A DECADENT WAY TO DIE: A SAVANNAH REID MYSTERY
Book ID/图书代码： 14780010B40768
English Summary/英文概要： Plus-sized P.I. Savannah Reid prides herself on cracking even the toughest cases. But her latest investigation is leaving her hungry for answers as she tries to unmask the identity of a cunning, would-be killer. His prey? A famous octogenarian with a fortune in the bank and a target on her back…
As the creator of the world-famous Helene doll, legendary designer Helene Strauss is equally well-known for her exquisite taste and her brassy, take-no-prisoners style. While Helene’s business acumen made her a huge success, it also made her a quite a few enemies. So when the feisty 80-year-old has several suspicious brushes with death, Savannah Reid is hired to find out why.
Once on the case, Savannah quickly learns that tensions within the Strauss family have been raging for years. To Helene’s chagrin, her niece and arch nemesis, Ava, has managed to claw her way to the helm of the family doll company, steering the business in a seedy new direction. Their latest creation—a sexy fashion doll replete with oversized lips and an over-the-top boob job—has Helene particularly rankled…leaving Savannah to wonder if the family ties that bind the Strauss’ are tight enough to kill.
With the help of her friend, Detective Dirk Coulter, Savannah discovers that Ava isn’t the only one with a motive to do Helene harm. In fact, the Strauss matriarch seems to be surrounded by friends and family bent on inheriting her fortune by any means necessary. Before long, Savannah is sure she has a handle on the case. But when two key players turn up dead in Helene’s sizzling hot Jacuzzi, Savannah will have to start from scratch—and question everything she thought she knew about the Strauss’s twisted family tree…
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 因为一件棘手的案子，身材肥胖的P.I.萨凡娜·里德感到自己的自尊心受到了打击。先前的繁重调查已经让她忘记了饥饿，现在她只想要揭开那个狡猾嫌疑人的假面具。他的猎物？一个家财万贯的八旬老太太，当然，那双贼眼也盯上了她......
世界著名的海伦娜玩偶创始人，传奇的设计师海伦娜·施特劳斯以高贵的品味，不屈不挠的精神和积极进取的行事风格著名。海伦娜的职业敏锐性为她带来了巨大的成功，但同时也树立了很多敌人。这位暴躁的八十多岁老妇人预感到死亡的威胁渐渐逼近，因此她找来萨凡娜·里德来调查其中的缘由。
刚接触到这件案子的时候，萨凡娜马上就发现，施特劳斯家的紧张氛围似乎持续了很多年。让海伦娜感到苦恼的是，她的侄女兼克星，瓦，想要掌控这个家族企业的大权，她将这间公司事业引向了一个不齿的方向。他们最新推出的产品——一个有着过于妖艳的嘴唇和大胸脯的时尚玩偶——这让海伦娜十分气愤......萨凡娜好奇的是，施特劳斯对这个家族过于严厉的行事，是不是导致有人想要杀害她的原因？
在朋友德克·库尔特侦探的帮助下，萨凡娜发现瓦并不是唯一一个有动机伤害海伦娜的人。事实上，施特劳斯家女主人的身边潜伏着许多朋友和家族人员，每个人都想要使出手段来得到她的财产。很长一段时间之前，萨凡娜十分坚信她能够处理好这件案子。但是就在两个嫌疑人物接连死在海伦娜家的蒸汽按摩浴缸里以后，萨凡娜不得不从混乱的线索中重新捋清思路——问题是，她需要先弄清楚施特劳斯家复杂的家谱......(兼职翻译-PXD)
Awards/获奖情况：Starred Review. A killer targets 80-year-old Helene Strauss, the wealthy creator of the popular Helene doll, in McKevett’s superb 16th cozy featuring San Carmelita, Calif., PI Savannah Reid (after 2010’s Wicked Craving). Those who might want Helene dead include her nasty niece, druggie great-nephew, and death metal–loving great-niece as well as Helene’s gardener and her housekeeper. Savannah delves into each suspect’s secrets, assisted by her one employee, Tammy Hart, and her former police partner, Det. Sgt. Dirk Coulter, while her professional bodyguard buddies, John Gibson and Ryan Stone, glue themselves to Helene. These precautions, however, aren’t enough to prevent a double homicide. Meanwhile, Savannah suffers repercussions from her interference with Tammy’s abusive boyfriend. In addition to a delightfully surprising happy ending, McKevett supplies an author’s note about domestic abuse with a list of helpful resources and contact information for those who may be victims of such abuse. (Feb.) ---From Publishers Weekly
About the Author/作者介绍： G.A. McKevett is the pseudonym of a well-known author, Sonja Massie. She is currently working on the next Savannah Reid mystery. Readers can visit her website at www.sonjamassie.com.
Format:HARDCOVER
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