A Cute Little Murder
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- 54,99 lei
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- 54,99 lei
Publisher Description
She used to be the sidekick. Now she might be the only one who can survive.
As teens, Harlow Drake and Lainey Piper built an online fandom solving small-town crimes. Harlow was the star, Lainey the behind-the-scenes genius (and often, Harlow’s scapegoat). Years later, Harlow’s hosting a hit true crime tv show. Lainey? She’s working in forensics. Well, forensic accounting . . . from home. In pajamas. With her cat.
But when Harlow faces significant backlash over fumbling a case, she needs a quick win—like a special investigation into the decades-old disappearance of a starlet from a once-glamorous, now decrepit island hotel. The catch? It’s bankrolled by Deke and Bryce of DBag Games, who are looking to shed their “frat bro” reputations. As long-time fans, they have one requirement for their funding: Lainey has to play the sidekick again.
Lainey is wary, but the offer is a lifeline in a sea of unpaid student loans. After reaching the Crossings Hotel, she realizes she’s not content to be Harlow’s helper anymore. As the cold case heats up, a crew member falls over dead, presenting Harlow and Lainey with a more modern mystery: what secrets does this hotel hide within its walls?
With sabotage, hidden staircases, and a killer in their midst, Lainey steps into the spotlight and takes charge of the investigation. It’s up to her to crack the case—as long as she can stay alive.
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Two Illinois high school friends reunite to tackle a notorious cold case in this so-so standalone from Harper (A Proposal to Die For). Years ago, teen investigators Harlow Drake and Lainey Piper annoyed their local sheriff's department by being the first to figure out their high school principal was a murderer. After graduation, the two drifted apart; Lainey started an accounting business, and Harlow went on to host a successful true crime TV show where she cracks cold cases. Now, Lainey's accounting business is faltering, and she reaches out to Harlow in hopes of consulting on the show and making enough money to fend off her creditors. Harlow pulls Lainey into an episode on the 1927 disappearance of a beautiful young woman named Marguerite Devereaux, "the gold standard of missing persons cases before D.B. Cooper." Old tensions soon rise to the surface, with Lainey feeling resentful over being relegated to the background, and the stakes ramp up when a member of Harlow's team is murdered. The tone is light and charming, but sluggish pacing and some clunky prose (one character exhibits "wild annoyance" at being accused of murder) distract. It's a mixed bag.
