At the high-end designer consignment shop Snapdragon, Helen Hawthorne must cater to the whims of snobby-yet-frugal customers like Chrissy, who comes in to sell a purse and ends up causing a scene. But when Chrissy is found dead in a dressing room with a hand-painted scarf around her neck, Helen goes
Half-Price Homicide
โ Scribed by Viets, Elaine
- Book ID
- 109701686
- Publisher
- Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 246 KB
- Series
- Dead-End Job 9
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781625673268
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โฆ Synopsis
From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Vietsโthe 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 Thoughtsโwhich is where Helen Hawthorne finds herself selling the most chic second-hand clothing in Florida.
But the usual haggling turns homicidal when a particularly petty customer turns up deadโdangling by a darling Gucci scarfโand Helen's boss Vera is eyed as a suspect.
Helen knows Vera can drive a hard bargain but can't believe Vera would resort to murder. And while she would like to help, a sudden tragedy forces Helen to return to St. Louisโwhere she has the chance to face the past she's been running from.
Now, if Helen doesn't quickly deal with her fugitive statusโas well as her own fractious familyโshe won't make it back home in time to prevent the...
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### From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. A posh Fort Lauderdale, Fla., resale shop provides the snazzy scene of the crime in Viets's superior ninth mystery starring Helen Hawthorne, the queen of dead-end jobs and magnet for murder (after 2009's _Killer Cuts_). Helen and Vera Salinda, the owner of
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