Scent to Her Grave

Luckily for the residents of a Gull Harbor, Washington, the local bath and body store -- Venus Envy -- takes care of all their beauty needs, from custom blended oils to relaxing spa services. Behind the counter is newcomer Persia Vanderbilt, the niece of the proprietor, who has a nose for mixing scents -- and a mind for solving murder ...

The fairest of them all...

Lydia Wang is the newly crowned winner of a local beauty pageant -- and the queen of mean. Used to getting what she wants, she tussles with Persia over the store's newest acquisition: the Mirror of Aphrodite. Reflecting only the most beautiful aspects of the person looking into it, the mirror is a huge draw and definitely not for sale -- no matter how much Lydia is willing to pay. Persia arrives at the shop the next morning to find Lydia dead, the mirror missing, and one of the stop's treasured employees the prime suspect. Trevor's arrest is a blemish on the shop, so Persia decides to take matters in hand. To clear his name, she must sniff out the signature scent of a killer ...