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Sharon Short
Death in the Cards
Book #3 of the Stain-Busting Mystery series
See the list of Stain-Busting Mystery books in order

Death in the Cards

Laundromat owner and stain removal expert Josie Toadfern knows her tiny twin’s dirty clothes and most of its dirty little secrets. But an upcoming “Psychic Fair” is bringing a brand-new mess to Paradises, Ohio. The arrival of all manner of mystics and soothsayers has raised the dangerous ire of a local evangelist and his minions, as well as the more conservative citizens of Paradise—so it doesn’t take a crystal ball to predict that murder will ultimately foul the fair. But Josie couldn’t foresee that she’d be the one to stumble upon the body, or that her impeccable stain-sense would embroil her in the nasty homicidal happenings. And suddenly her attempt to psych out a killer has Josie’s own future looking very grim indeed.

Author: Sharon Short
Published: 2005
Page Count: 288

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