LEADER 03293nam 22004573 450 001 9910160687903321 005 20240501080424.0 010 $a1-62517-933-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000001026291 035 $a(BIP)052248965 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31309732 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31309732 035 $a(OCoLC)1432603351 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001026291 100 $a20240501d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAdorably Dead 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aChicago :$cNancy Yost Literary Agency,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015. 215 $a1 online resource (300 p.) 225 1 $aA Dead Is the New Fabulous Mystery Series ;$vv.3 330 8 $aA "Dead is the New Fabulous" Mystery (#3)"Lindsay Maracotta has created in Lucy an exhilarating smart and sassy character. Her insider's take crackles with fresh insight and laugh-out-loud one-liners."--Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author"Killingly amusing. Lindsay Maracotta wields the sharpest tongue since Nora Ephron banged out Heartburn. The book's social observations are right on the money." --The Chicago TribuneLucy Frampton lives amid the glitzy trappings of Los Angeles. Her friends enjoy intimate relationships with aroma therapists and body sculptors, and her neighbors' estates boast screening rooms and humidity-controlled wine cellars. The exclusive Windermere Academy, which her daughter, Chloe, attends, has a shrink on the payroll to lead "encounter sessions" when tiny tempests threaten the students' sunny days. And even bit players in the Windermere school pageants have publicists and agents. But Lucy, a sensible, transplanted Midwesterner, keeps her sights down-to-earth. She's an outstanding mom, a sexy wife, and an animator whose career is rocketing. But then, in a flash, her perfect world of storyboard mornings and car-pool afternoons goes from romantic comedy to film noir. Lucy's new nanny, Brandon, college friend--and onetime lover (but that's another story)--is shot dead while driving her husband's car. It's unclear who the intended victim was, but then Lucy stumbles upon something even more chilling: a video hidden among Brandon's things that shows a child committing a murder. Though the authorities yawn, Lucy suspects the killer is cruising through classrooms and lunchrooms, as dewy-eyed innocent as any other kid. With a razor wit and a hilarious irreverence for the trappings of fame as her only weapons, Lucy launches a one-woman investigation, leading smack into the looking-glass world of child actors, where nine-year-olds can fire their own parents, where a child's smile commands top dollar--and a little killer is about to have the last laugh! 410 2$aA Dead Is the New Fabulous Mystery Series 606 $aMurder--Investigation--Fiction 606 $aAfrican Americans--Fiction 615 0$aMurder--Investigation--Fiction. 615 0$aAfrican Americans--Fiction. 676 $a813.6 700 $aMaracotta$b Lindsay$01433538 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910160687903321 996 $aAdorably Dead$93597884 997 $aUNINA