DPL - Janet Evanovich

Janet Evanovich gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who becomes a bounty hunter to make ends meet after losing her job.

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	Skating around the law Charbonneau, Joelle. New York : Minotaur Books, 2010. Rebecca Robbins is a woman on a mission---to sell the roller rink she inherited from her mother and get back to Chicago. Fast. However, when she discovers the dead body of the town’s handyman headfirst in a rink toilet, potential buyers are scared off. Now Rebecca is stuck in a small town where her former neighbors think she doesn’t belong, living with her scarily frisky grandfather, Pop, and relying on a police department that’s better at gardening than solving crimes. Subjects Roller-skating rinks -- Fiction. Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

	Wanna get lucky? Coonts, Deborah. New York : Forge, 2010. A young woman plunges from a Las Vegas sightseeing helicopter, landing in the pirates' lagoon in front of the Treasure Island Hotel in the middle of the 8:30 p.m. pirate show. Everyone writes her off as another Vegas victim, except Lucky O'Toole. As head of Customer Relations at Babylon megacasino and resort, she's got a lot on her plate, but she can't resist getting involved in this one. Subjects Young women -- Crimes against -- Fiction. Casinos -- Employees -- Fiction. Customer relations -- Management -- Fiction. Sex-oriented businesses -- Fiction. Female impersonators -- Fiction. Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Fiction.

	Me, myself and why? Davidson, MaryJanice. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010. FBI agent Cadence Jones and her "sociopath" partner, George, get tagged to bring down the Threefer Killer--who soon starts leaving messages that seem to be just for Cadence and her sisters. In the meantime, love blooms in the most unexpected place when Cadence meets her best friend's gorgeous brother who is in town visiting. Subjects United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Officials and employees -- Fiction. Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction. Serial murderers -- Fiction.

	Swift justice DiSilverio, Laura A. H. New York : Minotaur Books, 2010. Charlotte "Charlie" Swift, a former Air Force investigator turned private eye, likes her solitary existence. When her silent partner flees the the country, leaving his socialite wife Gigi with a half interest in the business, Charlie must find a way to cope with her while also investigating the case of an abandoned baby. Subjects Women private investigators -- Fiction. Abandoned children -- Fiction.

	Spying in high heels Halliday, Gemma. New York : Dorchester ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2006. With the help of a three-hundred-pound psychic, her post-menopausal mother, and her oversexed best friend, L.A. shoe designer Maddie Spring digs her heels into mystery and mayhem when her boyfriend absconds with $20 million dollars in embezzled funds and she is placed under surveillance by a sexy cop who makes her toes curl. Subjects Women fashion designers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.

	Bad manners Kellogg, Marne Davis. New York : Warner Books, c1995. Lilly Bennett has resigned her position as chief of detectives of a large California police department after being caught in a compromising position with a powerful politician. After returning to her family's huge ranch near Roundup, Wyoming, she hangs out her shingle as a private investigator. Her first case comes from her neighbor, friend, and erstwhile rival Ellen Butterfield, who claims she is being pushed out of her family's business and wants to know why. Subjects Bennett, Lilly (Fictitious character) Private investigators -- Wyoming -- Fiction. Women detectives -- Wyoming -- Fiction. Sheriffs -- Wyoming -- Fiction.

	Whiskey sour : a Jack Daniels mystery Konrath, Joe, 1970- New York : Hyperion, c2004. Lilly Bennett has resigned her position as chief of detectives of a large California police department after being caught in a compromising position with a powerful politician. After returning to her family's huge ranch near Roundup, Wyoming, she hangs out her shingle as a private investigator. Her first case comes from her neighbor, friend, and erstwhile rival Ellen Butterfield, who claims she is being pushed out of her family's business and wants to know why. Subjects Daniels, Jacqueline (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Police -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction. Policewomen -- Fiction. Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction.

	The Spellman files Lutz, Lisa. New York : Simon & Schuster, c2007. Izzy Spellman launches her career as a private investigator while working for the firm of her outlandishly dysfunctional family. Subjects Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction. Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Fiction. Missing persons -- Fiction.

	Dog on it : a Chet and Bernie mystery Quinn, Spencer. New York : Atria Books, 2009. Chet and Bernie investigate the disappearance of Madison, a teenage girl who may or may not have been kidnapped, but who has definitely gotten mixed up with some very unsavory characters. Subjects Dogs -- Fiction. Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction. Teenage girls -- Fiction.

	Bubbles unbound Strohmeyer, Sarah. New York : Dutton, c2001. Against all odds, Bubbles Yablonsky has returned to school, but while on her way to journalism school, she happens upon a crime scene and finds herself drawn into a murder investigation. Subjects Beauty operators -- Fiction. Women journalists -- Fiction. Pennsylvania -- Fiction.

	Fashion victim Green, Chloe, 1967- New York : Kensington Books, 2002. Style and suspense come seamlessly together in Dallas's latest sleuthing adventure, "Fashion Victim." This time, a video shoot in the Caribbean is haunted by sinister pranks, voodoo curses, and gruesome murder. Subjects O'Connor, Dallas (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

	Assault with a deadly glue gun Winston, Lois. Woodbury, Minn. : Midnight Ink, [2011] When Anastasia Pollack's gambling-addicted husband permanently cashes in his chips in Vegas, her life craps out. Anastasia's job as crafts editor at American woman magazine makes life even stickier when she discovers the dead body of über-ambitious fashion editor Marlys Vandenburg hot-glued to Anastasia's office chair. When evidence surfaces of an illicit affair between Marlys and Anastasia's husband, Anastasia becomes the prime suspect. Can she sew up the case and keep herself out of jail before the real killer puts a permanent end to her investigation? Subjects Single mothers -- Fiction. Periodical editors -- Crimes against -- Fiction. Handicraft -- Fiction.

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