VICKI BATMAN (Cont.)
CONVICTION OF THE HEART
BLURB
New Job. New Love. And Murder.
Hattie Cook‘s dream job is down the toilet and her
new SUV violated. Desperate for cash to cover the basic
necessities of rent and food, she takes a temporary job
where she uncovers an embezzling scam tied to the death
of a former employee—the very one she replaced.
When the police determine there‘s more to the death
of a former Buy Rite employee, Detective Allan Charles
Wellborn steps in to lead the investigation. Overly dedicated,
always perfect, he puts his job first, even if doing
so ultimately hurts the one he loves.
Can the killer be found before Hattie‘s time is up?
***** Review by Liz Lipperman, National Best
Seller of the Clueless Cook Mystery Series.
―Temporarily Employed is one of those books that will
keep you turning the pages while you‘re giggling. I‘ve
read just about everything this author has written, and
she never fails to disappoint with her witty dialogue and
fast-paced narrative.‖
EXCERPT
No frisking and no arrests were—so far, in my
book—a good thing. As Sarah Anne‘s older brother, I
found it easy to eliminate him from the stalker, murderer,
and rapist categories. The something in the truck line
sounded similar to approaches used in past dating experiences.
For instance:
―Want to come up and look at my etchings?‖
Translated: A roll in the hay.
Or the ever popular ―Would you like to meet Mr. Lizard?‖
Translated: Mr. Wiggly Worm.
―How about coming to my place for a drink?‖
Translated: To ply me with multiple drinks and the
requisite roll in the hay.
I hadn‘t fallen for those then and wasn‘t going to be a
sucker now.
He stuck his hands on his hip and said, ―I know what
you‘re thinking. I‘m not a stalker, murderer, or rapist.‖
Apparently, he could read minds.
―Just a minute.‖ I closed the door partially to release
the chain, then opened it. ―Why can‘t you just tell me
whatever it is?‖
―No. I want to show you—-‖
―Not a Picasso?‖ I asked.
―No.‖
―Not an iguana?‖
A perplexed expression
crossed his face. ―A what?‖
―Not your pet worm?‖
―What pet worm?‖
―Not—-‖
―Look, I don‘t know what
you‘re thinking. The only
worms I know about are for
fishing.‖
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