The Fashion Hound Murders: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper [Mass Market Paperback]

Elaine Viets (Author)

Book Description

Series: Josie, Marcus Mystery Shopper | Publication Date: November 3, 2009

Josie Marcus has been hired to check out a big pet store?s involvement with puppy mills. When an employee who clued her into the mills? existence shows up dead, Josie realizes that sinking her teeth into this case could mean getting bitten back?

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About the Author

Elaine Viets has actually worked those dead-end jobs in her mystery novels, just like her character, Helen Hawthorne. Over the years, Elaine has been a dress store clerk, phone book proofreader, babysitter, telemarketer, bookseller, and weed puller at fifty cents a bucket.  She is also the author of the Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper series and numerous short stories. Elaine has won an Anthony Award and an Agatha Award. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with her husband, author and actor Don Crinklaw.  Please visit her blog: The Lipstick Chronicles.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Signet; Original edition (November 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451228421
• ISBN-13: 978-0451228420
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I write my novels with the help of Harry, a striped cat who sleeps by my computer and lashes the keyboard with his tail. He whips me into a writing frenzy.
Harry collaborates on two series, the Dead-end Job mysteries and the Josie Marcus Mystery Shopper series. He's doing a good job -- I just signed a contract with NAL/Signet for two more books in each series.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and has a great message, December 7, 2009

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Kathleen Hayes "Katie Hayes" (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fashion Hound Murders: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper (Mass Market Paperback)

I have enjoyed all of the previous Josie Marcus mysteries and this one is no exception. The book had a great mixture of romance, humor, and mystery. I found the scenes where Josie dealt with her jealousy toward her best friend, Alice's new dog-obsessed fried to be amusing. The mystery involving the use of puppy mills was very well utilized in educating and sending a message about the abuse of breeding pure dogs, without being overly preachy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A top pick for any mystery library's paperback section, February 15, 2010

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This review is from: The Fashion Hound Murders: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper (Mass Market Paperback)

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 she's hired to check out a pet store's involvement with puppy mills. Danger evolves from a seemingly simple investigation. A top pick for any mystery library's paperback section.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fashion Hound Murders, June 13, 2010

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This review is from: The Fashion Hound Murders: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper (Mass Market Paperback)

I love Viet's books. There is not one I have not enjoyed. Can't wait to read the next one.