Never Con a Corgi

Edie Claire

Apr 2012 · Leigh Koslow Mystery Series Book 6 · Stackhouse Press

About this ebook

Sixth in the USA-Today bestselling Leigh Koslow Mystery Series!

After a real-time, 10-year hiatus, Leigh and all her friends and family are back... and better than ever!

It's been ten long years since Leigh Koslow last stumbled onto a body. She thought she had a reprieve.

She was wrong.

Hapless advertising copywriter Leigh Koslow, who was last seen joyfully announcing to her politician husband that she was pregnant, is now a middle-aged mom who is more than happy to leave the macabre pandemonium of her thirties behind. Unfortunately, Leigh's killer karma hasn't really deserted her... it's only been biding its time.

When an innocent walk in the woods with her dog turns up yet another corpse, Leigh begins to get worried. It's bad enough that the victim is a client of her agency. It's even worse that he is the same unscrupulous real estate developer who's been conniving to bulldoze her Aunt Bess's homestead. And it would be a whole lot better for everyone in Leigh's family if her cousin Cara's husband hadn't brawled with the man in front of a churchful of witnesses an hour before the murder. But fate is what it is, and as Leigh's beleaguered friend, Detective Maura Polanski, sets out once again to save the Koslow clan from self-destruction, the women face their toughest battle yet. Because not only has Leigh failed to grow out of her inborn talent for trouble, she's bestowed it on the next generation...

Praise for the Leigh Koslow Mystery Series:

NEVER BURIED

"A funny, fast-paced, clever, and unusual mystery that will have readers clamoring for more. Edie Claire writes with style and dash. Sheer delight."—Carolyn Hart

NEVER SORRY

"Edie Claire is a bright new addition to the mystery world. Along with appealing characters and a blessedly lucid writing style, she delivers a solid plot that keeps the pages turning."—Margaret Maron

NEVER TEASE A SIAMESE

"The fifth installment in this excellent series, and perhaps Ms. Claire's best yet. The characters and relationships are superior, written with heartfelt compassion and wry wit."—Romantic Times

Ratings and reviews

A dog and his bone? This is a well-written mystery. The storyline has some good twists and turns, and the plot was well developed. I always like books that bring our attention to animal shelters. Leigh was a little too neurotic for me but I enjoyed the kids and the corgi.

An excellent summer read. Even though it is 6th in the series, this was the first Leigh Koslow Mystery that I have read. Edie Claire displayed an exceptional ability to write a 6th book in series and still keep the plot and characters as fresh as if it were the first. AND to top it off, I didn't see it coming with regard to who the murderer was.

Liked the characters, good read, couldn't put down, think you've figured it out, but surprise!

About the author

USA-Today bestselling novelist and playwright Edie Claire was first published in mystery in 1999 by the New American Library division of Penguin Putnam. In 2002 she began publishing award-winning contemporary romances with Warner Books, and in 2008 two of her comedies for the stage were published by Baker’s Plays (now Samuel French). In 2009 she began publishing independently, continuing her original Leigh Koslow Mystery series and adding new works of romantic women’s fiction, young adult fiction, and humor. Under the banner of Stackhouse Press, Edie has now published over 25 titles including digital, print, audio, and foreign translations. Her works are distributed worldwide, with her first contemporary romance, Long Time Coming, exceeding two million downloads. She has received multiple “Top Pick” designations from Romantic Times Magazine and received both the “Reader’s Choice Award” from Road To Romance and the “Perfect 10 Award” from Romance Reviews Today. A former veterinarian and childbirth educator, Edie is a happily married mother of three who currently resides in Pennsylvania. She enjoys gardening and wildlife-watching and dreams of becoming a snowbird.