Maggie Gerber and her friends Ginger, Claire, and Joanne all
are members of
the Good Buy Girls, a group of women dedicated to finding
the best bargains
in the area. Maggie's dream of owning a secondhand shop is
starting to come
to fruition, as she finalises the purchase of a space for My
Sister's Closet. But
rival Summer Phillips opens her own secondhand shop right
across the street
and Maggie knows she has to find a competitive edge.
The St. Stanley flea market gives Maggie just the opening,
as Vera Madison
will be selling her vintage wardrobe. Maggie wants to be
there to get as much
as she can, and the rest of the Good Buy Girls agree to help
her. But the plan
goes awry when Vera ends up dead, with the town's local
doctor hovering
over her body with a syringe. The good doctor claims
innocence (he merely
found the body and syringe), but he's clearly reluctant to
tell anyone the
whole story. His story gets more suspicious when his wife
doesn't seem very
supportive of his plight.
Maggie, his longtime bookkeeper, wants to help Dr. Franklin,
but tension
arises because the policeman investigating the case is also
a man that Maggie
once dated before he left the town to go away for college.
He's back now,
though, and he may be interested in Maggie once again. Or
is he only using
Maggie for her knowledge in the locals and their
relationships with each
other?
A DEAL TO DIE FOR is a great cosy with a wonderful balance
of humour, tension, and
romance. Maggie and the rest of the Good Buy Girls create a
wonderful core
group of characters who are each interesting in their own
way. Some of the
other key people in the town, such as Max and Dot, are so
delightful that I'd
love to read more about them. The mystery is intriguing and
compelling;
the person I suspected kept changing throughout the book
because I couldn't
decide who had the best motive! A DEAL TO DIE FOR is a
great book, and I'm eagerly
awaiting the next installment!
The coupon–clipping discount divas are back in the
bargain–hunting mystery series that's "more fun than
a closeout sale."
Letting no good deal go undone, the Good Buy Girls are
ready to pounce on the St. Stanley flea market, where
wealthy Vera Madison is selling off her vintage clothing.
The widow's wardrobe is just what Maggie Gerber needs to
give her second–hand shop, My Sister's Closet, the
edge over vindictive rival Summer Phillips, who's opened
her own second–hand shop across the street.
But when Vera is found dead, it turns out that she
collected enemies like Dior gowns—and had more than a
few skeletons in her walk–in closet. Now it's up to
Maggie and the Good Buy Girls to sort through the racks of
suspects for the killer and get back to the business of
bargains...
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