First in a new series!
In the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove in northern California, everyone
knows the best man for the job is actually a woman--contractor Shannon
Hammer. But while Shannon can do wonders with a power drill and a little
elbow grease, she's about to discover that some problems aren't so
easily fixed... Shannon's home-renovation and repair business is
booming, but her love life needs work. On a blind date with real-estate
agent Jerry Saxton, she has to whip out a pair of pliers to keep Jerry
from getting too hands on. Shannon is happy to put her rotten date
behind her, but when Jerry's found dead in a run-down Victorian home
that she's been hired to restore, the town's attractive new police chief
suspects that her threats may have laid the foundation for murder.
Determined to clear her name, Shannon conducts her own
investigation--with the help of her four best friends, her eccentric
father, a nosy neighbor or two, and a handsome crime writer who's just
moved to town. But as they get closer to prying out the murderer's
identity, Shannon is viciously attacked. Now she'll have to nail down
the truth--or end up in permanent foreclosure....