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Author Elaine Viets kicks off this funny and fresh cozy series, about a woman on the run from her ex, with a rollicking tale of crime and vanity in the shadow world of wannabe molls. When unlikely sleuth Helen Hawthorne flees St. Louis, she fetches up in Fort Lauderdale, suddenly surrounded by the beautiful and the Botoxed.
They all shop at the same place, Juliana's, the overpriced boutique where Helen works. And they're all looking for a wealthy wise guy to take to the cleaners.
It's a dead-end job with no perks, but one that pays in cash. A little shady, but it beats leaving a paper trail. Turns out shady's only the beginning.
Juliana's holds more secrets than a confessional, beginning with theft and drug sales, progressing to ever more ambitious scams, and inevitably, given the escalating level of crime, the murder of a felonious fashionista. The good news is there's a reward-and Helen needs money. The bad is that she could die before she collects it.
They all shop at the same place, Juliana's, the overpriced boutique where Helen works. And they're all looking for a wealthy wise guy to take to the cleaners.
It's a dead-end job with no perks, but one that pays in cash. A little shady, but it beats leaving a paper trail. Turns out shady's only the beginning.
Juliana's holds more secrets than a confessional, beginning with theft and drug sales, progressing to ever more ambitious scams, and inevitably, given the escalating level of crime, the murder of a felonious fashionista. The good news is there's a reward-and Helen needs money. The bad is that she could die before she collects it.
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- SeriesDead-End Job Mystery #1