Killer Looks (Silver Dagger Mysteries) [Paperback]

Laura Young (Author)

Book Description

Series: Silver Dagger Mysteries | Publication Date: January 1, 2002

On a trip to her parents’ home in Williamsburg, Virginia, reporter Kate Kelly is involved in a hit-and-run accident that spirals into a web of mistaken identity, murder, deceit, and old family secrets. Before she knows it, bodies pile up, accusing fingers are pointed in her direction, and Kate discovers that, in nearby Woodbury, neither beauty nor innocence can be trusted.

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From Library Journal

Travel writer Kate Kelly awakens in a Virginia hospital after beginning a drive home from Indiana. Someone had apparently forced her off the road. When the sheriff discovers wads of cash in the trunk of her rental, things look bad for Kate, but he also learns of a lookalike driver and mixed-up rental cars. With the murder of the other driver, a sorority sister who works part-time for an old, moneyed family, Kate begins investigating. An attentive, handsome doctor, stolen antiques, a legendary hidden treasure, further murder, and family secrets all result in a most satisfying debut mystery. Highly recommended for most collections.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Laura Young is a former journalist and the author of the Kate Kelly mystery series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 201 pages
• Publisher: Overmountain Press; First Edition first Printing edition (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570722218
• ISBN-13: 978-1570722219
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,616,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Killer page turner, August 22, 2003

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J. Hanahan (SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Killer Looks (Silver Dagger Mysteries) (Paperback)

Kate Kelly, a travel reporter, is pretty, firery, hard headed, impulsive and very likeable. She gets drawn into murder when she's mistaken for someone else on her way home to visit her parents. She wakes up in a hospital wondering why the local
Sheriff is so interested in her. There she is treated by a doctor who takes an interest in her and Kate starts to wonder if his interest is a genuine above board attraction to her or is it for some less than desirable reason.

She proves to be a more than bargained for first date, when she manages to fit dinner and murder all into one anxiety packed evening, much to the chagrin of her handsome date and her professor father.

Very entertaining fast paced cozy that keeps you guessing til the end. Lots of twists and turns before you arrive at the finaly.

Laura does an excellent job whetting your appetite for a series starring this spunky new amature sleuth.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very entertaining amateur sleuth, December 20, 2002

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Killer Looks (Silver Dagger Mysteries) (Paperback)

After finishing her assignment in Indiana, Kate Kelly decides to take a mini-vacation and visit her family in Williamsburg, Va. After renting a car in Richmond, she is driving towards home when someone hits her from behind and she runs into a tree. She wakes up in the hospital and is questioned by the Sheriff who wants to know why she was carrying so much money in the trunk of her car. Kate knows nothing about it.

After doing some investigating, the sheriff tells Kate that an identical car was rented at the same location to a Karen Kelly. Karen worked part time at the estate of a very rich and powerful local family, the Merrimans. After visiting a local antique store, Kate finds evidence that Karen and a male companion were selling valuable curios obtained from the Merimmann's house. Using her reporter's credentials, she persuades the matriarch of the family to do an interview with her and while at their home she discovers that at least two of the Merrimans had reasons to want Karen dead.

KILLER LOOKS is a very entertaining amateur sleuth tale starring a protagonist who will go to any lengths to uncover a clue that will lead her to a killer. The heroine is very likable and her romance with her doctor has the reader hoping he is not the actual killer. Laura Young is a fresh new star in the mystery galaxy.

Harriet Klausner