Dead Lift

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Sourcebooks, Inc., Nov 10, 2010 - Fiction - 256 pages

"A winner! Clever, contemporary, and oh-so-savvy—Emily Locke is genuinely charming! Her brains, her humor and her heart make DEAD LIFT another fast-paced page-turner"—HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, Agatha Winning author of Prime Time

Single mom Emily Locke is building a new life with her daughter. Relocated to Houston she put her career on hold to work part-time for her private investigator friend, Richard Cole. It's a nice balance between work and family until Emily finds out she's been working for the attorney who defended her husband's killer.

The discovery nearly destroys her friendship with Richard, but Emily resists abandoning socialite client Claire Gaston, who awaits trial for the murder of a local plastic surgeon.

Claire has been leading a wildly unconventional life and passing around access to her home and assets like popcorn. Should she be condemned for bad choices? Emily, haunted by her own, doesn't think so.

Meanwhile, Emily's wild-child friend Jeannie, in town for a visit, sees a chance for Emily to loosen up when a mysterious note leads her into a daring undercover ruse at a high-brow ladies' health club. Emily fakes conformity with Houston's elite debutantes and trophy wives in a surreal fitness subculture where things, and people, are seldom what they seem. At this gym, "killer workout" takes on a whole new meaning.

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
8
Section 3
15
Section 4
22
Section 5
27
Section 6
32
Section 7
40
Section 8
45
Section 19
114
Section 20
121
Section 21
126
Section 22
133
Section 23
145
Section 24
157
Section 25
164
Section 26
172

Section 9
50
Section 10
57
Section 11
65
Section 12
71
Section 13
76
Section 14
82
Section 15
89
Section 16
94
Section 17
102
Section 18
109
Section 27
183
Section 28
191
Section 29
199
Section 30
213
Section 31
217
Section 32
223
Section 33
229
Section 34
237
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About the author (2010)

A graduate of Wright State University and The Ohio State University, Rachel enjoys a career in biomedical engineering in addition to the time she spends writing mystery and suspense fiction. Her interests include health and fitness, acoustic guitar, and books of all kinds. She lives outside of Houston, Texas, with her husband and their three children. Visit Rachel on-line at www.rachelbrady.net

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