By Dolores Gordon-Smith
Charles Otterbourne's New Century corporation must have been the correct associate for Professor Alan Carrington's radical new gramophone. in any case, Charles was once not just a number one producer, but additionally a famous philanthropist. but if homicide is the results of their assembly, Jack Haldean takes up the case, in a determined bid to avoid wasting a guy from the gallows. yet what ended in the crime? the answer's Off the Record...
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I remember thinking how nice it smelled. I called her name, but she still didn’t answer. Finally, I got up my courage and turned on the light. ” Tears welled in his eyes. ” “No, I tried to give her artificial respiration. I thought maybe I could save her. But I couldn’t. ” “One of the neighbors. The lady next door. ” He was chewing on his lower lip so hard, I was surprised it wasn’t bleeding. ” “Don’t worry, Howard. ” He had a point there. ” Oh, great. I could see it now. ” I smiled what I hope was an encouraging smile.
Crew sweater, and K mart Control Top Pantyhose. I checked myself out in the mirror and saw that my freshly straightened hair was already beginning to frizz. In less than ten minutes, I’d gone from Jennifer Aniston to Shirley Temple. Just the look I was aiming for: a thirty-six-year-old moppet. Oh, well. There was nothing I could do. If I didn’t hurry, I’d be late for my date. I grabbed my purse and bent down to kiss Prozac good-bye. She licked my neck hungrily, no doubt searching for cat food hidden behind my ears.
I Love a Mystery “Laura Levine’s hilarious debut mystery, This Pen For Hire, is a laugh a page (or two or three) as well as a crafty puzzle. A. will delight readers. ” —Deadly Pleasures “Thank you, Laura Levine. ” —Star-News (Pasadena) “Laura Levine has made murder funny again! Of all the writers I’ve worked with, no one knows how to keep a good story zipping along like Laura. com For Mark ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks to my agent, Evan Marshall, and my editor, John Scognamiglio, for their faith and guidance.