Accessory to Murder (Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper, Book 3) - Softcover

Viets, Elaine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 045122258X ISBN 13: 9780451222589

Publisher: Berkley, 2007

Synopsis

Someone has killed Halley Hardwicke, the hot young designer of thousand-dollar Italian silk scarves, in the mall parking lot-and police have their eye on Jake, the husband of Josie's best friend Alyce. The couple lived near the wrap maven, but it seems Halley and Jake were a little too neighborly.

So Josie decides to do what she does best to help out her friend-go undercover and see if she can find some clues. Because this time, there's a lot more at stake than a scarf, even if it's to die for...

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

"Viets spans the female psyche with panache and wit." -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel "Effectively portrays a single mom earnestly navigating her way in today's uncertain world." --The Miami Herald

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 045122258X
• ISBN 13: 9780451222589
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288