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A Bad Day for Pretty

Published
Jun 2010
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Mystery Mystery
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Stella Hardesty, avenger of wronged women, is getting cozy with Sheriff "Goat" Jones when a tornado blows none other than Goat's scheming ex-wife, Brandy, through the front door. Adding to the chaos, the tornado destroys the snack shack at the demolition derby track, pulling up the concrete foundation and unearthing a woman's body. The main suspect in the woman's murder is Neb Donovan---he laid the foundation, and there's some pretty hard evidence pointing to his guilt. Years ago, Neb's wife asked Stella for help getting him sober. Stella doesn't believe the gentle man could kill anyone, and she promises his frantic wife she'll look into it.

Former client Chrissy Shaw is now employed at Stella's sewing shop and she helps with the snooping as Stella negotiates the unpredictable Brandy and the dangerously magnetic sheriff.

This is the thrilling sequel to Sophie Littlefield's debut, A Bad Day for Sorry, which was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Stella Hardesty is a heroine to watch---join her on this next adventure for as fiercely funny and riveting a story as there is to be found in crime fiction.

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May 2011 Minotaur Books ISBN 0312560478
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First Edition Jun 2010 Minotaur Books ISBN 0312559755
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Jun 2010 St. Martin's ISBN 1429924063
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Jun 2010 Minotaur Books ISBN B003JTHYXU
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Aug 2011 Macmillan Audio ISBN B005FHNYCY
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Dec 2010 Thorndike Press ISBN 141043155X
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