Drop-Dead Blonde by Nancy Martin, Elaine Viets, Denise Swanson, Victoria Laurie

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December 16, 2004: ?Stay Belle? by Nancy Martin. After her parents moved out of the country but not before wasting the family fortune, Nora Blackbird goes to work as a society reporter. She gets locked in a department store bathroom, but once she escapes, she finds a murdered person. The police make an arrest but Nora thinks they have the wrong person and almost loses her life snooping. This upbeat and funny mystery will have readers wanting more Blackbird sisters? tales.................... ?Kill Blade? by Elaine Viets. Helen moved to Florida and takes dead end jobs so she won?t have to pay her cheating ex husband alimony. Her landlady Margery tells Helen about a job she had where a smart blonde made the workplace unpleasant. She picked on the shy Minnie until the victim gained the self-confidence to get rid of her boss permanently. Elaine Viets story proves that blondes have more fun especially when riled......................... ?Dead Blondes Tell No Tales? by Denise Swanson. School psychologist Skye Denison is helping out at the bowling alley owned by the mother of her boyfriend in order to keep Bunny out of trouble. When Ruby comes to town, it becomes obvious that somebody s after something she has and when she disappears, everyone fears the worst. This small town amateur sleuth tale is an engrossing who-done-it filled with eccentric characters in amusing situations............... ?Blind Sighted? by Victoria Laurie. A vacation turns into work when a guest is murdered at the hotel Psychic Abby Cooper is staying at. Using her powers of clairvoyance and precognition, Abby identifies the killers who don?t take kindly to someone missing up their plans. Victoria Laurie will make believers out of the most skeptic people who don?t believe in ESP................................ This anthology involving blond females is a charmer!..................... Harriet Klausner