The Mystery Bookshelf, where you can discover a world of mystery and suspense, is pleased to feature a new crime novel we recently received from the publisher.
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A Bad Day for Pretty by Sophie Littlefield
A Stella Hardesty Mystery (2nd in series)
Minotaur Books (Trade Paperback)
Publication Date: May 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-56047-8
About A Bad Day for Pretty (from the publisher): Stella Hardesty, avenger of wronged women, is getting cozy with Sheriff “Goat” Jones when a tornado blows none other than Goat’s scheming ex-wife, Brandy, through the front door. Adding to the chaos, the tornado destroys the snack shack at the demolition derby track, pulling up the concrete and unearthing a woman’s body. The main suspect for the dumping is Neb Donovan. Years ago, Neb’s wife asked Stella for help getting him sober. Stella doesn’t believe the gentle man could kill any woman, and she promises his frantic wife she’ll look into it. Former client Chrissy Shaw, now fully employed at Stella’s sewing shop, helps with snooping around as Stella must negotiate with the unpredictable Brandy and the dangerously alluring sheriff.
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About Sophie Littlefield: Growing up in rural Missouri, she is the daughter of a history professor father and an artist mother. She earned a degree in computer science and made very little use of it. Her first novel won an Anthony Award for Best First Novel and an RT Book Award for Best First Mystery. She currently lives near San Francisco, California. Visit her website at SophieLittlefield.com.
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