Great mystery series. This is the first in the series starring Sheila Travis, a recent widow. Though this book is set in Chicago, the rest of the series is set in the South.

At a prestigious school for diplomats, some lessons are learned the hard way.

The body of beautiful bad girl Melanie Forbes is found wrapped in an Oriental rug in an unused basement storeroom of Chicago's elite school of diplomacy, the Markham Institute.

Sheila Travis, new administrative assistant to the president, has years of diplomatic experience behind her. Though unfamiliar with the protocol for dealing with a murder in one's new workplace, her nose for crime pulls Sheila -- and her eccentric Aunt Mary -- into the investigation.

Another murder follows and Melanie's ex-boyfriend is charged with both crimes. But Sheila thinks the police have nabbed the wrong man. She's convinced of it when the killer comes after her.

Available for trade.

Released on Monday, December 29, 2003 at JenVince in Sherman Oaks, California Controlled Releases.

Thank you - this arrived today. Will go on my TBR pile. Will release when finished.

Started this yesterday! :)

I finished this yesterday. Very good! New author for me and I enjoyed her. Aunt Mary was cracking me up.

Am putting into SCOUT-FINCH's Cozy Bookbox.

jenvince, you just made my Cozy Bookbox a treasure trove of authors that are new to me, and some of my favorites (Leslie Meier, Susan Wittig Albert, Earlene Fowler)..I'm looking forward to reading this first in series that I wasn't familiar with. Thanks!

Book requested from Paperbackswap.com, will read at later date and put back out.