βNew York PI Desiree Shapiro, the plump, all-too-human heroine of Eichlerβs mouthwatering mystery series...pleases the palate.ββPublishers Weekly
No one can say that Desiree Shapiro, New Yorkβs chubbiest PI, isnβt a soft touch. Thatβs why when teenager Vicky Pirrelli wants to find out who really killed her fatherβs mistress βa crime for which he went to jailβDesiree decides to ignore all the reasons sheβd have to be crazy to take the case. The murder occurred a decade ago, on the eve of Vickyβs sixth birthday, so itβs almost certain the evidence will be tainted or even nonexistent. The truth wonβt help Victor Pirrelli, who died in prison two weeks earlier, and Desiree has been assured that sheβll be adequately compensated for her services with Vickyβs baby-sitting money. Still, Desiree agrees to look into thingsβand promptly comes up with four suspects, including her young clientβs own mother!
Meanwhile, Desireeβs personal life isnβt going so well. The man who could be her new love has a malicious nine-year- old son. And itβs apparent that the little *#!!$%!# wouldnβt mind doing to Desiree what someone did to Victorβs mistressβ¦.
βFinally, thereβs a private eye we can embraceβshe doesnβt jog, she doesnβt know karate, and she doesnβt pass a bakery without a slight detour.ββJoan Hess
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