Book 10 in the Alvarez Murder Mysteries Series

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HEADS-UP! TWISTY PLOTTING, SLY WIT,
AND OVER-THE TOP HUMOR AHEAD!

In this wacky and hilarious whodunit, private eye Lee Alvarez slips into the role of magician’s assistant for a fundraiser and finds herself dead center in a beyond-grisly murder.

Despite meticulous planning and rehearsal, the magician’s guillotine trick goes as wrong as it possibly can when Lee pulls the cord and shimmies to divert attention from the horrifying fall of the blade. With her back to the guillotine, she’s the last to know of the real-life beheading.

But the first to know she’s the number one suspect. In a humiliating turn of events, she’s summarily arrested and booked for the murder.

An easy situation to lose your own head in, but with three days before her arraignment, the entire Alvarez family investigative firm swings into action to save their star.

Luckily for the reader, the unfortunate events are just beginning. The wealthy magician’s beneficiaries immediately begin coming to various sticky ends, including shootings, drownings, kidnappings, and oncoming SUVs. It seems he’s left a chunk of his fortune to a tontine, to be divided among his two ex-wives, current cheating wife, twin nephews, and devoted butler—with the last survivor enjoying the whole income.

Someone evidently can’t keep a cool head on their shoulders.

Fans of PI stories, cozy mysteries, and women sleuths will lose their own heads over Lee Alvarez and her adorable (and vexing) family of investigators

Lee’s sharp and funny like her fellow female protagonists Kinsey Millhone (Sue Grafton) and Stephanie Plum (Janet Evanovich), but she cleans up better—say, Nora to her dapper husband’s Nick. And the rest of the large, loving, interfering, and resourceful Alvarez family will delight lovers of Lisa Lutz’s family series, The Spellman Files.

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Praise For The Series

♥ Murder Is a Family Business

“Heather Haven makes a stellar debut in Murder Is a Family Business. With an engaging protagonist and a colorful cast, Haven provides a fresh voice in a crowded genre. We will be hearing more from this talented newcomer. Highly recommended.”

Sheldon Siegel, New York Times Best-Selling Author of Perfect Alibi

♥ A Wedding to Die For

“Wonderfully fresh and funny!”

Meg Waite Clayton, Author of The Race For Paris

♥ Death Runs in the Family

“I Just finished Death Runs in the Family and I loved it! This has turned out to be one of my favorite series and I sure hope there will be another installment in the near future!”

Becky Carbone, Global Ebook Awards

♥ DEAD…If Only

“A must-read 5-star series!”

Cindy Sample, National Best-Selling Author

♥ The CEO Came DOA

“This is a strong work in the genre of the mystery/thriller!”

San Francisco Book Review

♥ Casting Call for a Corpse

“There was never a dull moment in this entertaining cozy mystery, which includes plenty of action, a well balanced range of twists and turns, and even a few laugh out loud moments.”

Cassidy’s Bookshelves

♥ The Culinary Art of Murder

“This latest installment of Haven’s murder mystery series offers a twisty whodunit laced with a healthy dose of suspense. A solidly entertaining mystery”

Kirkus Reviews

♥ The Drop-Dead Temple of Doom

“Even Indy Jones would be puzzled, but leave it to Lee Alvarez to not only discover the crimes beneath the crimes but who in the party had the motive to kill. Read the whole series. You’ll be glad you did.”

Cellophane Queen

♥ Bewitched, Bothered, and Beheaded

“As a huge fan of cozy mysteries, Bewitched, Bothered, and Beheaded hit all the right notes for me. Heather Haven has developed each of the characters well with their unique speech patterns and mannerisms, and although previous cases were mentioned in the narrative, I could easily follow along as a first-time reader of the series. This author has successfully added me to her fanbase.”

Pryia Matthews, Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews