The Questionable Behavior of Dahlia Moss

by Max Wirestone

Overview

Veronica Mars meets the World of Warcraft inthis mystery romp with a hilarious heroine.

Working for a games development company is my dream job. So, when a slightly sketchy lawyer offered me the opportunity, I had to take it! Who cares that the company has some quirks? No job is perfect. Some questionable, but probably totally normal issues:

• A mysterious whistle-blower is posting the industry's dirty laundry on Reddit.
• An unidentified corpse is in the staff room.
• The game under development is for filthy casuals, and unwisely involves matching talking peppermints.
• My job, technically speaking, is "Industry Spy."

It's all just a typical day at the office. Right?


Dive into Dahlia Moss's brilliant, bonkers mystery and enjoy pure, geeky fun!

Dahlia Moss Mysteries
The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss
The Astonishing Mistakes of Dahlia Moss
The Questionable Behavior of Dahlia Moss

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316386050
Publisher:	Orbit
Publication date:	01/09/2018
Series:	Dahlia Moss Mystery Series , #3
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Max Wirestone lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his husband, his son, a very old dog, and more books than a reasonable person should own. Find him @maxwires.

Editorial Reviews

★ 11/27/2017
Wirestone effortlessly integrates comedy into a murder inquiry in his outstanding third Dahlia Moss mystery (after 2016’s The Astonishing Mistakes of Dahlia Moss). Emily Swenson, a mercenary attorney acting on the behalf of an unnamed client, hires Dahlia, who is studying to be a PI, to commit corporate espionage. Emily plants Dahlia as a temporary receptionist at Cahaba Apps, a game-development company in St. Louis. Dahlia’s mission is to steal the code for a new game Cahaba is developing. Cahaba proves to be full of eccentrics whose struggle to complete the new project on time is complicated by an intensely negative blog post about its oppressive working conditions. Dahlia’s efforts to complete her covert assignment become even more difficult after she finds a dead woman in the ladies’ room. The wry and self-deprecating Dahlia is an endearing lead with a knack for humorous asides (the investigating cop is “the sort of person who, if suddenly killed in action, would be proclaimed as being a couple of weeks away from retirement”). Wodehouse fans will find much to like. Agent: Caitlin Blasdell, Liza Dawson Associates. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

"Revel in the geekery of The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss... Dahlia Moss is all of us."—B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog

"Wirestone's debut is a gem that can be summed up as 'geek chic.'"—Library Journal

"A clever mystery featuring a delightful amateur detective. Or, in online parlance: Dahlia Moss FTW!"—Kirkus

"This book is a barrel of fun."—Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author

"A hilarious read sure to delight mystery lovers and gamers alike. With unforgettable characters and a stand-out heroine, Dahlia kept me guessing until the very end. A laugh-out-loud gem of a book."—N.K. Traver, author of Duplicity

"Dahlia's story is a zany, hilarious, laugh fest that made my inner geek girl sit up and search for a caper to solve! Take the clumsy sweetness of Bridget Jones, combine with the intriguing geekiness of Felicity Smoak, and you have Dahlia Moss in this delightful romp!"—Rebecca Zanetti, New York Times bestselling author

"At last, a 'geek mystery' ... entirely fresh."—New Hampshire Union Leader

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