In this updated version of the beloved mystery series, Nora Blackbird's new job working for the poisoned-pen Philadelphia society columnist heats up when Nora is implicated in the not-so-accidental death of a young woman who turns out to be a high society jewel thief. The unhappy wife of Nora's college flame is found drowned in a swimming pool with a garden gnome tied around her ankles. How can Nora solve this crime without implicating her former lover-or without ending things with the hot New Jersey wiseguy who'd much rather be skin-to-skin with Nora every night than help her solve a mystery.
Trouble is, Nora's exasperating sisters have problems that require her hands-on attention to rescue the family reputation. Will Libby deliver her baby at the worst possible moment? Or will tough-talking Emma need Nora's help extricating herself from a pesky cowboy boyfriend? And oh, yeah, between family emergencies, there's a murder to solve.
Nora needs to infiltrate the exclusive club of blue blood pilots who seem to spread mayhem wherever they fly. And she must question the low-rent casino boss who's always on the make among the rich and vulnerable debutantes. There are more colorful characters than a rainbow in Nora's wealthy circle of so-called friends. It's cocktails at six, haute couture at eight, and deadly murder at midnight for Nora Blackbird, Philadelphia's ritziest and most well-dressed sleuth.
"Smart intrigue dressed in cool couture." --Bestselling author Susan Anderson