Secondhand Stiff (Odelia Grey Mysteries) - Softcover

Jaffarian, Sue Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738718882 ISBN 13: 9780738718880

Publisher: Midnight Ink, 2013

Synopsis

Final Bid Thanksgiving with her fault-finding mother has Odelia Grey stewing in her own juices. But her husband's cousin Ina--who shows up to dinner alone with ugly bruises--clearly has it worse. Things quickly go downhill after Odelia's mother decides to extend her visit a few extra days to attend a storage auction with Ina, who owns a consignment shop. The day of the auction, the thrill of bargain hunting gives way to tragedy when Ina's husband is found inside a storage locker--dead. Praise: "[A] real treat for chick-lit and mystery fans who like feisty women."--Library Journal (starred review) "I'd like to spend more time with Sue Ann Jaffarian's Odelia."--Publishers Weekly "[T]ight plotting, first-class humor, and vivid descriptions."--Kathleen Hennrikus for the New York Journal of Books "Plus-size reading pleasure--try this one on!"--Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher novels "[A]n intriguing, well-plotted mystery that will entertain and inspire."--The Strand Magazine

About this title

Review:

"Witty and well-plotted."--Publishers Weekly

"Ina's goods may be secondhand, but Jaffarian's are first-class."--Kirkus Reviews

"Odelia and her colorful family and colleagues are as quirky and appealing as those found in Sharon Fiffer's Jane Wheel series."--Booklist

"[A] clever, winning tale with lots of laughs along the way."--Suspense Magazine

About the Author:

Sue Ann Jaffarian is a full-time paralegal who lives and works in Los Angeles. A member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters In Crime, Sue Ann is the author of three mystery series—Odelia Grey, Ghost of Granny Apples, and Madison Rose—and also writes general fiction and short stories. She is widely sought after as a motivational and humorous speaker.

For the most up-to-date list of all Sue Ann's activities, visit the calendar page at www.sueannjaffarian.com.

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"Sue Ann Jaffarian never fails to make me chuckle with her three mystery series starring paralegal Odelia Grey, ghost Granny Apples, and now Murder in Vein, starring friendly, and not-so-friendly, neighborhood vampires."
—Joanne Fluke, New York Times bestselling author of the Hannah Swensen Mysteries

About this edition

• Publisher: Midnight Ink
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0738718882
• ISBN 13: 9780738718880
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302