Half-Price Homicide (ePub)

From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the 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 Thoughts-which 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 dead-dangling by a darling Gucci scarf-and 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. Louis-where she has the chance to face the past she's been running from.Now, if Helen doesn't quickly deal with her fugitive status-as well as her own fractious family-she won't make it back home in time to prevent the police from making a very unfashionable arrest...Praise for the Dead-End Job Mysteries by Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets"e;A stubborn and intelligent heroine, a wonderful South Florida setting, and a cast of more-or-less lethal bimbos...I loved this book."e;-Charlaine Harris"e;Brave Viets preps by actually working the jobs she describes in loving and hilarious detail, giving her offbeat series a healthy balance between the banal and the bizarre."e; -Kirkus Reviews"e;Laugh-out-loud comedy with enough twists and turns to make it to the top of the mystery bestseller charts."e; -Florida Today"e;Fans of Janet Evanovich and Parnell Hall will appreciate Viets's humor."e;-South Florida Sun-Sentinel"e;Wit, murder, and sunshine . . . it must be Florida. I love this new series."e;-Nancy Pickard"e;A heroine with a sense of humor and a gift for snappy dialogue."e;-Jane Heller