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Author
Series
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
ix, 262 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
An employee of the Pampered Pet Boutique, Helen Hawthorne becomes the prime suspect in the killing of a trophy wife and the kidnapping of a valuable labradoodle puppy, when she stumbles upon the corpse during a delivery to a client.
4) Killer cuts
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Language
English
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Miguel Angel's chic salon is where Fort Lauderdale's high society hairdos get done. Even though Helen Hawthorne is just a gofer at the upscale salon, she has to admit the fabulous Miguel Angel is a master at the craft of coif. But with great heads of hair come great headaches. Especially when Miguel Angel and Helen try to prepare the pregnant fiancée of Kingman "King" Oden for her nuptials. King is a bloated, loudmouth bully with a gossip blog, a...
Author
Series
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
261 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tired of living life on the lam, Helen Hawthorne goes back to St. Louis to clear her name of alimony evasion so she can finally marry the man she loves. But she still has to pay the bills, even if it means working at a consignment shop where the designerduds are to die for--literally. Secondhand clothes. First-degree murder. At Snapdragon, the high-end designer consignment shop, Helen is at the beck and call of snobby--yet frugal--customers. That...
6) Board stiff
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Series
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
ix, 272 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"There's a dark cloud over Sunny Jim's Safety First Parasailing and Stand-Up Paddleboarding business on Florida's Riggs Beach--especially after one of his clients is killed in a tragic paddleboarding mishap. Sunny Jim is sure it was no accident, and he hires Helen and Phil to find the murderer. Between cutthroat competitors poaching his territory, the city threatening to revoke his license, a restaurant owner wanting his beach spot for a parking lot,...
7) Catnapped!
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
ix, 276 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The one thing celebrity Trish Barrymore and her no account accountant husband, Mort, can agree on in their bitter divorce is shared cat custody. But when Mort is found brained by a mahogany cat tower, and Justine, their pedigreed Chartreux show cat, goes missing, Trish calls on Helen and Phil. Despite a ransom note from the catnapper, Trish is still the prime murder suspect in the eyes of the police. As they await the post Mortem, it's up to Helen...
8) Checked out
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Series
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
ix, 276 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Shhh...in the newest hardcover in the national bestselling Dead-End Job Mystery series, Helen Hawthorne quietly goes undercover at a local library to search for a missing masterpiece. Wealthy socialite Elizabeth Cateman Kingsley has hired Helen to find a missing John Singer Sargent painting, owned by her late father. After his death, many of Davis Cateman's books were donated to the Flora Park library, and his daughter suspects the small watercolor-worth...
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian, published by New American Library
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
ix, 287 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"PI Helen Hawthorne must pose as a painter at Fort Lauderdale's famous Bonnet House Museum to catch an artful killer... STILL LIFE... The art world is a happening place-- but a brush with death shouldn't be in the picture. Unfortunately, that's just what happens to Helen Hawthorne and her friend Margery. While touring gorgeous Bonnet House, a mansion turned museum, they observe a painting class and note an up-and-coming artist. When they later...
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English
Description
Still living under the radar in Fort Lauderdale due to her refusal to pay her ex-husband's spousal support, Helen Hawthorne's latest workaday job might just be the lowest rung on the employment ladder-telemarketing. While Helen is conducting a phone survey with the wealthy Henry Hank" Asporth, Helen is convinced she heard a murder being committed/ With no solid proof, Helen is driven to find out what really happened with Hank and the mystery woman....
11) Just Murdered
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Series
Language
English
Description
After all she's endured with her own marriage, divorce, and subsequent flight from alimony, Helen Hawthorne getting a job at Millicent's Bridal Salon is ironic in the extreme. The newest client is Kiki, a wealthy witch who's making her daughter's wedding day all about Kiki. When Kiki is found smothered to death with her daughter's wedding dress, the cops seem to think Helen is responsible. Now, Helen must prove her innocence before the bride and groom...
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English
Description
From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets-the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing. Helen Hawthorne is still on the run because of her refusal to pay her worthless ex-husband alimony. But a girl's gotta eat…and pay rent, utilities, etc. So she's taken a cash-paying job at Fort Lauderdale's own Page Turners bookstore. And while the job is decent enough, the owner...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Author Elaine Viets kicks off this funny and fresh cozy series, about a woman on the run from her ex, with a rollicking tale of crime and vanity in the shadow world of wannabe molls. When unlikely sleuth Helen Hawthorne flees St. Louis, she fetches up in Fort Lauderdale, suddenly surrounded by the beautiful and the Botoxed.
They all shop at the same place, Juliana's, the overpriced boutique where Helen works. And they're all looking for a wealthy...
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English
Description
Newly married, Helen Hawthorne can't wait to start her life anew-and start an investigation agency with her PI hubby, Phil. Her penchant for working dead-end jobs comes in handy when they're hired to look into a fitness fanatic who may be cheating on his wife. Taking a receptionist job at their subject's gym, Helen soon discovers that she has to start pumping her own iron if she wants to keep an eye on the weight-lifting lothario. And after Helen...
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