Maggie Without a Clue
Maggie Kelly mystery: Book 3
Kensington Publishing
July 1, 2005
ISBN-13: 157566884X
Available in: Paperback (reprint)
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Maggie Without a Clue
by Kasey Michaels
I've got a successful writing career, a great apartment, two hot guys... and all I want to do is curl up on the sofa with my cats, a DVD, and a bag of Funyuns. What's wrong with this picture? I should be reveling in my freedom -- and/or in the company of Alexandre Blake, Viscount St. Just, the all-too-real hero of my historical mystery novels. Problem is, ever since Alex and his sidekick, Sterling, materialized in my living room, I've been dodging dead bodies. Of course, the random acts of violence have had the less dubious benefit of introducing me to thoroughly modern (and cute!) NYPD detective Steve Wendell, but still. Playing amateur sleuth and roomie to two Regency gents can get pretty exhausting. So how ecstatic was I when Alex and Sterling got a deal on a rent-controlled place across the hall? Ah, sweet solitude. Naturally, it couldn't last. My first morning alone, I get a hysterical call from my recently widowed friend and publisher, Bernie Toland- James. Recently widowed, as in she just woke up next to the bloody corpse of her estranged husband...
See? This is what I'm talking about. I used to count my life adventures in successfully avoiding my mother's phone calls. Now I keep on my toes by getting my friends out of murder raps. Things definitely don't look good for Bernie. She'd made no secret of the fact that she wasn't too broken up when Buddy "disappeared" seven years ago -- but she's no killer, and I intend to help prove it. Meanwhile, Sterling's been on the receiving end of some weird threats. Threats none of us were taking seriously until some thugs vandalized his and Alex's apartment, slashing up their beloved "plasma-flat-screened-television machine."
As if that weren't enough to prompt some serious gauntlet-throwing, now someone's actually kidnapped dear, sweet Sterling, leaving a ransom note that's at best cryptic, and at worst, badly misspelled. Talk about rubbing a writer the wrong way...
OK, this case just got seriously personal. Messing with my friends? Bad move. Messing with my friends while I'm going through nicotine withdrawal? Watch out, mister. What with trying to help Bernie and Sterling, trying to quit smoking, trying to evade my therapist's more pointed questions, and trying to meet the deadline for my latest St. Just novel, I'm edgier than J.Lo's wedding planner. Then there's the new habit I've developed of kissing Alex. And kissing Steve. Repeatedly. Yeah. With the clock ticking on Bernie's freedom, Sterling's safety, and, very possibly, my own sanity, I'd better get down to business with both my detectives (no, not that kind of business... well, maybe a little) and get a clue -- before my mother finds out what I've really been up to...
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Kasey Michaels' Bio
Kasey Michaels is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than seventy-five books, many of them historical romances for Avon (Regency romances to be reprinted by Harlequin beginning in 2002), Pocket, and Warner books, many of them contemporary romances for Harlequin Books and its sister company, Silhouette Books, and she is now writing single title contemporary romances for Zebra Books. With more than 8 million copies of her books in print, she is known both nationally and internationally for the stories she tells of love, laughter and, of course, romance.
Kasey has received two coveted Starred Reviews from Publisher's Weekly, and both the historical SECRETS OF THE HEART and the contemporary LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY were named as one of that year's best romances. She is the recipient of the Romance Writer's of America RITA award for a Regency romance, THE LURID LADY LOCKPORT, a Waldenbooks' award for her time-travel, OUT OF THE BLUE, and many awards from Romantic Times magazine, including a Career Achievement award for her Regency era historical romances. She has appeared on the TODAY show, and was the subject of a Lifetime Cable TV show "A Better Way," in conjunction with Good Housekeeping magazine, a program devoted to women and how they have achieved career success in the midst of motherhood. A highly praised nonfiction book, written as Kathryn Seidick, ...OR YOU CAN LET HIM GO, detailed the story of Kasey and her family during the time of her eldest son's first kidney transplant.
Kasey has something new in the works, as she has recently signed a contract for the first three books in a continuing character series she calls a mix of mystery, comedy, romance, and just a little bit of fantasy. The first installment of the Maggie Kelly series will debut in hardcover for Zebra Books in July 2002, MAGGIE NEEDS AN ALIBI.