Books written by Elaine Viets

Backstab

And that if she keeps digging, they’re going to have to kill Francesca too... Note: The author has made some minor revisions to the original text for this edition of the book.
Death on a Platter

While enjoying the City Eats Food tour in St. Louis, Josie loses her appetite when a fellow patron at Tillie's Off the Hill Italian restaurant is poisoned and the owner, an old friend of Josie's mother, asks her to investigate.
Ice Blonde

Angela Richman prays she doesn’t have another death investigation on her hands in this chilling novella from Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets.
Murder Unleashed: A Dead-End Job Mystery

Helen Hawthorne has no choice but to take on a series of dead-end jobs to make ends meet.
Murder With Reservations: A Dead-End Job Mystery

"Fans of Janet Evanovich and Parnell Hall will appreciate Viets's humor."—South Florida Sun-Sentinel Working at Sybil's Full Moon Hotel in Fort Lauderdale keeps Helen both financially and physically fit.
Clubbed To Death: A Dead-End Job Mystery

national bestselling author viets reveals the lifestyles of the rich and murdered.
Murder with All the Trimmings: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper

When Josie Marcus, a mystery shopper and single mother, is assigned to rate Christmas shops, she discovers who has been naughty and nice when a deadly secret ingredient in a special holiday cake brings about yuletide murder and mayhem.
An Uplifting Murder: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper

. . Josie is a character readers will want to cheer on.”—Mystery News “Elaine Viets knows how to orchestrate a flawless mystery with just the right blend of humor, intrigue, and hot romance.”—Fresh Fiction
Shop Till You Drop: A Dead-End Job Mystery

And since the only crime likely to be committed around here is being old-or worse, looking old-Helen figures she is safe. Until she discovers the manager has been embezzling money and selling designer drugs along with the designer clothes.
Half-Price Homicide: A Dead-End Job Mystery

The national bestselling author presents a high society murder mystery.
The Pink Flamingo Murders

Note: The author has made some minor revisions to the original text for this edition of the book.
Pumped For Murder: A Dead-End Job Mystery

Back in Miami after a relaxing honeymoon, Helen Hawthorne and her new hubby Phil are opening their own PI agency—specializing in families with private problems.
Just Murdered: A Dead-End Job Mystery

Helen Hawthorne's new job at a bridal salon becomes downright funereal when a bride-to-be's mother is murdered. Now, Helen must find the killer before this turns into another dead-end position for her-literally.
Fire and Ashes

In the exclusive, gated enclave of Olympia Forest Estates, death investigator Angela Richman watches a mansion go up in a fiery blaze.
Dying In Style: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper

Mystery shopper Josie Marcus's report about Danessa Celedine's exclusive store is less than stellar, and it may cost the fashion diva fifty million dollars.
The Fashion Hound Murders: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper

Josie Marcus has been hired to check out a big pet store?s involvement with puppy mills.
A Dog Gone Murder

Asked to investigate Uncle Bob's Doggy Day Camp, mystery shopper Josie Marcus must instead prove the innocence of her mother's new tenant when he is accused of murdering Uncle Bob, a man who was constantly in the doghouse due to his bad ...
Fixing to Die: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper

Mystery shopper Josie Marcus has been happily married to veterinarian Ted Scottsmeyer for months.
Death on a Platter: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper

Josie Marcus plans to savor sampling the local St. Louis cuisine for a City Eats food tour.
The Art of Murder

From the national bestselling author of Checked Out, Helen Hawthorne must pose as a painter to catch an artful killer .