A Dead Husband - Paperback

by Anna Celeste Burke (Author)

USA Today bestselling author, Anna Celeste Burke, brings you an unconventional sleuth hot on the heels of high-living lowlifes in book 1 of the Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery Series. Even in a desert paradise, life is full of surprises like A Dead Husband. "My first day as a sleuth was more Stephanie Plum than Miss Marple." Meet Jessica Huntington, an amateur sleuth with a shopping jones and a black AMEX card. She soon finds out that money can't buy happiness or save your neck. Her well-planned life in shambles, she's hiding out near Palm Springs, California. When her best friend's husband is murdered, Jessica and her friends are soon stalked by scoundrels in pantyhose, stilettos, Bruno Maglis, and Armani suits. Roger Stone had something that got him killed. What was it and what will they do to get it back? ***** "This was perhaps one of the funniest cozy mysteries I have read in awhile." TOP 500 Reviewer: ***** "Don't pass by this book without buying it - excellent read" TOP 1000 Reviewer: *****"A delicious plot, full of intrigue, murder, mystery, misfortune and mishap" *****"This book has everything Suspense, colorful characters, romance, and a beautiful and interesting setting, all woven together with intelligence and wit." *****"Hard to put down, action-packed mystery" *****"Fun, funny, fast " *****"Fast flowing, entertaining, mysterythriller" *****"Sheer enjoyment " ***** "Great Characters Fast Paced with a Murder to Solve " ***** "A sleuth in Gucci shoes " A DEAD SISTER, book 2, out now A DEAD DAUGHTER, book 3, out now A DEAD MOTHER, book 4, out late 2015 LOVE A FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND--Bernadette's story, love, mystery--PREQUEL to the Jessica Huntington series

Author Biography

Life is an extravaganza! Figuring out how to hang tough, and make the most of the wild ride, is the challenge. On my way to Oahu, to join the rock musician and high school drop-out I had married in Tijuana, I was nabbed as a runaway. Eventually, the police let me go, but the rock band broke up. Our next stop: Disney World, where we trained to be chefs. More education landed us in academia at The Ohio State University. For decades I researched, wrote, and spoke about a number of gloriously nerdy topics. Retired now, I'm still married to the same, sweet, guy and live with him near Palm Springs, California. I write the Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery series set here in the Sonoran Desert, a spectacular place to ponder life's mysteries while relishing the delights of the desert resort cities.