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Dead Lift

Rachel Brady

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English
Poisoned Pen Press
10 November 2010
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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Imprint:   Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   325g
ISBN:   9781590588123
ISBN 10:   1590588126
Series:   Emily Locke Series
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Rachel Brady enjoys a career in biomedical engineering in addition to the time she spends writing mystery and suspense fiction. She lives outside of Houston, Texas, with her husband and their three children.

Reviews for Dead Lift

"“Dead Lift goes down like a shot of something smooth and smoky. Rachel Brady's new book is even better than Final Approach, and Emily Locke is on her way to being one of PI fiction's most interesting detectives. I loved it, and Brady is here to stay.”  --Timothy Hallinan,  author of The Queen of Patpong 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  ""Brady's wry look at fashionista spa life and the spirited, down-to-earth Emily mark this as a series to watch""  --Publisher's Weekly  “Dead Lift has everything a mystery should have: a smart sleuth, a puzzling mystery, a vivid setting, and an exciting resolution. But what makes it special is the way real life--and real emotions--are blended into the story. Protagonist Emily Locke is someone you'll want to spend time with.”  --Toni LP Kelner, Agatha winning author"


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