Poppy Harmon and the Backstabbing Bachelor
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4.2 • 5 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Private Investigator Poppy Harmon can see through the charms of Southern California’s trickiest criminals. But when she and the Desert Flowers Detective Agency go up against a dashing dating show murderer, they may have finally met their match!
While sidekick Matt Flowers shoots a film abroad, Poppy dusts off her own acting chops to break up a Gen Z crime ring targeting seniors in Palm Springs. Tanya Cook and her gal pals have been swindling susceptible residents for all they’re worth—until the gang meets Poppy undercover. Yet with the case cracked, the desert heat is on full blast as new terrors take the lead . . .
Poppy’s already sweating over a menacing mystery stalker when a shocking death proves she’s in serious danger. As suspicions fall once again on Tanya, finding answers may mean pulling off the most challenging performance of her career . . .
Now, with Poppy’s unknown stalker rumored to be posing as one of several bachelors on a glitzy reality series, a disguised Poppy must reveal his true identity on set before he realizes hers. Does Poppy have what it takes to catch the cold‑blooded killer in time for the season finale . . . or should she start planning for her funeral?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The stalking begins in Hollis's rollicking fourth Desert Flowers mystery (after 2021's Poppy Harmon and the Pillow Talk Killer) soon after PI Poppy Harmon, posing as an elderly widow, catches a trio of thieves preying on the most vulnerable residents of Palm Springs, Calif. Poppy's stalker, who creepily whistles "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" as he attempts to terrify her, succeeds in causing a fatal car accident. However, he mistook the detective's neighbor for Poppy, and it's Poppy who's reported killed. Since Poppy was a star of the 1980s hit TV series Jack Colt, PI, her death makes the news. To catch the killer—who's possibly a bachelor on an upcoming reality TV show—Poppy's front man, Matt Flowers, joins the show as a bachelor eager to find love, with Poppy disguised as his aunt. Is the killer the astronaut, the Nascar driver, the rugged cowboy, or the "royal" with a Liverpool accent? Hijinks on the drama-filled set lead to heartbreak and murder as the clever plot with its cast of eccentrics builds to a surprise ending. Cozy lovers new to Poppy Harmon will want to check out earlier series entries.
