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Dead Ex

A Mystery

Harley Jane Kozak

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English
Broadway Books
30 June 2009
Wollie Shelley-the endearing, idiosyncratic heroine of the award-winning Dating Dead Men, Dating Is Murder, and A Date You Can't Refuse-returns in a funny murder mystery set in the world of television soaps.

When David Zetrakis, the producer of a popular soap opera, is found shot to death the day after Christmas, Wollie Shelley finds herself caught up in the murder investigation. Zetrakis was one of the many Mr. Wrongs in Wollie's career as a serial dater, and her friend Joey has emerged as the media's prime suspect. A hot-tempered celebrity who had dated Zetrakis and was fired from his show some years ago, Joey has inherited a million-dollar Klimt from him. But Joey is not the only potential suspect. Zetrakis left lots of nice bequests to the cast and crew of the show. And as the dating correspondent on a talk show called SoapDirt, Wollie, who's required to dine and dish with the stars, quickly discovers that the behind-the-scenes intrigues of television soaps are as highly charged as the on-screen shenanigans.

When Wollie is not trying to protect Joey from an onslaught of predatory reporters, she's helping her brother make the transition from a mental hospital to a halfway house and negotiating her relationship with Simon, her FBI-agent boyfriend. Dead Ex is another full-out romp of a mystery sure to please Kozak's many fans-and win her many new ones, too.
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Imprint:   Broadway Books
Dimensions:   Height: 202mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   295g
ISBN:   9780767924214
ISBN 10:   0767924215
Series:   Wollie Shelley Mystery Series
Pages:   338
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Dead Ex: A Mystery

Dead Ex is a charming book with a well-done mystery and one of the most likeable heroines in the genre. --Chicago Sun-Times For drama, wit and just plain fun, every life (and death) needs a little Wollie. --Kirkus Reviews Dead Ex is a charming book with a well-done mystery and one of the most likeable heroines in the genre. -- Chicago Sun-Times For drama, wit and just plain fun, every life (and death) needs a little Wollie. -- Kirkus Reviews Dead Ex is a charming book with a well-done mystery and one of the most likeable heroines in the genre. -- Chicago Sun-Times For drama, wit and just plain fun, every life (and death) needs a little Wollie. -- Kirkus Reviews Advance Praise for Dead Ex Dead Ex is a wicked-smart, scalpel-sharp jewel of a book. Harley Jane Kozak brings an insider's eye to the denizens lurking in Hollywood, and skewers them with laugh-out-loud results. I loved it! --Robert Crais Harley Jane Kozak has a voice like no other. Dead Ex is sassy, pert, and a mile-a- minute page turner--filled with dry wit and a tongue-in-cheek look at Hollywood that could only be told by a former actress. I felt I was in the thick of it all and simply couldn't put it down. A seriously not-to-be missed book that stands all on its own. Fabulous! --Heather Graham, author of The Dead Room Harley Jane Kozak's Dead Ex is a delightful romp through the world of daytime TV. It's fast, sexy, and genuinely funny. If there's a more likeable heroine than hers--she composes greeting cards while she's not solving crimes! -- I haven't found her yet. Don't miss this story. --T. Jefferson Parker, author of Storm Runners Praise for Dating is Murder Kozak has a breezy style and delightful wit that leave us with just one question: Where's book 3? -- Entertainment Weekly Wollie ... is spot-on perfect, humorous, andpoignant enough by turns to win the series new fans and make Kozak a contender in the never-ending quest for the perfect quirky mystery. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review Praise for Dating Dead Men [Kozak's] literary debut is warm, engaging and deeply funny--and offers more insight and depth than is found in just about any other chick lit offering out there today. -- Washington Post Advance Praise for Dead Ex Dead Ex is a wicked-smart, scalpel-sharp jewel of a book. Harley Jane Kozak brings an insider' s eye to the denizens lurking in Hollywood, and skewers them with laugh-out-loud results. I loved it! -- Robert Crais Harley Jane Kozak has a voice like no other. Dead Ex is sassy, pert, and a mile-a- minute page turner-- filled with dry wit and a tongue-in-cheek look at Hollywood that could only be told by a former actress. I felt I was in the thick of it all and simply couldn't put it down. A seriously not-to-be missed book that stands all on its own. Fabulous! -- Heather Graham, author of The Dead Room Harley Jane Kozak' s Dead Ex is a delightful romp through the world of daytime TV. It' s fast, sexy, and genuinely funny. If there' s a more likeable heroine than hers-- she composes greeting cards while she' s not solving crimes! -- I haven' t found her yet. Don' t miss this story. -- T. Jefferson Parker, author of Storm Runners Praise for Dating is Murder Kozak has a breezy style and delightful wit that leave us with just one question: Where' s book 3? -- Entertainment Weekly Wollie ... is spot-on perfect, humorous, and poignant enough by turns to win the series new fans and make Kozak a contender in the never-ending quest for the perfect quirky mystery. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review Praise for Dating Dead Men : [Kozak' s] literary debut is warm, engaging and deeply funny-- and offers more insight and depth thanis found in just about any other chick lit offering out there today. -- Washington Post Praise for Dating Is Murder: As witty as early Evanovich and as irresistible as current Crusie, Kozak establishes her unique voice in Wollie's wistful, self-deprecating but stubborn working-class persona that fans of diva lit (chick lit that's grown up and added a body count) will love. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Praise for Dating Is Murder: As witty as early Evanovich and as irresistible as current Crusie, Kozak establishes her unique voice in Wollie's wistful, self-deprecating but stubborn working-class persona that fans of diva lit (chick lit that's grown up and added a body count) will love. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review


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