Deadly Shuffle

Retired dancer and amateur sleuth Abby Rollins steps into a mystery that offers "an interesting plot, intriguing characters, and an ample amount of drama" (Reader Views).

With years of fancy footwork behind her, Abby knows how to tread lightly. But her mother, Trish Malone, was always more of a brassy singer. So, when Trish steps in as a replacement dancer in the Palm Springs follies, Abby shows her some basic moves.

Abby's and her beau, PI Blade Garrett, even take a weekend trip to Palm Springs to see her mother perform. Unfortunately, she never gets the chance. First, Trish's old flame keels over dead surrounded by several other men from her past. Then Trish herself vanishes, leaving an unlocked car and a briefcase full of papers from her real estate business.

Now, to save her mother's life, Abby must uncover the secrets of Trish's past and catch a killer before she faces her own final curtain.