Home Repair is Homicide #6
Bantam
November 2003
On Sale: November 4, 2003
Featuring: Jacobia Tiptree
368 pages ISBN: 0553582275 EAN: 9780553582277 Paperback Add to Wish List
Once a Wall Street hotshot, Jacobia โJakeโ Tiptree chucked it all for a charmingly dilapidated fixer-upper in the tiny town of Eastport, Maine. She was certain sheโd left the dangers of city life behindโuntil she discovered that no place, no matter how idyllic and peaceful it may appear, is safe from murder.
It began with the mysterious disappearance of Harriet HollingsworthโEastportโs snoopiest resident. Everyone is convinced the old busybody bolted out of town to escape her creditorโeveryone except Jake and her best friend Ellie who know Harriet would never leave home without her most prized possession. But before Jake and Ellie can persuade police chief Bob Arnold to open an investigation, theyโll need to come up with proof more sinister than a pair of abandoned binoculars.
Just as Jake starts poking around for clues, things suddenly take a troubling turn for the worse. A suspicious accident nearly kills her teenaged son, Sam, and her husband, Wade, just misses getting his head blown off. Jake is prepared to attribute these incidents to a spate of bad luckโuntil another โaccidentโ leaves a visitor to Eastport unmistakably dead.
Most perplexing, all this mayhem coincides with the unexpected arrival of a man from Jakeโs past: a former New York City cop. Harry Markle claims he has unintentionally brought an unwelcome guest into Eastport: a crook determined to knock off everyone with ties to Harry. Twenty-four hours ago, Jakeโs only worry was fixing her broken-down gutters and downspouts before the big storm swept into town. Now, everything seems to be falling apart all around her. Jake knows from experience that the truth is usually as messy and complicated as do-it-yourself remodeling.
As it becomes chillingly clear that appearances in this quaint community are more misleading than ever, sheโll have to find a way to lure a homicidal maniac into the light--before he nails another victim.
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