From the New York Times bestselling author of the Bibliophile
Mysteries and A High-End Finish comes the second Fixer-Upper
Mystery...
Contractor and part-time sleuth Shannon Hammer specializes in improving
the quirks and flaws of the Victorian homes in Lighthouse Cove,
California. The quirks and flaws of their residents are another story...
Valentine's Day is approaching, and while Shannon is delighted to be
friends with not one but two handsome men, not everyone in town is
feeling the love. After her elderly neighbor Jesse Hennessey fails to
make his daily appearance at the local diner, Shannon swings by his
place to check on him. Not only does she find Jesse dead--of an apparent
heart attack--but she also realizes that his home has been ransacked.
Someone suggests that a thief was searching for a priceless necklace
Jesse claimed to have retrieved from a capsized sailing ship, but
Shannon doesn't believe it. Everyone knows Jesse had a penchant for
constructing tall tales--like the one about him having a hot new
girlfriend. But his death is soon ruled a homicide, and shady suspects
begin popping out of the woodwork. When another victim turns up dead,
Shannon is convinced she must find the killer before someone else gets
nailed...
