Synopses & Reviews
Shopping meets suspense in this enticing new cocktail of sassy-smart sleuthing featuring a spunky decorator who can hunt down furniture -- and murder.
As a tireless mom of three, the doting spouse of a surgeon, and a talented interior designer to the stars, Lacy Fields can always find the perfect piece to finish a puzzle, a living room -- or an investigation.
When Lacy's beautiful young client Cassie Crawford drops dead after a sip of tea in her newly decorated L.A. penthouse, Lacy once again finds herself in the midst of murder. She's stunned when suspicion lands on her own best friend, hot Hollywood casting agent Molly Archer -- whose "friendship" with Cassie's billionaire mogul husband brings her to the attention of the LAPD.
Lacy will have to set aside seeking antiques to hunt down a dangerous killer. But this time, she's not alone. Sleuthing becomes a family affair: her son, Grant, works underground (literally) at UCLA to help her; fifteen-year-old Ashley is consoled by celebrities when her mom is hauled off by cops; Lacy's husband, Dan, provides forensics; and even little six-year-old Jimmy helps Mom find a murderer.
From a rough-and-tumble biker with a heart of gold to a relentless university fund-raiser, Lacy will follow every one of Cassie Crawford's precarious footsteps in order to clear her best friend's name. But by doing so, will she put her own family in the path of a desperate killer?
Here is glorious mystery entertainment from a dazzling new star in the suspense firmament.
Synopsis
Janice Kaplan is Editor in Chief of Parade magazine. She has been an executive producer of prime-time specials for Fox, ABC, and VH1. The author of Looks to Die For, Kaplan has coauthored three previous novels, including the national bestseller Mine Are Spectacular A Yale graduate, she lives in Westchester County, New York, with her family. Visit her website at www.janicekaplan.com.
Synopsis
Now in paperback, a second glamorous mystery from the author of Looks to Die For starring Lacy Fields, whom Liz Smith calls, “a young and chic Jessica fletcher…appealing and accessible.”
Tireless mom. Doting wife. Talented decorator to the stars. Janice Kaplan’s irresistible, one-of-a-kind sleuth Lacy Fields dials up her detecting skills in this hugely entertaining shopping-meets-suspense follow-up to Looks to Die For that Publishers Weekly called “fun and breezy.” As the curtain rises on another sunny day in Los Angeles, Lacy is still married to one of the city’s most prominent plastic surgeons and plying her decorating trade among the glitterati. But when one of her beautiful young clients, Cassie Crawford, drops dead in her freshly decorated penthouse, suspicion lands on Lacy’s own best friend Molly Archer, a hot Hollywood casting agent who’s been spending a little too much time with Cassie’s billionaire husband. Once again, Janice Kaplan proves herself a master at poking fun at the peccadilloes of the Hollywood glamour set while never letting up on the page-turning plotting. The winning combination of the author’s sassy wit and scintillating suspense make A Job to Kill For a delicious entry in the Lacy Fields series.
About the Author
Janice Kaplan is editor of Parade, America’s largest magazine. She has produced television shows for the major networks and coauthored three previous novels, including The Botox Diaries and Mine Are Spectacular in addition to Lacy Fields’ debut mystery, Looks to Die For. She lives in Westchester County, New York, with her husband and two sons.