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A secret shopper turns amateur sleuth when her best friend's husband is accused of murder in this mystery by the Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author.
Josie Marcus has an eye for the finer things in life. Unfortunately, her wallet can't keep up-as a single mom and mystery shopper, she won't be moving out of St. Louis's suburbs anytime soon. Good thing her best friend, Alyce Bohannon, doesn't mind sharing a taste of the high life in her posh...
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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.
Newly married, Helen Hawthorne can't wait to start her life anew-and start an investigation agency with her PI hubby, Phil. Her penchant for working dead-end jobs comes in handy when they're hired to look into a fitness fanatic who may be cheating on his wife.
Taking a receptionist...
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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.
Still living under the radar in Fort Lauderdale due to her refusal to pay her ex-husband's spousal support, Helen Hawthorne's latest workaday job might just be the lowest rung on the employment ladder-telemarketing. She's spending her hours interrupting dinners and disturbing slumbers,...
4) Killer Cuts
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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.
Miguel Angel's chic salon is where Fort Lauderdale's high society hairdos get done. Even though Helen Hawthorne is just a gofer at the upscale salon, she has to admit the fabulous Miguel Angel is a master at the craft of coif.
But with great heads of hair come great headaches....
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Mystery shopper Josie Marcus stumbles onto another murder when a sleazy shoe salesman is killed right after she gets him canned…
Josie finally has her life back on track. Not only is the single mom dating the best (and hottest) barista in the St. Louis suburb of Maplewood, but also her boss just assigned her a coveted gig-mystery shopping the Soft Shoe. The exclusive store is a shoe lover's dream, but its top seller, Mel Poulaine, is a waking nightmare....
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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.
The Superior Club is where Fort Lauderdale's wealthiest-and snobbiest-come to play. But for Helen Hawthorne, it's all work and no play. As a customer care clerk, it's her job to cater to the clients' every little whim and take care of their every little problem.
But Helen has a...
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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.
Still on the run from the long arm of the law, Helen Hawthorne has found employment as a maid at Fort Lauderdale's Full Moon Hotel, picking up after clueless tourists and keeping her head down.
But staying discreet gets a bit more difficult when Helen opens the hotel Dumpster and...
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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.
After all she's endured with her own marriage, divorce, and subsequent flight from alimony, Helen Hawthorne getting a job at Millicent's Bridal Salon is ironic in the extreme. But the pay is in cash and that's what matters for Helen to stay incognito.
But there's no amount of cash...
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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.
Helen Hawthorne is still on the run because of her refusal to pay her worthless ex-husband alimony. But a girl's gotta eat…and pay rent, utilities, etc. So she's taken a cash-paying job at Fort Lauderdale's own Page Turners bookstore. And while the job is decent enough, the owner...
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BIMBOS, BUSTIERS, AND BOTOX! MURDER MOST FASHIONABLE…
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...
11) Dying in Style
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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...
12) Fixing to Die
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Mystery shopper Josie Marcus unlocks a DIY murder case when her new house's "good bones" takes on multiple meanings…
Josie's been busy with a personal shopping project-scouring suburban St. Louis for a starter home for her and her newlywed husband, Dr. Ted Scottsmeyer. So she's thrilled when Ted's veterinary partner, Dr. Christine Cormac, hooks them up with a beautiful house, which her flaky sister, Rain, inexplicably abandoned months earlier....
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Before mystery shopper Josie Marcus can say "I do" she must solve a matrimonial murder to keep her in-law from becoming an inmate...
As a bride-to-be, Josie's latest assignment is a gift-mystery shopping flower and cake vendors for a popular St. Louis wedding website. She even meets another bride, Molly Deaver, at the local florist. Turns out, Josie and Molly have a lot in common, including the groom! Molly has been stalking Dr. Ted for months, but...
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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.
When Fort Lauderdale's wealthiest want to discreetly trade their best barely-worn threads for cash, they bring it to Snapdragon's Second Thoughts-which is where Helen Hawthorne finds herself selling the most chic second-hand clothing in Florida.
But the usual haggling turns homicidal...
15) Final Sail
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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.
As one half of Coronado Investigations in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Helen Hawthorne is working full time alongside her handsome hubby Phil. And after the surprising number of murders Helen helped solve while earning low pay on off the books jobs, anything else should be smooth sailing,...
16) Catnapped!
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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.
If there's one thing the very wealthy might value even more than their money, it's their precious pets. So when local socialite Trish Barrymore hires Helen Hawthorne and Phil Sagemont to recover her beloved show cat-named January's Jubilee Justine-from her ex-husband Mortimer, the...
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Mystery shopper Josie Marcus is on the hunt for a killer when a pet store employee mysteriously dies after blowing the whistle on possible puppy mill connections…
Josie's latest assignment is one for the dogs-literally! Pets 4 Luv, a national pet store chain, has hired Josie to mystery shop its St. Louis suburban locations and she discovers possible puppy mill suppliers. When an employee tipster is killed in a suspicious hit-and-run, Josie's job...
18) Board Stiff
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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.
Helen Hawthorne and Phil-her husband and PI partner-are on the case when Jim Sandusky asks them to save his business. Because while "Sunny Jim's Stand-Up Paddleboard Rental" is garnering a lot of attention, it's not the kind the beachside business ever hoped to attract.
There's...
19) Murder Unleashed
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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.
At the Pampered Pet Boutique in Fort Lauderdale, the dogs are treated better than the people-a fact not lost on Helen Hawthorne, who is working at the fabulous and furry canine salon where the wealthy dog owners need a muzzle more than their beloved pets.
And while some things...
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Mystery shopper Josie Marcus digs into another meaty murder investigation when a local restaurant owner is charged with picking off a problem customer…
Josie is getting a taste of St. Louis's foodie scene-Travel America Guided Tours just hired her to test area restaurants for an upcoming package. Their list includes Tillie's Off the Hill, a classic Italian joint owned by Tillie Minnelli, a former classmate of Josie's mother. It should be a pretty...
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