous--discoveries. Meyers deftly weaves her knowledge of Wall Street's inner workings into the story at no expense to action or pace. Unexpected plot t wists add to this thoroughly enjoyable tale.