Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure
Tara’s latest mission finds her in hot pursuit of ice-cream vendor Joseph “Joe Cool” Cullen. Along with frozen treats he’s selling narcotics—and failing to report his ill-gotten gains on his tax returns. Over Tara’s dead body. Then there’s Michael Gryder, who appears to be operating a Ponzi...
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Tara’s latest mission finds her in hot pursuit of ice-cream vendor Joseph “Joe Cool” Cullen. Along with frozen treats he’s selling narcotics—and failing to report his ill-gotten gains on his tax returns. Over Tara’s dead body. Then there’s Michael Gryder, who appears to be operating a Ponzi scheme…with banker Stan Shelton…whose lake house is being landscaped by Brett Ellington…who happens to be dating Tara. If following that money trail isn’t tough enough, now Tara must face a new conundrum: Should she invest her trust in Brett—or put him behind bars? New love always comes at a cost but justice? Priceless.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780312551261 (0312551266)
ASIN: 312551266
Publish date: 01-11-2011
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Series: Tara Holloway (#1)
My reviews are starting to sound alike: This was fun! This was a quick read! I liked the main characters as well as the side characters! I want to see what happens with them. Having said all of that, what grabbed me in this book was Tara's occupation. Weak, I know. But I didn't feel bogged down in...
3.5 starsIRS Agent!! That is something new :). This is a cozy mystery, with IRS agent Tara Halloway as the heroine. I enjoy the premise. There aren't many mystery involving an IRS agent. Doesn't mean that Tara cannot kick the ass of those criminals who are doing tax evasion though. Growing up with g...
Overall, I thought this was a very entertaining book. More cozy than romance, but with significant Romance traits (the sex scenes were more graphic than your standard cozy). I found myself skimming once in awhile, even though I liked the characters and enjoyed the writing, so I'm going to chalk th...
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