What does a woman do when she discovers her husband is an
incurable cheater? If she's Cat DeLuca she launches the
Pants On Fire Detective Agency. Now Cat does what two years
of unholy matrimony taught her. She catches cheaters. When a
client (Cleo Jones) shoots her cheating husband's bum full
of buckshot, he disappears, taking her money, dog, and
sister with him. Private Investigator Cat DeLuca promises to
return the dog and money if her client stops shooting at
Walter. Cleo agrees. The detective finds the dog and a
mysterious bag chuck full of cash. And then she finds
Walter. His very dead body is still warm. The case is a slam
dunk for the cops who arrest Cleo for the murder of her
husband. She had motive and opportunity and a dozen
witnesses heard her scream bloody murder. One made a video.
Cat DeLuca is determined to prove her client's innocence and
it's not an easy sell. Walter was an unsavory character with
enemies. To find his killer, Cat will have to sift through
the ones who didn't pull the trigger. Her investigation
leads to four players with secrets: a childhood friend, a
gambler, a construction tycoon, and a legendary Chicago
designer. When forensic evidence suggests the detective
knows more about the murder than she's telling, Cat faces
the certain loss of her agency. Cat DeLuca is smart and
charming. She's an unlikely heroine and her partner, a
beagle named Inga, is quite likely to eat the evidence.
Sticks and Stones delivers steamy romance, intrigue and
laugh out loud humor for a wickedly delicious read.
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