A Dose Of Murder
By (Author) Lori Avocato
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Avon Books
3rd March 2005
United States
General
Fiction
813
Paperback
320
Width 107mm, Height 172mm, Spine 21mm
158g
After years of chasing around sniffly munchkins with a tongue depressor, nurse Pauline Sokol has had it. She's sick of being an "angel of mercy"she'd like to raise some hell for once! But finding a new career won't be easy for someone who's had no experience beyond thermometers and bedpans.
Luckily, the smarmy head of an agency that investigates medical fraud thinks she'd be perfect for the job, since, for him, a potential employee's most important qualification is a killer pair of legs. So now Pauline's a p.i., but since she knows as much about detective work as a potted geranium might, the hunky and mysterious Jagger steps in to teach her the ropes. Her first assignmentgoing undercover at a local clinic to investigate fake insurance claimspromises to be a hoot ... until the healers around her start inexplicably dropping dead. And before she can say, "streptococci," Pauline's stuck in a true health care crisis with her own continued wellness in very serious jeopardy.
"Sexy and sassy . . . a sure prescription for outrageous sleuthing." -- Carolyn Hart
"A hilarious roller coaster ride." -- Merline Lovelace, USA Today Bestselling Author
"A fresh, new voice in mystery . . . great fun and a diverting escape." -- Laura Van Wormer
"A wonderful debut mystery . . . a solid who-done-it, chick lit style." -- Harriet Klausner
"A wacky and outright hilarious new mystery series...great sparring dialogue, well-defined characters and comedy galore." -- Curled up with a Good Book Reviews
After serving in the Air Force as a registered nurse, Lori Avocato decided to give up nursing to write fiction. She lives in New England and is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, PASIC, NINC, Romance Writers of America, the Author's Guild, and Sisters in Crime. She's raising two teenage sons (heaven help her!), and one darling dog, Spanky. Lori is the author of six novels featuring Pauline Sokol: A Dose of Murder; The Stiff and the Dead; One Dead Under the Cuckoo's Nest; Deep Sea Dead; Nip, Tuck, Dead; and Dead on Arrival.