The debut novel in a perfect series for cozy fans, featuring "a twisty mystery, a fast-paced plot, lots of laughs, and a spunky heroine" (Steve Brewer, author of A Box of Pandoras).

Aimee Machado is thrilled to start her first job as a forensic librarian at the Timbergate, California medical center. Though her mood is somewhat dampened by her recent breakup with her boyfriend, Nick. Not to mention a little matter of murder . . .

On Aimee's first day, the body of her supervisor's wife is found in the hospital dumpster. And one of the last people to see the woman alive happens to be Aimee's little brother, Harry. Aimee knows he's innocent—and a little snooping reveals that the victim made plenty of enemies with her wild partying and man-stealing ways.

But Aimee's extracurricular sleuthing has also made her a target. Even with Nick, Harry, and a dashing hospital lothario vowing to protect her, Aimee knows it's only a matter of time before the killer tries to file her under D for dead—in "a sparkling debut featuring a charming sleuth with common sense and a most unusual herd of sidekicks" (Terry Shames, author of the Samuel Craddock Mysteries).