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Zusatztext Praise for New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay’s Hat Shop Mysteries “A delicious romp through my favorite part of London with a delightful new heroine.”—Deborah Crombie! New York Times bestselling author “Fancy hats and British aristocrats make this my sort of delicious cozy read.”—Rhys Bowen! New York Times bestselling author of the Royal Spyness Mysteries “Brimming with McKinlay’s trademark wit and snappy one-liners...thoroughly entertaining.”—Hannah Dennison! author of the Vicky Hill Exclusive! Mysteries “Delightful.”— Publishers Weekly “Always entertaining.”—Kings River Life Magazine “Captivating...clever.”—Open Book Society “McKinlay has another winner on her hands.”—Fresh Fiction Informationen zum Autor Jenn McKinlay Klappentext The New York Times bestselling author of At the Drop of a Hat returns to her London hat shop with a fresh tale of milliners and murder. For Scarlett Parker, part of the fun of living in London is celebrating the British holidays, and she's excited to share her first Bonfire Night with her cousin Vivian Tremont. Invited to a posh party by their friend Harrison Wentworth, Scarlett and Viv decide to promote their hat shop, Mim's Whims, by donning a few of their more outrageous creations. The hats prove to be quite the conversation starters as the girls mix and mingle with the guests-never suspecting that one of them is a killer. It's a cold, clear night, perfect for the British tradition of tossing a straw stuffed effigy of Guy Fawkes, traitor to the crown, onto the bonfire. But instead of a straw man, they realize in the heat of the moment that the would-be Guy Fawkes is actually Harrison's office rival and he's been murdered. Before the smoke has cleared, Harrison is the Metropolitan police's prime suspect, and Scarlett and Vivian must find the real homicidal hothead before their dear friend's life goes up in flames. Berkley Prime Crime titles by Jenn McKinlay Acknowledgments Praise for New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay’s Hat Shop Mysteries Berkley Prime Crime titles by Jenn McKinlay Title Page Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Special Excerpt from Vanilla Beaned Chapter 1 There was a sneaky draft taunting me while I worked the front counter at Mim’s Whims, the hat shop I co-own with my cousin Vivian Tremont. It slipped through the cracks of our old building and snuck up on me; sliding beneath the collar of my shirt with its cold fingers and making me shiver. Well, two could play this game. I had stopped by the Tool Shop in Marylebone over by Regents Park and picked myself up a caulking gun and the junk you put in it. I felt like one of Charlie’s Angels with my caulk gun on my hip, filling in any gap that allowed November to blow its wintery breath across my skin. I had already filled four cracks when I felt another gust of chilly air. I pulled my caulk gun out of my tool belt and whirled around, ready to fire goop into the offending orifice. “Blimey, don’t shoot, Scarlett. I just had this suit pressed.” The handsome man who entered the shop slowly raised his hands in the air as if this would make me less likely to blast him. “Give me one goo...
