Aggie Sloan-Wilcox is the minister's wife in the small town
of Emerald Springs, Ohio. Life in the quaint town is
anything but dull especially when Aggie finds herself in
the midst of another murder investigation. While on a
weekend getaway from their children and Aggie's mother, Ed
Wilcox receives a disturbing phone call from one of his
parishioners. Joe Wagner, the director of the Emerald
Springs food bank, has gone missing and the last place he
was known to be was New York coincidently where they are on
their mini vacation. After a little sleuthing, they end up
at a club where the entertainment is a drag queen review.
Aggie spots a picture that is a little familiar. Is that
Joe Wagner dressed as a woman? If Joe was in this club,
then where is he now?
Ed and Aggie return home earlier than planned to deliver
the news of their findings to Joe's wife, Maura, in
person. She is concerned about what to tell people about
Joe. He is supposed to be conducting the annual fundraiser
for the food bank, and people are going to question his
whereabouts when he doesn't show. The fundraiser brings an
even larger shock than Joe's disappearance when the mayor's
wife drops dead. When the mayor asks Aggie to look into
his wife's untimely demise, she agrees to do some
unofficial snooping much to her husband's dismay. Aggie
has no shortage of suspects since no one was fond of the
mayor's late wife, Hazel. Will Aggie be able to shed some
light on who did Hazel in? Will Joe ever turn up or is he
another murder mystery waiting to be solved? Who knew
Emerald Springs would be such a busy town?
Emilie Richards delivers a witty murder mystery. Aggie
Sloan-Wilcox is a great amateur sleuth who has an
interesting sidekick in her best friend, Lucy. The entire
cast of characters is amusing and each one adds to the
charm and appeal of Emerald Springs. There are several
different story lines -- Joe's disappearance, Hazel's
murder, the mysterious whereabouts of the church punchbowl --
and all of them are given there due. Ms. Richards has
created a lovable heroine and a fabulous town in which to
base her mystery series. BEWARE FALSE PROFITS is a highly
amusing mystery and a guaranteed winner.
There's no rest for the weary Aggie Sloan-Wilcox and her
minister husband, who were praying for a relaxing weekend
until a member of their flock went missing.
Joe
Wagner, president of Emerald Springs's food bank,
disappears, and Aggie discovers his secret life-as a female
impersonator. Meanwhile, the murder of the mayor's wife at
the annual food bank fundraiser puts Joe on top of the
suspect list. If Aggie doesn't get to the bottom of things
fast, she'll be leading a choir singing the blues.
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