Claire Malloy loves her life. But how did it go by so fast? A bookstore owner, part-time sleuth, and full-time single mother, Claire is about to turn the big four-oh! Good thing her teenage daughter, Caron, has just been recruited by the Kappa Theta Eta girlsβwhose sorority house is next door to the Malloysββto be a consultant for the cosmetics empire My Beautiful Self, Inc. At the very least, Claire can get a little help with those fine lines around her eyesβ¦but at what cost?
Turns out thereβs a high price to pay to look oneβs best. After a series of dangerous and suspicious incidents, including a hit-and-run βaccidentβ that kills a sorority sister, it becomes clear to Claire that the beauty business in Farberville, Arkansas, is getting pretty uglyβand with every new makeover another dark circle rises from beneath the surfaceβ¦.
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