Synopses & Reviews
Mixing a dash of Dallas society, a pinch of Janet Evanovich, and murder in the land of big hair,
Blue Blood is the first installment in award-winning author Susan McBride's sassy Debutante Dropout mystery series.
To the dismay of her high society mother, Cissy, Dallas heiress Andy Kendricks wants no part of the Junior League life—opting instead for a job as a website designer and a passel of unpedigreed pals. Now her good friend Molly O'Brien is in bad trouble, accused of killing her boss at the local restaurant Jugs.
Though no proper deb would ever set foot in such a sleazy dive, Andy's soon slipping into skintight hot pants and a stuffed triple D bra to gain employment there and somehow help clear Molly's name.
But Andy's undercover lark soon brings her into too-close contact with all manner of dangerous adversaries—including a shady TV preacher, a fanatical Mothers Against Porn activist … and a killer who is none too keen on meddling rich girls.
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"Blue Blood is delightful, witty and oh-so-proper (not!). Susan McBride has Dallas society on its designer-clad toes!" Carolyn Tillery, Society Editor, Park Cities People
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"A totally fun ride for the reader. In the crowded amateur sleuth field, McBride has created a fresh new voice that fans of the genre undoubtedly will enjoy." Romantic Times
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"Susan McBride kept me laughing all the way through this delicious romp of a mystery." Tess Gerritsen, author of The Sinner
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"Blue Blood is a wry, dead-on social commentary masquerading as a can't-put-it-down mystery. Highly recommended..." John Westermann, author of High Crimes
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"Susan McBride has an engaging new heroine in Andrea Kendricks." Thomas Perry, author of Blood Money
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"Andrea Kendricks...is a treasure." Charlaine Harris, author of Club Dead
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"Blue Blood has it all suspense, humor, friendship, snobbery and televangelists...Blue Blood is positively gripping." Sarah Strohmeyer, author of Bubbles A Broad
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"All mystery readers should applaud!" Jerrilyn Farmer, author of Perfect Sax
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"Off to a smashing start...keeps the reader smiling." Monterey County Post
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"McBride has created a delightfully wacky amateur detective in Blue Blood. The writing is fresh, funny, and entertaining." Wichita Eagle
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"A very witty and clever mystery...I, for one, can't wait for the next installment." Sauce Magazine (St. Louis)
Synopsis
This new mystery series introduces reluctant Dallas socialite Andy Kendricks. Original.
About the Author
Susan McBride is the author of women's fiction, including The Truth About Love and Lightning, Little Black Dress, and The Cougar Club, as well as the award-winning Debutante Dropout mysteries. She calls herself an "accidental cougar" after meeting a man nine years younger in 2005, when she was a St. Louis Magazine Top Single. They were married in February 2008 and live happily ever after in a suburb of St. Louis. She is a five-year breast cancer survivor and often speaks to women's groups about her experience. In January 2012, she was named one of St. Louis's Most Dynamic People of the Year by the Ladue News. In April 2012, she was given the Survivor of the Year Award by the St. Louis affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. She and her husband have just welcomed their first child. As Susan likes to say, "Life is never boring."