The Fashion Hound Murders

The Fashion Hound Murders

Author: Elaine Viets

Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

Published: 2018-11-13

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 162567337X

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Mystery shopper Josie Marcus is on the hunt for a killer when a pet store employee mysteriously dies after blowing the whistle on possible puppy mill connections... Josie’s latest assignment is one for the dogs—literally! Pets 4 Luv, a national pet store chain, has hired Josie to mystery shop its St. Louis suburban locations and she discovers possible puppy mill suppliers. When an employee tipster is killed in a suspicious hit-and-run, Josie’s job suddenly gets a lot hairier. Posh pets are a million dollar business for puppy mills; even so, Josie is staggered to think that her sniffing around led to an innocent woman’s murder and may have put her own life at risk. But she’s not ready to tuck her tail and run just yet. Using every bit of her secret shopper savvy, Josie must follow the designer dog trail to expose the illegal breeders, shutter the puppy mills, and finally collar the vicious killer on the loose.


The Fashion Hound Murders

The Fashion Hound Murders

Author: Elaine Viets

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-11-03

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1101149191

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Josie Marcus has been hired to check out a big pet store?s involvement with puppy mills. When an employee who clued her into the mills? existence shows up dead, Josie realizes that sinking her teeth into this case could mean getting bitten back?


The Fashion Hound Murders

The Fashion Hound Murders

Author: Elaine Viets

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780451228420

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Mystery shopper and mom Josie Marcus investigates the cruel means to breed designer dogs, but things turn deadly when her source, a disgruntled pet shop employee named Edna, is murdered.


A Dog Gone Murder

A Dog Gone Murder

Author: Elaine Viets

Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1625673426

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Mystery shopper Josie Marcus catches a new case when the owner of a popular doggy day spa bites the dust and her mother’s friend is collared for the crime... Josie’s been assigned to sniff around Uncle Bob’s Doggy Day Camp, one of St. Louis’s hottest pet spas. It doesn’t take her long to dig up dirt on the camp’s top dog, “Uncle” Bob Manning himself. Employee Frank Hyzy—Josie’s mom’s new boyfriend—reveals Bob should be in the doghouse for his cruel treatment of the canine customers. But before Josie can write Bob up, someone puts him down...and Frank is the cops’ prime suspect. While Frank definitely had a bone to pick with the animal abuser, Josie doesn’t believe he murdered Bob. So she must doggedly pursue the investigation on her own and hope she can cage the real killer before they fetch another victim.


An Uplifting Murder

An Uplifting Murder

Author: Elaine Viets

Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

Published: 2018-12-09

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1625673388

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St. Louis mystery shopper Josie Marcus discovers the world of luxury lingerie has more than one secret after her high school teacher is accused of suffocating a former classmate... When Desiree Lingerie hires Josie, she’s delighted to find her high school teacher, Mrs. Hayes, is now a manager at the chain. Less thrilling is the mini-reunion with her mean girl nemesis, Frankie Martin. But after Frankie is killed just steps from the shop—and her beloved ex-teacher is identified as a prime suspect—Josie gets hooked into another murder investigation. Mrs. Hayes is spilling over with motives—years ago, Frankie destroyed her career. Unfortunately, her alibi is pretty skimpy. So, with only her secret shopper smarts and a bit of amateur sleuthing experience to support her, Josie must strip away the lies in order to bust the real killer before anyone else becomes tangled up in this case.


Murder Is a Piece of Cake

Murder Is a Piece of Cake

Author: Elaine Viets

Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 162567340X

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Before mystery shopper Josie Marcus can say “I do” she must solve a matrimonial murder to keep her in-law from becoming an inmate... As a bride-to-be, Josie’s latest assignment is a gift—mystery shopping flower and cake vendors for a popular St. Louis wedding website. She even meets another bride, Molly Deaver, at the local florist. Turns out, Josie and Molly have a lot in common, including the groom! Molly has been stalking Dr. Ted for months, but after his high-maintenance mother, Lenore, confronts the faux fiancée, everyone believes Molly is history. Instead, she’s murdered and Ted’s pistol-packing mama is cuffed for the crime. While it’s tempting to leave her future mother-in-law behind bars, Josie knows she and Ted can’t get married until Lenore is freed. It’s up to Josie and her amateur sleuthing skills to unwrap this case, clear Lenore’s name, and unveil the real killer...or her wedding bells could soon become death knells.


Murder with All the Trimmings

Murder with All the Trimmings

Author: Elaine Viets

Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

Published: 2018-11-13

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1625673361

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‘Tis the season for sleuthing when secret shopper Josie Marcus’s ex falls victim to a festive fiend... Josie’s latest mystery shopper report won’t help business at Naughty or Nice, Maplewood’s raunchy year-round Christmas store. But she can’t worry about work when her ex-dealer, ex-convict, ex-boyfriend, Nate Weekler, just came home for the holidays, prepared to fight Josie for custody of their daughter. Josie wishes he’d catch the next sleigh out of town, but instead, Nate is poisoned...and suddenly Josie is a person of interest. With Nate’s criminal past, he’d never make Santa’s “Nice” column, but his own list of enemies also includes plenty of “Naughties” who might want him dead. Josie will need her team of little helpers to wrap up this case, before the killer commits another holiday homicide.


The Art of Murder

The Art of Murder

Author: Elaine Viets

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-05

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 045147614X

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Originally published: New York: Obsidian, 2016.


The Pink Flamingo Murders

The Pink Flamingo Murders

Author: Elaine Viets

Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

Published: 2019-05-15

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1625673450

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From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author of the Dead-End Job mysteries—a gritty series featuring a no-nonsense female journalist who follows her stories wherever they may lead...especially if they lead to big trouble. Francesca Vierling is always on the lookout for new fodder for her human-interest column in the St. Louis City Gazette. So she couldn’t be happier when a story unfolds in her own neighborhood. The grand—if slightly run-down—old houses of the South Side have become highly coveted overnight and renovators have sought to spruce them up. But one renovator—known as Caroline the Rehab Wonderwoman—is a little overzealous and has been making more than home improvements. She has enemies all over the South Side, from disgruntled neighbors to intruding drug dealers to anyone who she considers not up to her standards. When those enemies start turning up dead, Caroline comes under suspicion—that is, until her own lifeless body is found with a gaudy pink flamingo lawn decoration planted in her chest. With that many murders in a row, it doesn’t take Francesca long to discover that a tangled web of vendettas, backbiting, and gossip lies beneath the freshly painted facades. Note: The author has made some minor revisions to the original text for this edition of the book.


Murder with Reservations

Murder with Reservations

Author: Elaine Viets

Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

Published: 2018-03-06

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 162567323X

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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. Still on the run from the long arm of the law, Helen Hawthorne has found employment as a maid at Fort Lauderdale’s Full Moon Hotel, picking up after clueless tourists and keeping her head down. But staying discreet gets a bit more difficult when Helen opens the hotel Dumpster and discovers the dead body of a fellow hotel employee. Then, a hotel guest is murdered in the shower, and Helen’s no-good ex-husband Rob arrives in town in search of the money the court said he deserves. With the police already suspicious, and her friends frantically trying to keep Rob off her trail, Helen knows the only way clean up the mess is to find the killer. But if she’s not careful, the killer just might find her first...