A Real Basket Case (A Claire Hanover Mystery, 1) - Softcover

Groundwater, Beth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738727016 ISBN 13: 9780738727011

Publisher: Midnight Ink, 2011

Synopsis

The First Book in the Claire Hanover Mystery Series

An Agatha Award Finalist for Best First Novel

Feeling neglected by her workaholic husband, forty-something gift basket designer Claire Hanover joins an aerobics class at the urging of her best friend Ellen. Divorced and bitterly unhappy, Ellen and most of the other women in the class add a little vicarious excitement to their lives by flirting with the handsome instructor, Enrique. In a moment of weakness, Claire agrees to let the charming Enrique come to her house to give her a massage. She realizes she has made a deadly mistake when Enrique is shot and killed in her bedroom and her husband Roger is arrested for the murder.

Determined to clear Roger's name and save her marriage, Claire sets out to find the real killer, encountering drug dealers, jealous ex-girlfriends, and angry cops along the way.

Praise:
"A tense, exciting debut."―Kirkus Reviews

"Will appeal to Desperate Housewives fans and those who like cozies with a bit of spice."―Booklist

"A real winner! Don't miss it."―Maggie Sefton, bestselling author of Knit One, Kill Two

About this title

About the Author:

Beth Groundwater (Colorado Springs, CO) was an avid "river rat" in the 1980s. Her book, A Real Basket Case (Five Star Publishing), was a 2007 Agatha Award finalist for Best First Novel. She is the author of several award-winning stories and holds key positions in local chapters of Mystery Writers of America and other writing associations.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Midnight Ink
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0738727016
• ISBN 13: 9780738727011
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312