Entitlement pervades high society in Chouteau County, but that's under threat when a group known as the Ghost Burglars target the wealthiest citizens. When Tom Lockridge is brutally slain during a raid, those attitudes are taken to extremes as secrets and lies threaten to erupt. Angela Richman finds herself entangled in the murder investigation.
Elaine Viets Livres
Elaine Viets crée des romans policiers qui s'inspirent fortement de ses diverses expériences professionnelles et de ses observations pointues de la culture américaine. Ses histoires, souvent situées dans des environnements de travail apparemment ordinaires, explorent les aspects plus sombres de la nature humaine tout en satirisant la société de consommation. Avec un œil vif pour le commentaire social et une touche d'humour, elle plonge les lecteurs dans des mondes où le quotidien peut être meurtrier. Le style narratif de Viets, marqué par un rythme soutenu et des commentaires perspicaces, en a fait une voix distinctive du genre.
Mystery shopper and mom Josie Marcus investigates the cruel means to breed designer dogs, but things turn deadly when her source, a disgruntled pet shop employee named Edna, is murdered.
Death Grip
- 208pages
- 8 heures de lecture
Angela Richman, Chouteau County death investigator, finds herself on a grim walk deep in the Missouri woods. The body of Terri Gibbons, the Forest High track star who went missing eight months ago, has been discovered in a muddy creek, and Angela is needed on the scene. Could a message found in Terri's shoe hold the key to catching her killer?
The funeral for wealthy Chouteau Forest resident Sterling Chaney descends into chaos when he walks into the church alive. If not him, who died in the car accident? The ensuing media storm reveals secrets of Sterling's wealth, and he is subsequently shunned. When he dies in fresh a car accident, Death Investigator Angela Richman suspects foul play.
A Star is Dead
- 336pages
- 12 heures de lecture
During Jessica Gray's one-woman show she manages to upset half of Chouteau Forest and her own entourage. When she suffers a deadly poisoning on her way to the airport Angela Richman's friend, Mario Gomez, is arrested and charged with the murder. Angela is sure of Mario's innocence, so sets out on her own to solve the case.