“So entertaining…Jerrilyn Farmer [has a] flair for plotting and likable characters…She ladles on the humor with a fine hand, reveling in the most outlandish situations that are still grounded in reality.”
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“Oh goody, another Madeline Bean catering experience in the posh, slightly peculiar Beverly Hills…
Well done and surprising…never dull…her readers can look forward to being fully entertained.”
Mystery News
“A fine new voice in the mystery field…I’m hungry for more.”
Gerald Petievich, author of To Live and Die in L.A.
“Her writing is fast-paced but flows smoothly. Her style is humorous but has a depth missing in many similar mysteries. Her characters are likable and believable, people that could be your next door neighbors (well, if you lived in Beverly Hills). Jerrilyn Farmer and her Madeline Bean mysteries have been added to my list of must-reads—and if you don’t want to be missing out, you should add them to yours as well.”
Cathy Gallagher, About.com
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Copyright © 2001 by Jerrilyn Farmer
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Table of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Acknowledgments
Praise for Jerrilyn Farmer’s Madeline Bean Mysteries
Other books by Jerrilyn Farmer
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