Cece Caruso's latest project is a biography of Agatha Christie.Unfortunately, her publisher seems to think it needs more work.Specifically, Cece is told to beef up the section on Agatha Christie's mysterious disappearance during December of 1926.She has a little over a week to rework that section and get it back.As if Cece doesn't already have enough on her plate.She's supposed to be planning her wedding to Detective Peter Gambino and a baby shower for her daughter.Her ex-husband and his new fiancee are in town for that last event, causing more conflict in Cece's life.Additionally, she's in charge of the opening day festivities for Christietown.
Christietown is a retirement community based around the works of the famed mystery author.The subdivision resembles a small English town complete with Vicarage and Pub.
Unfortunately, the play doesn't go well when the woman set to play Miss Marple disappears only to turn up murdered by poison.Is someone going too far with the Christie theme?Why was the woman murder?
This is another book that will please Cece's many fans.Cece and her family and friends are always fun to spend time around, and this book is no exception.The main mystery seems a bit slow at times due to the various sub-plots, but for those who love the characters, this isn't an issue at all.Along the way, we get snippets that offer one theory on what really happened during Agatha's real life disappearance.
Cece never fails to entertain, and this book is no exception.
Product Description
A new suspense-themed housing tract on the edge of the Mojave Desert is about to open, and who better to help promote the Cotswold-cozy development than mystery biographer extraordinaire Cece Caruso? For the grand opening weekend, Cece is staging a play featuring the beloved sleuth Miss Marple. Of course, everything goes wrong, including a leading lady who ends up dead.
All is not well in Christietown; its secrets are as complicated as the truth behind Agatha Christie's real-life disappearance. The developer, an Englishman who claims to be Dame Agatha's descendent, has ruthless investors breathing down his neck. Meanwhile, Cece's got a wedding to plan, a baby shower to give, and an ex-husband who shows up on her doorstep with his fiancée and future mother-in-law. And when another body surfaces, the intrepid amateur sleuth knows she must play the famed detective for real-or suffer the same mysterious fate.
About the Author
Susan Kandel is a former art critic for the Los Angeles Times. She has taught at New York University and UCLA, and served as the editor of the international journal artext. She lives with her family in West Hollywood, California.
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