Too Pretty to Die (Debutant Dropout Mysteries, No. 5)
by Susan McBride
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Author: Susan McBrideEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Published: 2008-02-01
ISBN: 0060846011
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Avon
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Summary: 5 Stars
TOO PRETTY TO DIE (A Debutante Dropout Mystery)
SUSAN McBRIDE
Rating 4.5 Enchantments
TOO PRETTY TO DIE, the fifth book in Ms. McBride's popular Debutant Dropout Mystery series, doesn't disappoint.
Thirty-year-old Andrea `Andy ` Kendricks finds herself at gunpoint during a Pretty party when popular TV personality Miranda DuBois storms in to confront Dallas plastic surgeon Dr. Sonja Madhavi. It's up to Andy to take the drunken Miranda home. But when Miranda suddenly ends up dead less than twenty-four hours later and the police immediately classify it as a suicide, Andy isn't so sure, especially when Miranda's laptop and cell phone turn up missing. What follows is something that will send Andy deep into the dark corners of Dallas society and into a private club, but will her little investigation put Andy in the same kind of danger Miranda found herself?
One of my favorite scenes in the book is when Andy is pushed to go undercover and investigate The Caviar Club for her best friend. One entire makeover later and Andy barely recognizes herself in the mirror. She only has an hour inside the exclusive club to get as much info as she can and get back out. But things start going bad the moment Andy recognizes a familiar face and pushes her way inside a curtained off area she'd been warned to stay out of.
TOO PRETTY TO DIE is a solid, entertaining mystery read, complete with intriguing clues and definite signs that the popular Dallas TV host Miranda DuBois would not have committed suicide.
Called "The Lou's Whodunit Queen" by Sauce Magazine in St. Louis, Susan McBride was selected as one of the city's "top singles" in 2005 by St. Louis Magazine but is single no more. She tied the knot in late February of 2008! You can learn more about Ms. McBride and her books at her website, [...]
Lisa
Enchanting Reviews
June 2008
Summary of Too Pretty to Die (Debutant Dropout Mysteries, No. 5)
They call them "pretty parties," and they're the latest rage among Dallas debutantes—get-togethers with light refreshments, heavy gossip, and Dr. Sonja Madhavi and her magic Botox needles. Former socialite Andy Kendricks normally wouldn't be caught dead at such an event, but she's attending as a favor to her friend Janet, a society reporter in search of a juicy story. And boy does she find one when aging beauty queen Miranda DuBois bursts into the room—drunk, disorderly, and packing a pistol.
Miranda's wrinkles have seen better days, and she blames it all on Dr. Madhavi. Luckily, Andy calms her down and gets her home to bed . . . where she's found dead the next morning. The police suspect suicide, but Andy knows that no former pageant girl would give up that easily. She's determined to find Miranda's killer herself, but she'll have to be careful. After all, Botox can make you look younger, but it can't bring you back from the grave.
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