Not a Girl Detective

Zusatztext "Page-turning...The story is gloriously nostalgic." Informationen zum Autor Susan Kandel is a former art critic for the Los Angeles Times . She has taught at New York University and UCLA! and served as editor of the international journal artext . She lives in West Hollywood! California! with her husband! two daughters! and dog. Klappentext Cece Caruso meets a fascinating collector of early Nancy Drew books who offers his vacation house when she attends a convention of Nancy-holics. Amid the fun! however! Cece discovers her patron dead! and now she must unmask a very sly killer. Zusammenfassung "I spent my entire youth idolizing Nancy Drew. I'm pushing forty now! but some fantasies die hard." Besides her beloved collection of vintage designer clothing! there is nothing Cece Caruso cherishes more than her childhood memories of Nancy Drew. Her near obsession with the fictional teenage sleuth led her to become a professional biographer of classic mystery writers. And now that she's working on a book about Nancy's pseudonymous creator! "Carolyn Keene! " Cece's in heaven. At the L. A. home of another rabid Drew-ophile! Cece finds a treasure trove of useful memorabilia! including one unique and somewhat shocking collectible. Later she finds a dead body -- and a puzzle that would sorely test the skills of her spunky girlhood heroine. Now she'll have to channel her former idol and unmask a murderer! and the killer may be coming for Cece next.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Kandel
• Publisher: Avon Books US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.03.2006
• EAN: 9780060581084
• ISBN: 978-0-06-058108-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 171 mm x 21 mm
• Series: CeCe Caruso Mysteries; CeCe Caruso Mysteries
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION: Friendship