The Dead and the Beautiful
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Publisher Description
Top realtor to the stars, Nikki Harper is often privy to the kind of celebrity secrets the tabloids would kill to hear. It's a position that helps her shed light on the darker, deadlier side of Tinsel Town. Her mother, Victoria Bordeaux, is the star of the TV series Casa Capri, the same one rocked by the murder of Ryan Melton, the arm-candy husband of the show's co-star, Diara Elliott.
The prime suspect is the last person to see Ryan alive: his dog walker Alison Sahira, coincidentally the sister of Nikki's own boyfriend. Nikki is sure Alison is innocent, but Alison is also harboring a dirty little secret that could derail the careers of a lot of A-listers. Sorting through a tangled web of lies and innuendo, Nikki is racing to find the truth--before she becomes the next target on Hollywood's deadliest new hit list. . .
"Fun. . .Nikki shows her usual crime-solving flare." --Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Crane's fun third Nikki Harper mystery (after 2012's Imitation of Death), the Beverly Hills real estate broker must clear her boyfriend's sister of a murder charge. Alison Sahira, who's in a messy divorce and custody battle, is staying with her former child star brother, widowed dentist Jeremy Fitzpatrick, and his children. Alison offers her 90210 Dog Walking service to the stars, including squeaky clean actress Diara Elliot, who as a teen was a household name years earlier for her role in a hit Disney show. When Diara's cover-boy husband, Ryan Melton, is found strangled by a leash, Alison becomes the prime suspect. Alison's troubled past and reluctance to be forthright about her activities doesn't help her case. Aided at times by her movie idol mother, Victoria Bordeaux, and others, Nikki once again turns amateur sleuth. Nikki shows her usual crime-solving flare, though comics fans may question her taste in buying old Aquaman comics for Jeremy's son.
