Wollie Shelley--the endearing, idiosyncratic heroine of the
award-winning Dating Dead Men, Dating Is Murder, and A Date You Can't
Refuse--returns in a funny murder mystery set in the world of
television soaps.
When David Zetrakis, the producer of a popular soap opera, is found shot
to death the day after Christmas, Wollie Shelley finds herself caught up
in the murder investigation. Zetrakis was one of the many Mr. Wrongs in
Wollie's career as a serial dater, and her friend Joey has emerged as
the media's prime suspect. A hot-tempered celebrity who had dated
Zetrakis and was fired from his show some years ago, Joey has inherited
a million-dollar Klimt from him. But Joey is not the only potential
suspect. Zetrakis left lots of nice bequests to the cast and crew of the
show. And as the dating correspondent on a talk show called SoapDirt,
Wollie, who's required to dine and dish with the stars, quickly
discovers that the behind-the-scenes intrigues of television soaps are
as highly charged as the on-screen shenanigans.
When Wollie is not trying to protect Joey from an onslaught of predatory
reporters, she's helping her brother make the transition from a mental
hospital to a halfway house and negotiating her relationship with Simon,
her FBI-agent boyfriend. Dead Ex is another full-out romp of a mystery
sure to please Kozak's many fans--and win her many new ones, too.