DYING IN STYLE

Suburban single mom, Josie Marcus, loves being a secret shopper. But when she's framed for the murder of a famous handbag designer, Josie discovers that secret sleuth might be a better fit

Josie's excited about her latest assignment: mystery shopping the stores of St. Louis's premier handbag designer, Danessa Celedine. A stunning socialite who frequently makes headlines with her hot Russian lover, Serge, Danessa sells exquisite purses to the rich and famous for a small fortune. Unfortunately, the Celedine shops aren't nearly as dazzling as their clientele and Josie's negative report could kill a lucrative deal to sell the handbag empire. Danessa swears it will also cost Josie her career.

Businesses often live and die by Josie's reviews, but when Danessa and Serge are found murdered, she's suddenly linked to an actual homicide as the chief suspect! Now, Josie will need all her secret shopper subterfuge to investigate the crimes, clear her name, and stop the killer from claiming another fashion victim.

Elaine Viets has actually worked those dead-end jobs in her mystery novels,just like her character, Helen Hawthorne. Over the years, Elaine has been a dress store clerk, phone book proofreader, babysitter, telemarketer, bookseller, and weed puller at fifty cents a bucket. She is also the author of the Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper series and numerous short stories. Elaine has won an Anthony Award and an Agatha Award. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with her husband, author and actor Don Crinklaw. Please visit her blog: The Lipstick Chronicles.

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Josie Marcus' erster Fall
Deutsch von Heimo Kreuzer
[ e-Book dp Publisher 04/2020, e-Pub dp Publishing 05/2022]