Dead Head: A Dirty Business Mystery (Dirty Business Mysteries) - Hardcover

Harris, Rosemary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312569947 ISBN 13: 9780312569945

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2010

Synopsis

The talented Rosemary Harris continues to pick up steam, garner acclaim, and collect fans with her quirky, beloved Dirty Business Mystery series Fugitive Mom. That’s the tabloid headline that rocks Springfield, Connecticut when one of the town’s favorite ladies is discovered to be an escaped convict. With a little help from the always game Lucy Cavanaugh, Paula is hired to find out which of her neighbors is a fugitive from the law and why the long-kept secret has finally come out.

About this title

From the Author:

Dead Head was inspired by the true story of an upper middle class woman who was arrested by federal marshals when it was discovered that she was actually a fugitive who'd been living on the lam for decades. I found myself wondering how someone could live a lie for so long. How they could not slip up and accidentally reveal the truth about themselves. And I wondered how well I really knew my own neighbors. Like all of my books it's laced with lots of humor and some colorfrul characters who just be like your own neighbors!

From the Back Cover:

It’s back to Dirty Business in the latest mystery from Anthony and Agatha Award–nominated author

Rosemary Harris

Fugitive Mom. That’s the tabloid headline that has unearthed a whole world of trouble for Paula Holliday. Someone she thought she knew has been revealed to be an escaped convict. Hiding in plain sight—in her own New England town! 

“Sophisticated comedy, romance, and murder.”—Connecticut Post

Wanted criminals and secret identities have always seemed like the stuff of novels or television dramas to Paula. But ever since she somewhat accidentally solved a murder in casino country, Paula has cemented her reputation as a part-time detective. All she really wants to do is get back to her simple, everyday life—keeping her small business afloat and hanging out at the Paradise Diner, owned by her friend and former rock and roller Babe Chinnery. But before she knows it, Paula is wrapped up in yet another case. And as she digs deeper into the investigation, she finds that no one is really who she says she is—including herself...

“Harris is a rising star and should be on everyone’s bookshelves.”—Crimespree Magazine

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312569947
• ISBN 13: 9780312569945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256