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With birthday celebrations in the cards, Cait Morgan and her significant other, retired cop Bud Anderson, travel to Las Vegas. As they are about to finish dinner in the casino owners' exclusive private dining room, Miss Shirley, a woman acknowledged as Queen of The Strip, is murdered. Security locks down the room. Cait, Bud, a corpse, and ten possible murderers are trapped in the luxurious restaurant for twelve deadly hours. The bodies pile up, the tension mounts, the list of suspects dwindles--and Cait knows she has to work out who the killer is because there's no telling who might be next to die.
About the author
Cathy Ace is the creator of the Cait Morgan Mystery series. Born and educated in Wales, her short stories have appeared in multiple anthologies, as well as on BBC Radio 4.
Summary
Welsh Canadian foodie and criminologist Cait Morgan takes off on a short break to the fabulous Tsar! Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas with her significant other, retired cop Bud Anderson. But before they can start celebrating Bud’s birthday in style at the casino owners’ exclusive private dining room, the death of Miss Shirley a woman with a colorful background and the acknowledged Queen of the Strip results in a security lockdown. Cait, Bud, a corpse, and ten possible murderers are trapped in the luxurious restaurant for twelve deadly hours. The bodies pile up, the tension mounts, the list of suspects dwindles and Cait knows she has to work out who within the group is an audacious killer because there’s no telling who might be next to die.
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"The Corpse with the Platinum Hair is a classic-style (no CSI forensics available), yet modern day (brilliant use of an electronic shutdown) locked room whodunit. As we meet the trapped suspects and the deceased through the inquiry by Cait and her sidekick, readers will relish this wonderful investigation by the dynamic Canadian couple." —Harriet Klausner, #1 Hall of Fame Amazon Reviewer
"An intriguing premise
Traditionalists will enjoy this mystery that plays with classic mystery conventions while also celebrating everything that makes Las Vegas so unique." —Kings River Life
"Strong story-telling and a fast paced ending." —Don Graves, Canadian Mystery Reviews blog
"Cathy Ace can be commended for sticking to a tried and tested formula of cosy crime in an exotic location, reminiscent of the Golden Age of crime fiction. The Corpse with the Platinum Hair offers a sympathetic amateur detective, a locked-room mystery, a small cast of colourful suspects, loving descriptions of food and drink, and a few red herrings thrown our way." —Marina Sofia, CrimeFictionLover blog
"This whodunit will make you want more with each turn of the page. You can't stop reading it once you start." —Shelley's Book Case blog
"Cathy Ace has written an awesome mystery series that I look forward to reading more of." —Dalene's Book Reviews blog
"I've always loved locked-room mysteries, and this is a terrific one. A cast of characters (each of them with something to hide) marooned on the top floor of a swank Las Vegas casino with a corpse. A fun and suspenseful mystery." —Rhys Bowen, New York Times, bestselling author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness Mysteries
