Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man (An Amanda Bell Brown Mystery)

The church girl’s alternative to Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels features Amanda Bell Brown as she grapples with faith, a fine man, and turning thirty-five—while tripping over mysteries in her high heels.For Amanda Bell Brown, just living her life is murder! How’s a churchgoing gumshoe supposed to grapple with keeping the faith, finding a man, and turning thirty-five when she keeps tripping in her high heels over mysteries—and not just the God kind? Life as a forensic psychologist isn’t quite as cool as it looks on prime-time TV. But with her birthday approaching and no current prospects for fulfilling her dream of having a family, Amanda Bell Brown decides to get out and paint the town—in her drop-dead red birthday dress. Instead, she finds herself at the scene of a crime, and she just may know who the killer is. She needs to spill her guts, but not on the handsome lead detective’s alligator shoes—especially if she wants him to ask her out. A complicated murder investigation unearths a closet full of skeletons Amanda thought were long gone. Murder, mayhem, and a fine man are wreaking havoc on her birthday, but will her sleuthing leave her alive to see past thirty-five?