A Merry Little Murder (Linda Haggerty Series #5) by Shelley Freydont

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  • Pub. Date: October 2003
  • 240pp

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    • Pub. Date: October 2003
    • Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
    • Format: Hardcover, 240pp

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    This Christmas, former dancer Lindy Haggerty leaves her toe shoes behind to hit the glitzy International Ballroom Competition in Atlantic City, where it takes two to tango-but only one to kill...

    Lindy and company barely have time to unpack before the backbiting begins. Dawn Gilpatrick, owner of a famous dance studio, clues Lindy in to the politics and gossip behind the scenes. Seems a rival studio owned by her ex-husband/dance partner is trying to steal one of Dawn's top teachers, resulting in a lawsuit for breach of contract by Dawn. If that's not enough, her top couple-Shane Corbett and Katya Andrejewsky-are about to break up, courtesy of Shane, and unbeknownst to Katya.

    Lindy's head is spinning more than the dancers are. Scandals and catfights are threatening to upstage the competition. Shane and Katya's sudden disappearance is the last straw for Dawn-professionally and financially. And just when things couldn't possibly get any worse, a body is discovered, washed up under the boardwalk.

    Now, it's up to Lindy to take the lead in solving a Christmas mystery…before anyone else dances with death.

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    The international ballroom dancing competition in Atlantic City at Christmas provides the backdrop for Shelley Freydont's A Merry Little Murder: A Lindy Haggerty Mystery, the fifth glittering entry in the series (after 2002's Halloween Murder). A search for a couple to play Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in a feature film only complicates a plot fraught with jealousy, scandals and murder. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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    October 14, 2003: This time the Jeremy Ash Dance Company is in Atlantic City. Lindy Haggerty is the rehearsal director. They will be performing at the International Stars Ballroom Competition. Ballroom dance instructor and competitor Shane Corbett is found murdered. His partner, Katja Abdretevsjty, is missing and a suspect in his murder. Dawn Gilpatrick, owner of Stepping Out Dance Studio, is frantic to find Katja. She does not believe Katja had anything to do with Shane's murder. Junie Baker, Dawn's ex-husband and ex-partner, is stealing teacher's from Dawn's studio for his own. His studio is located only 4.8 miles from Dawn's and there is a lot of bad blood between them. He was trying to steal Shane right before his murder. Designer Enrico was to unveil his new collection of ballroom gowns during the competition, but someone got into his studio and slashed all the dresses. Are the murder and dresses related? Who could have done these things? Where is Katja? Lindy's 'friend' Bill Brandecker, a professor and former New York detective, has come to spend a few days with Lindy. She still isn't sure what the situation is between her husband Glen and herself. Glen has been in Paris for months and recently said he wasn't coming back. But, he hasn't asked her for a divorce. She is so confused. Rose, a co-worker of Lindy's, is a close friend of Dawn's. Rose persuades Lindy to help Dawn find Katja. Of course, Bill is not happy. He doesn't want Lindy involved in another murder. Ms. Freydont has a real winner with this series. She has created terrific characters and always sets the book in an interesting setting. I enjoyed the ballroom competition as the backdrop in this book. I learned a lot about the competition. All I'd ever known before was what I'd seen on TV. This gave me a lot of background to the competitions. I like the way Lindy and Bill begin to work together at times during this murder investigation. There are plenty of twists and turns and Lindy puts herself and others in danger more than once. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book and this series