Death in the Downline: A Multi-Level Marketing Murder Mystery

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It's multi-level MURDER in this darkly funny mystery novel about the glamorous world of MLM "huns"-and the dangerous secrets at the top of the pyramid. It's multi-level murder in this darkly funny mystery novel about the glamorous world of MLM "huns"-and the dangerous secrets at the top of the pyramid. Drew thought she was destined to rise above her small New Jersey hometown and make it as a serious journalist in New York City. But now she's back in Clearfield, pushing thirty, newly single, and living with her father. After a chance encounter at the grocery store, she reconnects with her former best friend, Steph, who married young and never left their hometown. But Steph looks . . . good. She's tanned, clear skinned, and glowing. She drives an expensive car and wears only name brands. What's her secret A multi-level marketing scheme called LuminUS that's taken the ladies of Clearfield by storm. With nothing left to lose, Drew gets sucked into this glamorous world of downlines, sales parties, and girls' trips. But when a LuminUS distributor dies under mysterious circumstances, can Drew uncover the dark secret at the heart of the organization-and save her best friend-before it's too late Laugh-out-loud funny and a pitch-perfect skewering of pyramid schemes, Death in the Downline is a page-turner that will have readers nodding in recognition and cheering for Drew until the cathartic conclusion.

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Death in the Downline is entertaining, funny, and page-turning. A compassionate look at the reasons women get roped into these schemes in the first place, even the ones who do the unthinkable to keep the ruse going.Emily Lynn Paulson, author of Hey, Hun

Equal parts entertaining and unsettling, Death in the Downline is a page-turner that expertly shines a light on the dark world of MLMs and social media. . . . This is a mystery that feels as compelling as it does timely.Olivia Muenter, best-selling author of Such a Bad Influence

A page-turning and timely deep dive into the dark underbelly of MLMs.Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman, coauthors of Girls with Bright Futures

Author Bio

Maria Abrams is a mystery/thriller/horror novelist who lives in Colorado with her rescue frogs and dogs. She has a graduate degree in Psychology and is a graphic designer by day. Maria is also a member of the Horror Writers' Association and a regular attendee at Stokercon.