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The Butcher of Beverly Hills: A Novel [Paperback]

Jennifer Colt (Author)
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July 12, 2005
Who is killing the rich society widows of Beverly Hills?

Meet Kerry and Terry McAfee—identical twin sisters who have nothing in common, save their red hair and California-girl looks. Kerry’s the good girl, a straight-A student who won a scholarship to UCLA. Terry’s the bad girl, whose appetite for nose candy won her a spot in the slammer. When Terry gets out of jail, the twins decide to open their own business as private investigators—and soon they’re keeping LA safe with the help of their trusty sidekicks: a Pomeranian named Paquito and a pug named Muffy.

When wealthy socialite Lenore Richling’s twentysomething gold-digging boy toy of a husband absconds with ten thousand dollars' worth of her jewelry, she does what anyone in her position would do: she checks herself in for a plastic surgery shopping spree, then calls the McAfee twins for help. While Lenore recuperates from her face-lift in a luxury hotel, the gals hop on their hot-pink Harley-Davidson and begin investigating a bevy of suspicious characters, including Barbie, a bimbo beauty consultant with buns of steel; Daniel Hattrick, a painkiller-pushing plastic surgeon; and Hugh Binion, a silver-haired, snake-tongued Hollywood attorney. Before they know it, the twins are wading in dead husbands, purloined cash, crotchless panties, mystery pills, and a body count high enough to make even tough cookies like them a little squeamish.

With a razor-sharp wit that brilliantly brings to life LA’s most eccentric personalities, The Butcher of Beverly Hills marks the debut of two of the hottest sleuths since Stephanie Plum—and delivers a fast-paced, highly original tale that will keep you guessing until the very end.

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What if Stephanie Plum had an ex-cokehead for a sister? Gorgeous twin crime fighters battle a bunch of shady dudes in screenwriter Colt's vivacious debut, the first in a planned trilogy. Kerry and Terry McAfee are both tall, lanky and red-headed, but the similarity stops there: Terry's done time for cocaine possession and has a thing for dangerous women; Kerry's a UCLA grad with a fondness for dark, funny men. Together they're the L.A. PI firm Double Indemnity Investigations, a two-woman, perpetually broke organization dedicated to solving crimes, no job too big or small. When their aunt Reba, the Canasta Queen of Beverly Hills, sends her wealthy friend Lenore to ask the twins for their help in finding the $10,000 her playboy husband ran off with, Kerry and Terry find themselves up to their matching leather jackets in trouble. All roads lead to Dr. Hattrick, a pill-dispensing plastic surgeon who performs face-lifts on the Beverly Hills ladies-who-lunch crowd, but a cast of similarly menacing ne'er-do-wells, including a gun-toting Russian moll, a sleazy lawyer and a cop with a mullet and an attitude, keep the surprises coming. This is a fast-paced, gum-snapping, snarky chick-lit mystery with sparkle to spare. (July)
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Identical twins Kerry and Terry McAfee couldn't be more different in personality. Valedictorian Kerry is smart and cautious; sharp and dangerous Terry spent her post-high school years in a jail cell. Together they formed Double Indemnity Investigations, and they've just had a new case dropped in their laps. Their aunt Reba's friend, Lenore, wants the twins to chase down her much-younger husband, Mario, who she claims has absconded with a large sum of her money. Lenore suspects Mario was two-timing her with Tatiana, a nurse at her plastic surgeon's office, but when the twins start digging, they learn that there's more going on at slick Dr. Hattrick's office than they ever could have imagined. Soon the bodies start piling up. Plenty of unexpected twists and turns make this a superior entry in the increasingly popular chick-lit mystery genre. Readers who cotton to the likable McAfee twins will be happy to know that two more books are planned for the series. Kristine Huntley
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Broadway (July 12, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0767920112
  • ISBN-13: 978-0767920117
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #419,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Author of the McAfee Twins novels, starring identical Private Investigators Terry and Kerry McAfee.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 2 thumbs way up!, August 21, 2005
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I want to give a review without giving any of the story details, since it is a mystery and I don't want to ruin the story for you people.
Basically it's a story about 2 private investigators, Kerry and Terry McAfee. They just happen to be identical, downt to the freckles, twin sisters. Kerry is the 'good girl' smarty who loves to learn. Terry is the opposite. She's the 'bad girl' who spent time in jail and who's had a 'nose candy' addiction in the past. Both girls are highly loveable characters. They are quick witted, funny, sarcastic and smart. Everything you want in a female heroin.
It was fun to watch these twins unravel the mystery of the butcher of Beverly Hills. I love how the author wrote the story and how everything comes together in the end. This book is definetly one you dont want to pass up! I'm looking forward to reading her next novel, The Mangler of Malibu Canyon.
Keep on writing Jennifer Colt. I would love to see more to this series!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A mystery for gen X and Y, April 7, 2006
This review is from: The Butcher of Beverly Hills: A Novel (Paperback)
A great book with hysterical characters. The twin sisters who are the detectives in the book cause more chaos than and three Stephanie Plum's. If you like Evanovich you will love this book. Also look at books by Robert Eversz.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't be put off by "BUTCHER"- Book is fast paced funny and fresh, November 11, 2006
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I typically am not attracted to books that have "slasher" word's in the titles... but this series is an marked exception. You have to read the premise and know the butcher is not a crazed body parts collecter... but a plastic surgeon. This is where the fun begins. Twins with amusingly opposite personalities combine to make an unlikely but hilarious private eye team. They are surrounded by a very broad spectrum of colorful characters and the scenarios just keep pulling you ahead page by amusing page. If I didn't know there was a sequel right behind it I might have savored it and read over a day or two but I read it in one sitting. So much for delayed gratification ;-)
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Beverly Hills, Suzie Magnuson, Hugh Binion, Lenore Richling, Aunt Reba, Dauphine Hotel, Francis Bacon, Judith Leiber, Sergei Pavlov, John Malkovich, Santa Monica Boulevard, Cousin Robert, Reba Price Slatherton, Tattoo Man, Sally Firth, Bedford Drive, Secrets of the Universe
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