Murder Masque: A Cosmetic Crimes Mystery

by Arlene Kay

Those savvy sleuths from POPPET return to solve a puzzling murder at a Beauty Expo. When irritating Italian Stallion Mario Ricci is ruthlessly slain, Aunt Violet becomes the prime suspect. After all, she was once Mario’s spurned lover and is now heir to his million-dollar empire. Marky Davis and her BFF Gemma vow to exonerate her aunt and trap the cunning killer before more bodies fall. Will a licentious litigator, sultry brunette, and militant group impede their progress or will justice finally triumph?

268 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 20, 2024

About the author

Arlene Kay is a mystery writer with a dark past. In another life, the author of INTRUSION (12-11), and DIE LAUGHING (12-12), was a Senior Executive with one of those alphabet agencies that strikes terror into the hearts of all Americans.

Since moving to Cape Cod, she abandoned government work to craft fiendishly clever mysteries with a touch of mayhem and a splash of romance. Her previous works include five novels in the Grace Quinn/Patrick Fong mystery series.

She recently completed SWANN DIVE (05-14); and MANTRAP (12-14); the first in her new Eja and Deming series featuring two intrepid sleuths who live the good life while vanquishing criminals in the very blue state of Massachusetts.