Now in mass market, the fifteenth Regan Reilly mystery from New York
Times bestselling author Carol Higgins Clark finds Regan in the middle
of an inheritance intrigue turned dangerous, in an installment Book
Reporter called "an entertaining lighthearted read."
When Regan Reilly returned to the West Coast, where she began her career
as a PI, she never imagined that her unsuccessful appearance on a game
show seven years earlier would throw her trip totally off course!
Regan Reilly is in Los Angeles with her husband, Jack, head of the NYPD
Major Case Squad. After Jack finishes his meetings with the LAPD, the
couple may head north to the wine country, or may head south to Baja.
Their only plan is to see which way the wind blows.
The first day back, Regan goes shopping at an upscale new mall in West
Hollywood. To her surprise, she runs into Zelda, a woman she'd become
friendly with seven years before at a television studio in Burbank, when
they were waiting to appear on the game show Puzzling Words. They
haven't seen each other since.
Zelda and Regan didn't win much money, but Zelda made up for it! A year
ago an elderly neighbor she barely knew left Zelda eight million
dollars. She has been enjoying her newfound wealth but is aware of the
need to give back. At a recent fundraiser, she bid on a week's stay in
an old Hollywood Hills estate and was the lucky winner. She's currently
in residence there and invites Regan to a party at the mansion.
While Jack attends a business dinner, Regan goes to Zelda's by herself,
unaware that she is being followed. Regan is more than surprised at the
run-down condition of the house and grounds. People should be paid to
stay here, she thinks. Zelda introduces Regan to a colorful cast of
characters, including her old neighbors, friends from her yoga class, a
filmmaker, Zelda's financial adviser, her bookkeeper, and her personal
assistant. It's all good fun. As the guests are leaving, Zelda asks
Regan to stay for a cup of tea. They've barely sat down to chat when
Zelda falls ill. A worried Regan doesn't want to leave Zelda alone and
decides to spend the night at the isolated, aging estate. It's not long
before Zelda asks Regan to investigate people in her life, starting with
her father's new wife, Bobby Jo. The couple said "I do" in the back of a
cab at a drive-through chapel in Las Vegas after only three months of
togetherness.
Has Zelda's windfall put her in danger? Regan is determined to find out,
not knowing that she's a target herself!
