Hollis Brannigan Mystery

Hollis Brannigan, newly arrived in Los Angeles, left Kansas for the bright lights of Tinseltown-but working as a personal shopper for a prestigious concierge service isn't a job she ever wanted. Life only gets worse when she's assigned to D-list clients: fading Hollywood stars, aging industry insiders, new clients with no name value, and most any nut case who stumbles into the office with money to pay their outrageous fee. But Hollis doesn't intend to spend her days making other people's dreams come true. She's focused on getting a position in the investigations department. She gets a chance to prove herself by posing as an investigator for a missing dog case-but when she arrives at a stately Hancock Park mansion, she learns there's no missing dog. Instead, she's shown a secret room, a handgun, a vintage Louis Vuitton suitcase stuffed with cash, and is told she has to find a killer. Now shopping for a murderer among LA's exclusive shops and luxury boutiques, Hollis discovers scandals, lies, broken dreams, and enough old secrets to fill a Black Friday shopping bag. But suspects and evidence are as rare as a Rodeo Drive discount outlet, and a cunning killer may be much closer than she thinks. Somehow, she must find the murderer before her shopping days-and maybe her life-are over!

Hollis Brannigan is a personal shopper at a prestigious Los Angeles concierge service, but has her sights set on a position in the company's investigations department. To hone her skills, she takes on discreet investigations for fellow employees. Hollis becomes embroiled in a murder when she walks into one of LA's upscale consignment shops and discovers a young woman on the floor, draped in designer gowns. When Hollis rushes to give aid, another woman shows up and snaps her picture kneeling over the body. With her photo, fingerprints, and DNA at the crime scene, Hollis is now the prime suspect. While trying to keep her clients happy and prove her innocence, Hollis takes on a case investigating a cheating boyfriend whose mysterious midnight trips confound her. She finally gets a lead on her sister who vanished without a trace, but fears she'll disappear again before Hollis can get to her. Now shopping for a killer in LA's most exclusive stores, Hollis discovers revenge, deceit, and ambition turned deadly. A murderer lurks nearby plotting another crime-this time against Hollis. She soon learns that pursuing a murderer and discovering the truth about her sister aren't what she bargained for!