If the Shoe Kills

New York Times-Bestselling Author: Folks love spending the holidays in this sunny California townbut a sudden death has cast a cloud of suspicion As owner of Coffee, Books, and More in South Cove, California, Jill Gardner looks forward to the hustle and bustle of holiday shoppers. But when the mayor ropes her into being liaison for a new work program, 'tis the season to be wary. Local businesses are afraid the interns will be delinquents, punks, or worse. For Jill, nothings worse than Ted Hendricksthe jerk who runs the program. After a few run-ins, Jills ready to kill the guy. That, however, turns out to be unnecessary when she finds Ted in his cardead as a doornail. Detective Greg King assumes its a suicide. Jill thinks its murder. And if the holidays werent stressful enough, a spoiled blonde wants to sue the city for breaking her heel. Jill has to act fast to solve this messbefore the other shoe drops Praise for the Tourist Trap Mysteries ';Murder, dirty politics, pirate lore, and a hot police detectiveA cozy lovers dream come true.'Susan McBride, author of The Debutante Dropout Mysteries