Dead, White, and Blue
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Publisher Description
Bookstore owner Annie Darling has no time to enjoy the summer fun when a missing person case turns deadly in this mystery in the New York Times bestselling Death on Demand series.
July is a hectic time for Annie and her husband, Max. Sun and scorching temperatures never fail to bring swarms of tourists to their mystery bookstore, Death on Demand, for the latest beach reads. Not to mention the whole island is buzzing with excitement over the upcoming Broward’s Rock Fourth of July dance.
But after Wesley Hurst's second wife Shell disappears during the fireworks display, Annie and Max take time out of their busy schedule to find the missing woman. Their investigation reveals a twisted tale of blackmail, betrayal, and adultery that takes them from the corridors of the island’s lovely inn to a pier lashed by pelting rain, to a gathering on the terrace of a country club where a trap is set for a calculating killer...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Anthony-winner Hart's assured 23rd Death on Demand mystery (after 2012's Death Comes Silently) finds Annie Darling, proprietor of the "most successful mystery bookstore north of Delray Beach," dealing with the summer tourist crush at her store on the South Carolina island of Broward's Rock. In a break from business, Annie attends the local country club's Fourth of July dance, where Shell Hurst, the unpopular trophy wife of much older Wesley Hurst, puts in an appearance, then disappears on her way through the woods to watch the fireworks. When a club waiter later drowns under suspicious circumstances, Annie and her husband, Max ("Joe Hardy all grown up and sexy as hell"), search for evidence linking the two events. The leisurely plot takes several unexpected turns, and a number of suspects remain in play until the final revelation. Series fans won't mind that Annie, Max, and the recurring secondary characters haven't undergone much change over 20-plus years.
