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Overview
2015 LEFTY Award Finalist Best Humorous Mystery and 2015 Next Generation Indie Award Finalist
When Laurel McKay agrees to perform with the Sassy Saloon Gals during Hangtown's annual Wagon Train parade, her greatest fear is a wardrobe malfunction. Before she can lace up her corset, a 150-year-old skeleton turns up on her grandmother's property. Did Laurel's great-great-grandfather murder his mining partner? Gran insists not and wants Laurel to prove it.
Then the body of a prominent citizen is discovered shortly after Laurel's ex-husband decked him. When her detective boyfriend throws her ex in jail for murder, Laurel, with the help of her zany friends and family, must find the real killer.
Juggling two kids, a new boss, a wilting romance, and two murder investigations would be enough to turn any woman into a chocolate addict. Extra pounds are the least of Laurel's worries as she and her Mustang-driving octogenarian grandmother try to unearth some long-buried secrets before the killer adds their names to Hangtown's bloody history.
"Cindy Sample's Dying for a Dude is fabulous from the get-go. It's a perfect blend of intrigue, mystery and romance--what else could a reader ask for? Don't miss the Laurel McKay books. Like me, you'll be 'dying' to read the next one." -Brenda Novak, USA Today Bestselling Author
"A fast-paced read, DYING FOR A DUDE, the fourth book in national bestselling author Cindy Sample's LAUREL MCKAY series is a humorous, action-packed cozy mystery that will immediately draw you in and keep you guessing right up to the very satisfying ending. Laurel McKay is an endearing character that readers can easily relate to and the secondary characters add even more charm to the story as the clues build up." 5 Stars -Dottie Jones, Romance Junkies
"Laurel McKay leads a full life, full of murder! Can Laurel solve two homicides, raise her two kids, keep her job, please her mother, care for her grandmother and find true love while avoiding her own demise? You'll have to indulge yourself in this scrumptious 5 star novel to find out. Calorie-free, but like Laurel's beloved chocolate, oh, so rich." -Mary Beth Magee, National Reviewer, Examiner.com
When Laurel McKay agrees to perform with the Sassy Saloon Gals during Hangtown's annual Wagon Train parade, her greatest fear is a wardrobe malfunction. Before she can lace up her corset, a 150-year-old skeleton turns up on her grandmother's property. Did Laurel's great-great-grandfather murder his mining partner? Gran insists not and wants Laurel to prove it.
Then the body of a prominent citizen is discovered shortly after Laurel's ex-husband decked him. When her detective boyfriend throws her ex in jail for murder, Laurel, with the help of her zany friends and family, must find the real killer.
Juggling two kids, a new boss, a wilting romance, and two murder investigations would be enough to turn any woman into a chocolate addict. Extra pounds are the least of Laurel's worries as she and her Mustang-driving octogenarian grandmother try to unearth some long-buried secrets before the killer adds their names to Hangtown's bloody history.
"Cindy Sample's Dying for a Dude is fabulous from the get-go. It's a perfect blend of intrigue, mystery and romance--what else could a reader ask for? Don't miss the Laurel McKay books. Like me, you'll be 'dying' to read the next one." -Brenda Novak, USA Today Bestselling Author
"A fast-paced read, DYING FOR A DUDE, the fourth book in national bestselling author Cindy Sample's LAUREL MCKAY series is a humorous, action-packed cozy mystery that will immediately draw you in and keep you guessing right up to the very satisfying ending. Laurel McKay is an endearing character that readers can easily relate to and the secondary characters add even more charm to the story as the clues build up." 5 Stars -Dottie Jones, Romance Junkies
"Laurel McKay leads a full life, full of murder! Can Laurel solve two homicides, raise her two kids, keep her job, please her mother, care for her grandmother and find true love while avoiding her own demise? You'll have to indulge yourself in this scrumptious 5 star novel to find out. Calorie-free, but like Laurel's beloved chocolate, oh, so rich." -Mary Beth Magee, National Reviewer, Examiner.com
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781502844057 |
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Publisher: | CreateSpace Publishing |
Publication date: | 10/22/2014 |
Series: | Laurel McKay Mysteries , #4 |
Pages: | 284 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Cindy Sample is a former mortgage banking CEO of a nationwide company who decided plotting murder was more entertaining that plodding through paperwork. She retired to follow her lifelong dream of being a mystery author. Her experiences with on-line dating sites fueled the concept for DYING FOR A DATE, a humorous romantic mystery set in the California gold country. DYING FOR A DANCE, a 2012 LEFTY AWARD finalist for best humorous mystery and winner of the 2011 Northern California Publishers & Authors award for fiction, is based on her experiences in the glamorous world of competitive ballroom dancing. Who knew dancing could be so deadly? DYING FOR A DAIQUIRI, a 2014 Silver Falchione Award Finalist for Best Traditional Mystery moves the action to the Big Island of Hawaii. What a great place to research! Now hold on to your hats for DYING FOR A DUDE. The West has never been so much fun.
Cindy is a former columnist for the Gold River Community Newspaper. She is a past president of the Sacramento chapter of Sisters in Crime and has served on the boards of the Sacramento Opera and the YWCA. She has two wonderful adult children who live too far away. Visit Cindy on her website at www.cindysamplebooks.com www.facebook.com/cindysampleauthor www.twitter.com/cindysample1
Cindy is a former columnist for the Gold River Community Newspaper. She is a past president of the Sacramento chapter of Sisters in Crime and has served on the boards of the Sacramento Opera and the YWCA. She has two wonderful adult children who live too far away. Visit Cindy on her website at www.cindysamplebooks.com www.facebook.com/cindysampleauthor www.twitter.com/cindysample1
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