A Perilous Pal

Description

Entrepreneur Emma Westlake's new business is booming until her latest client is arrested for murder in this new Friend for Hire Mystery by USA Today bestselling author Laura Bradford. Emma Westlake, proprietor of A Friend for Hire, finds a heart-wrenching email from a prospective client in her inbox. The email is from Kim Felder, a woman struggling with empty-nest syndrome and an out of left field divorce. Determined to help get Kim in a better headspace, Emma suggests she draft a bucket list of things she has always wanted to do in life but has put off in favor of taking care of everyone else. Together, they fill that list with fun baking classes, traveling, and dancing in the middle of the street for no reason. Kim also adds in some hilarious items about getting even with her ex. But all laughter ends when Kim's ex winds up dead via one of the ideas Kim proposed. Now, Kim is Deputy Jack Riordan's lone suspect in a murder Emma knows she did not commit. Emma will have to put her budding relationship with the deputy on the line to corner a cunning killer.

While spending a rainy afternoon at a friend's house as a child, Laura Bradford fell in love with writing over a stack of blank paper, a box of crayons, and a freshly sharpened number-two pencil. From that moment forward, she never wanted to do or be anything else. Today, Laura is the USA Today bestselling author of the Amish Mysteries, the Emergency Dessert Squad Mysteries, and as Elizabeth Lynn Casey, the Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries.

Praise for A Plus One For Murder "Bradford enchants with this delightful puzzler of a cozy mystery."-Jenn McKinlay, New York Times bestselling author of Killer Research "A freshly original concept, an ingenious plot, and an adorable dog named Scout. You don't want to miss this series!"-Terrie Farley Moran, Agatha Award-winning coauthor of the Murder, She Wrote mystery series Praise for the national bestselling Amish Mystery series "[Bradford's] mastery of the Amish culture adds a dimension to her work that readers will likely find fascinating."--Richmond Times-Dispatch "The best cozy mystery debut I've read this year."--Harlan Coben (on Hearse and Buggy) "Delightful....Well-portrayed characters and authentic Amish lore make this a memorable read."--Publishers Weekly