Death on Demand - Design for Murder

by HART, CAROLYN G.

• ISBN13: 9780553386172
• ISBN10: 0553386174
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2008-09-30
• Publisher: Bantam

Summary

This delightfully intriguing pair of full-length mysteries by award-winning author Carolyn G. Hart delivers a novel approach to murder that is sure to enthrall you until the last killer is caught.. . . Death on Demand At Annie Laurance's Death on Demand bookstore in Broward's Rock, South Carolina ("the finest mystery bookstore north of Miami"), murder suddenly isn't confined to the shelves. An author's abrupt demise during a gathering of famous mystery writers is proof positive that a bloody sword is sometimes mightier than a brilliant pen. But now Annie is in the unenviable position of prime suspect, which means that she and her wealthy paramour, Max Darling, must unmask a brutal and ingenious killer. For Annie, failing could mean prison . . . while success could mean her death. Design for Murder When Annie stages a Mystery Night for Chastain, South Carolina's annual antebellum house tour, she finds herself the lead in a deadly drama wherein the curtain falls on a mean-spirited grande dame. But while fingers point at Annie as the murderer, the perpetrator lurks within the cast of Murder-Most-Make-Believe. Guilty until proven innocent, Annie hopes to clear her name with Max's helpuntil her chief witness is killed. Now it will take all of Annie's sleuthing skills to unmask the evil in the hearts of Chastain's Beautiful People.

Author Biography

An accomplished master of mystery, Carolyn Hart is the author of the acclaimed Death on Demand novels. Her books have won multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards. She is also the creator of the highly-praised Henrie O series. One of the founders of Sisters in Crime, Hart lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.