Murder Can Kill Your Social Life
Selma Eichler

A steady diet of sudden death

Desiree Shapiro, New York PI, is no hard-boiled shamus. She has dimples in her knees, elbows, and some unmentionable places. Desiree is a chubby gumshoe who has a mind as sharp as a Cuisinart and a queen-sized talent for sleuthing. Her heart is pretty big, too, which is why she agrees to take the case of the poor grocery kid accused of killing the old lady in apartment 15D for the money stashed in her freezer. Sure, the boy’s fingerprints on the refrigerator make the problem sticky…but only until there’s yet another murder in the same building. Before anyone can say Haagen-Dazs, Desiree bets she will be able to finger the real killer. She’s detoured by dinner with a bachelor, but he, unfortunately, turns into a suspect. So while her love life is chilling out, Desiree cooks up a scheme to trap a lean, mean, decidedly unsavory killer. And we won’t deny it—this is just the first, on a complete menu of sizzling murder mysteries to feature the full-figured and funny Desiree Shapiro.

Signet (Mystery), February 1995
272 pages ISBN: 0451181395
Paperback (reprint)
$5.99

Also by Selma Eichler:
Murder Can Crash Your Party, May 2008
Murder Can Depress Your Dachshund, February 2007
Murder Can Run Your Stockings, February 2006
Murder Can Mess up Your Mascara, February 2005
Murder Can Botch Up Your Birthday, March 2004
Murder Can Singe Your Old Flame, May 2003
Murder Can Ruin Your Looks, April 2003
Murder Can Rain on Your Shower, March 2003
Murder Can Cool Off Your Affair, March 2002
And the Dying is Easy, June 2001
Murder Can Upset Your Mother, March 2001
Murder Can Spoil Your Appetite, February 2000
Murder Can Spook Your Cat, January 1998
Murder Can Wreck Your Reunion, January 1997
Murder Can Stunt Your Growth, January 1996

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