PARTNERSHIPS CAN KILL (Charlie Parker Mysteries) - Hardcover

Shelton, Connie

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9780964316140: PARTNERSHIPS CAN KILL (Charlie Parker Mysteries)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0964316145 ISBN 13: 9780964316140

Publisher: Intrigue Press, 1997

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Charlie returns home to Albuquerque after her Hawaiian vacation. Her brother, Ron, meets her at the airport. And guess what? Ron's in love. Is there anything worse than a middle-aged man smitten silly?

Yes--Charlie finds out, when it turns out that Ron's new sweetie is almost twenty years younger! Cute Vicky is full of secrets and Ron is about to get hurt.

In addition to Ron's problems, Charlie runs into an old friend whose business partner has apparently just committed suicide. If that's true, Sharon Ortega will probably lose her business. If it wasn't suicide, Sharon might end up in jail for murdering her partner.

It's a no-win situation until Charlie sorts out the puzzle.
Here's what others have said about the Charlie Parker mysteries:
"A well written, by-the-book whodunit that will enthrall purists. Charlie is a fabulous amateur sleuth." -- Midwest Book Review

"Down to earth and very readable." -- Library Journal

"Charlie is slick, appealing, and nobody's fool..." --Booklist

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From the Author:

Partnerships Can Be Murder (originally published as Partnerships Can Kill) is the third book in my Charlie Parker series and the book which gave me a chance to really flesh out many of the secondary characters that would reappear in nearly every book. Charlie's older brother Ron, and his surprising relationship with the young girlfriend, is one example.

The plotline of this book was taken from a very short snippet of a news story that I happened to catch on the local TV news one evening. Without including a spoiler, I'll just say that I never learned how the original story was resolved. The circumstances in the book came purely from my imagination. I mention it now because people often ask where we writers get our ideas. And now you know.

About the Author:

Connie Shelton is the USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen mysteries--both in the Charlie Parker series and the new Samantha Sweet series. An avid mystery reader all her life, she says it was inevitable that this would be the genre she would write. She has taught writing, is the creator of the Novel In A Weekend writing course, and was a contributor to Chicken Soup For the Writer's Soul. Visit her website at www.connieshelton.com

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