Dead, White, and Blue: 23 (A Death on Demand Mysteries) - Softcover

"A beautifully constructed mystery."--Connecticut Post

"A highly satisfying read that builds to a stunning climax."--Mystery Scene Magazine

"[A] denouement straight out of Agatha Christie."--Kirkus Reviews

More Praise for Carolyn Hart, Winner of Multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards and the Death on Demand Mysteries

"Carolyn Hart's work is both utterly reliable and utterly unpredictable."--Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"One of the most popular practitioners of the traditional mystery."--The Cleveland Plain Dealer

"The Annie Darling books are masterpieces of construction and characterization."--Connecticut Post

"These books are charming, fun, funny, clever and kind of like comfort food without the calories, but instead with a great mystery!"--Kings River Life Magazine

"Annie Darling is a great character...a one-of-a-kind heroine in cozy fiction."--Cozy Library

"Any book by Hart is guaranteed to include a top-notch mystery delivering an enjoyable reading experience."--RT Book Reviews

Bookstore owner Annie Darling’s life is all about murder mysteries: reading them, selling them?and solving them?

Summer is a hectic time for Annie and her husband, Max. Sun and scorching temperatures never fail to bring swarms of tourists to their mystery bookstore, Death on Demand, for the latest beach reads. Not to mention the whole island is buzzing with excitement over the upcoming Broward’s Rock Fourth of July dance.

Shell Hurst is the kind of woman wives hate?for good reason?and most of them wish she would just disappear. But when she does?last seen walking into the pine trees during the Fourth of July fireworks display?Annie can’t help but feel like someone should be looking for her.

Annie and Max are soon following a twisted trail marked by blackmail, betrayal, and adultery, winding from the corridors of the island’s lovely inn to a pier lashed by pelting rain, to a gathering on the terrace of a country club where a trap is set for a calculating killer?