Hung Up to Die

DIRTY BUSINESS
For Mandy Dyer, who had put away her painter's easel, cut her hair, and donned the life of a dry-cleaning entrepreneur, things were taking a turn for the best, and the worst, at the same time. Her main competitor, a man who played dirty in the Denver cleaning business, was suddenly out of the picture. The bad news? Farley Mills's body was found on Mandy's conveyor, and getting off the hook for his murder is going to be tough.

All motives point squarely at Mandy—Farley Mills was cutting into her business, after all. But Mandy is more concerned that someone close to her might be behind the crime. With her overly suntanned ex-husband, her overly married mother, and an overly distant detective all showing up on the scene, Mandy can't quite untangle the complicated lives of her colorful cast of employees. Then her choices are suddenly narrowed. Because someone is working their way through Mandy's staff and their acquaintances—with a ticket to kill…