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Ink Flamingos

Ink Flamingos, June 2011
A Tattoo Shop Mystery
by Karen E. Olson

Berkley Prime Crime
Featuring: Brett Kavanaugh
320 pages
ISBN: 0451233794
EAN: 9780451233790
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"The fourth and final novel in this series is a rollicking Las Vegas adventure"

Fresh Fiction Review

Ink Flamingos
Karen E. Olson

Reviewed by Sharon Galligar Chance
Posted July 1, 2011

Mystery Amateur Sleuth

When singer Dee Carmichaelone, one of Brett Kavanaugh's tattoo customers, is found dead in a Las Vegas hotel room, it is a tragedy. But when it is announced that she was found surrounded by several tattoo supplies, including needles and ink pots, and a woman matching Brett's description was witnessed leaving the crime scene, well, things get just a little more interesting!

When a blog is found on the internet showcasing the dead client's tattoo, along with pictures of Brett as being the blogger herself, Brett is soon profiled as the prime suspect in the murder. Brett is frantic to find out who is behind this blog because she knows it will lead her to the real killer.

In INK FLAMINGOS, Karen E. Olson's fourth and final book in her Tattoo Shop Mystery series, mistaken identities and botched tattoos are the clues the intrepid heroine of the series has to go on as she scurries to clear her name, and the name of her high-end tattoo shop, The Painted Lady.

Brett is definitely a "murder magnet," and has managed to solve many mysterious crimes since she has had her shop, but this time, the focus is on her, and it's up to her friends and colleagues to help her get out of trouble this time around.

Olson has done a great job portraying in an unbiased manner the world of tattooing. The world her character Brett operates in does bring her the types of clients who like to either live on the edge, or are in positions that place them in the way of trouble, and Olson handles them with great care and dignity. The character of Brett is very intelligent and caring, and the supporting cast is always interesting and varied. I hate to see this series end.

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SUMMARY

Dee Carmichael, lead singer of the pop sensation The Flamingoes, has been one of Brett Kavanaugh\'s most dedicated customers at her tattoo shop. When Dee is discovered dead surrounded by ink pots and needles, Brett is branded a suspect.

It seems that someone is impersonating Brett. And if she doesn\'t act fast, the killer is sure to put the dye in dying once again...


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