Too Pretty to Die (Debutant Dropout Mysteries, No. 5) - Softcover

Susan McBride

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060846011 ISBN 13: 9780060846015

Publisher: Avon, 2008

Synopsis

They call them "pretty parties," and they're the latest rage among Dallas debutantes—get-togethers with light refreshments, heavy gossip, and Dr. Sonja Madhavi and her magic Botox needles. Former socialite Andy Kendricks normally wouldn't be caught dead at such an event, but she's attending as a favor to her friend Janet, a society reporter in search of a juicy story. And boy does she find one when aging beauty queen Miranda DuBois bursts into the room—drunk, disorderly, and packing a pistol.

Miranda's wrinkles have seen better days, and she blames it all on Dr. Madhavi. Luckily, Andy calms her down and gets her home to bed . . . where she's found dead the next morning. The police suspect suicide, but Andy knows that no former pageant girl would give up that easily. She's determined to find Miranda's killer herself, but she'll have to be careful. After all, Botox can make you look younger, but it can't bring you back from the grave.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan McBride is the USA Today bestselling author of Blue Blood and the Debutante Dropout Mysteries that include The Good Girl's Guide to Murder, The Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club, Night of the Living Deb, Too Pretty to Die, and Say Yes to the Death. She also writes the bestselling River Road Mysteries and has penned three women’s fiction titles: The Truth About Love and Lightning, Little Black Dress, and The Cougar Club. She chronicled her bout with breast cancer in the short memoir, In the Pink: How I Met the Perfect (Younger) Man, Survived Breast Cancer, and Found True Happiness After Forty. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband and daughter.

Review:

“I’ll read anything by Susan McBride.” (Charlain Harris)

“Chatty, colorful and très Texas, McBride’s latest cozy is a pleasure.” (Publishers Weekly, praise for THE LONE STAR LONELY HEART'S CLUB)

“Andrea Kendricks is a society sleuth with wit and verve. One hundred percent fun.” (Mystery Scene)

“Smooth, sassy, silly, slick and sexy.” (Sauce Magazine)

“[A] fun read, with charming, memorable characters.” (Wichita Eagle)

“A totally fun ride...McBride has created a fresh new voice that fans of the genre undoubtedly will enjoy.” (Romantic Times BOOKclub)

“A fast-paced, humorous debut with a likeable heroine.” (Mystery Scene)

“Andrea Kendricks...is a treasure.” (Charlaine Harris)

“All mystery readers should applaud!” (Jerrilyn Farmer)

“A very witty and clever mystery...I, for one, can’t wait for the next installment.” (Sauce Magazine (St. Louis))

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0060846011
• ISBN 13: 9780060846015
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 336