Death by Jelly Beans

By Susie Black,

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Mermaid Swimwear President Holly Schlivnik discovers the Bainbridge Department Store Easter Bunny slumped over dead and obnoxious swimwear buyer Sue Ellen Magee is arrested for the crime. Despite her differences with the nasty buyer, Holly is convinced the Queen of Mean didn't do it. The wise-cracking, irreverent amateur sleuth jumps…

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1 author picked Death by Jelly Beans as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I often read books out of sequence. This is the fifth book in the series. The author does a good job of filtering in backstories and love interests making it easy to read as a stand-alone. The story is a funny, cozy mystery with unexpected twists and turns that had me guessing until the end. When Holly Schlivinik stumbles upon the body of the Bainbridge Department Store, Easter Bunny, she starts an investigation of her own. Despite the accused being an unpopular figure in the cutthroat California swimsuit industry, Holly doesn't believe she's the killer. The accused is mean but…

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