Mystery s official name is columbleus unsolved mysterie. Elaine viets is one of my favorite cozy mystery authors, thanks to her dead end job series, and now this title in the josie marcus, mystery shopper series. Viets researches these books herself by taking the same sort of lowlevel deadend jobs telemarketer, shop clerk, and so forthas the series protagonist, helen hawthorne. Interviews for elaine viets interview with elaine viets november 21, 2010 a conversation with elaine viets april 3, 2007. Shes connected to her community, the suburb of maplewood.
She was also given the key to the city of maplewood, josies hometown. Her protagonist is a thoroughly likeable person, a great mother, daughter and friend who does the right things for the right reasons, even when they make her uncomfortable. Find out about book signings, tours and new releases first. Elaine viets has actually worked those deadend jobs in her mystery novels, just like her character, helen hawthorne. Dying in style josie marcus, mystery shopper, book 1 viets, elaine on. A guide to cozy mystery and other favorite books, movies, and tv. Dying in style josie marcus, mystery shopper, book 1 by elaine viets book cover, description, publication history. Buy a cheap copy of an accessory to murder josie marcus. A dog gone murder josie marcus, mystery shopper book 10.
In the first installment of elaine vietss josie marcus mystery shopper series, dying in style, we were introduced to josie marcus. Header image by jim mosley and may not be reproduced without written consent by left bank books. Accessory to murder 3 by elaine viets 2007, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. A star is dead by elaine viets an entertaining mystery. Living in south florida has not improved her character. Combining the fun of mystery shopping with the dark side of foot fetishes, josie has to mystery shop soft shoe, where salesman mel poulaine is accused of fondling female shoppers feet. Josie marcus, mystery shopper series, the francesca vierling mystery series. Elaine has won an anthony award and an agatha award. Josie marcus, mystery shopper is a series of cozy mystery novels by american novelist elaine viets. Buy a cheap copy of dying in style josie marcus, mystery. The complete series list for josie marcus, mystery shopper elaine viets. But it has given her the bestselling deadend job series.
She managed to forget almost everything she learned, which is why she turned to mystery writing. Louis, missouri, viets has a degree in journalism and. Dying in style josie marcus, mystery shopper, book 1. Someone has killed halley hardwicke, the hot young designer of thousanddollar italian silk scarves, in the mall parking lotand police have their eye on jake, the. Part of the josie marcus, mystery shopper series of books, this was the third installment of the popular franchise, it being originally released in 2007 on the 6th of november. Josie marcus, mystery shopper series by elaine viets goodreads. Dying in style by elaine viets goodreads share book.
That is a person who buys a predetermined object in a store, just as anyone would, and fills out a form about service, quality, ambiance, etc. Publishers weekly calls checked out, elaine vietss 14th deadend job mystery, snappy. Elaine viets books list of books by author elaine viets thriftbooks. The complete series list for a deadend job mystery elaine viets. Josie marcus, mystery shopper series in order elaine viets. Danger evolves from a seemingly simple investigation. High heels are murder 2 by elaine viets 2006, paperback at.
She is a chartreux, a french show cat from a family of champions. Then i turned in a dog gone murder, where josie mystery shops dog day care. The deadend job mystery series in order elaine viets. Browse ebooks from the josiemarcus mystery shopper series to read online or download in epub or pdf format. She lives in fort lauderdale, florida, with her husband, reporter don crinklaw. Her mother was a mystery shopper in elaines hometown of st. An anthony award and agatha award winner, she lives in fort lauderdale, florida, with her husband. Over the years, elaine has been a dress store clerk, phone book proofreader, babysitter, telemarketer, bookseller, and weed puller at fifty cents a bucket. Elaine viets is also the author of the josie marcus, mystery shopper series and numerous short stories. Louis, missouri and works as a mystery shopper, writing reports about some of the biggest stores in st. Elaine viets audio books, best sellers, author bio. Josie marcus best books dying in style dying in style is the first installment in the josie marcus.
Josie marcus, mystery shopper series by elaine viets. Elaine viets has written one of the funniest amateur sleuth mysteries to come along in ages. Her josie marcus mystery shopper series is set in maplewood while the main character in her deadend job mystery series is a st. Viets is an active member of the sisters in crime and the mystery writers of america.
Louis, it keeps a track of all the mysteries that she manages to find herself in the middle of. She lives in fort lauderdale, florida, with her husband, reporter don. A top pick for any mystery librarys paperback section. Elaine viets the fashion hound murders tells of a mystery shopper, mother and sleuth who finds danger in the world of canine fashion puppies when shes hired to check out a pet stores involvement with puppy mills. Elaine viets is an american author of cozy mystery novels. Mystery shopper josie marcuss report about danessa celedines exclusive store is less than stellar, and it may cost the fashion diva fifty million dollars. Louis, missouri, where she was a regular columnist for the st. Accessory to murder josie marcus, mystery shopper, book 3 by elaine viets and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Recent titles in the deadend job mystery series include checked out, catnapped. An american newspaper woman and world renowned author hailing from the midwest of the united states, the novelist elaine viets has been writing for some years now, with her unique and creative take on the mystery genre. After his death, many of davis kingsleys books were donated to the flora park. Following the adventures of a mystery shopper living in st.
Josie happily mystery shops everything from handbags dying in style to lingerie an uplifting murder. The debut novel in her 10book josie marcus, mystery shopper series tied with stephen king on the. She was a single mother of a nineyearold daughter in st. An anthony award and agatha award winner, she lives. She is also the author of the josie marcus, mystery shopper series and numerous short stories. Elaine viets books list of books by author elaine viets. Buy elaine viets ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Louis and worked as a mystery shopper for the local mall. The debut novel in her 10book josie marcus, mystery shopper series tied with stephen king on the imba bestseller list. The deadend job mysteries feature helen hawthorne, on the run from her exhusband, living and working in south florida.
Log in to see more information about elaine viets log in or register now. She writes the deadend job and josie marcus, mystery shopper series. Elaine viets will discuss her mystery a star is dead march 21 at murder on the beach bookstore in delray beach. Josie marcus, mystery shopper series in order elaine. As a young girl, elaine viets was taught the virtues of south st. Elaine also has four hardboiled francesca vierling newspaper mysteries. Eight years ago, mystery author elaine viets survived six strokes, a coma and brain surgery. In dying in style author elaine viets introduces the readers to josie. Dying in style josie marcus, mystery shopper, book 1 elaine viets on amazon. Murder with all the trimmings by elaine viets is an entertaining very real book. Mystery was bred to go into the family business, but she bit a judge at her first and last cat show.
Elaine viets has written 33 mysteries in four series. Dying in style josie marcus, mystery shopper, book 1 elaine viets on. My mother was a mystery shopper, so i was born to write this series. Bestselling author of the dead end job and mystery shopper mystery series and host of the deadend jobs radio show. Mystery shopper series, from the agatha and anthony awardwinning author of the dead end job mystery series. She was given the key to the city of maplewood, josies hometown. Josie marcus, mystery shopper 6 by elaine viets 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Elaine viets has actually worked many of those deadend jobs in her mystery novels, just like her character helen hawthorne.