There has never been a woman as beautiful as top model Delora Deanne. But Delora Deanne doesn't really exist. Unknown to the panting public, Delora is a composite of many women. Her face is played by Gertrude Bragg. Torso and legs by Eula Stolz. Hands, Eva Strauss. Brains, Hazel Swackhammer. But now
My Kingdom for a Hearse
β Scribed by Rice, Craig
- Book ID
- 109800848
- Publisher
- MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Series
- John J Malone 11
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781504048491
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A supermodel's beauty secrets trigger an ugly series of murders in this "pretty damn wonderful" mystery (The New York Times).
From her velvety voice to a pair of legs that say walk this way, Delora Deanne is the most divine creation ever put on earth to sell moisturizer. As Chicago attorney John J. Malone's new client, the notoriously reclusive model has requested a rare one-on-one. Imagine Malone's surprise when he's greeted by Hazel Swackhammer, as midwestern as a stalk of corn and less remarkable. She's also the brain behind Delora Deanne Cosmetics and its closely guarded secret: Delora doesn't exist. Print-ad perfect, she's a composite of several different women. But one of them has gone missing, her hands delivered to Hazel in a pair of lavender gloves.
Malone's stumpedβand more than a little queasy. Whether her vengeful ex-husband or an entrepreneurial rival, someone's clued in to the truth behind Hazel's success and...
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