The Master Plan (2009)

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Authors: Carol Costa

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The Master Plan (2009)
Dana Sloan Mystery [2]
Costa, Carol
(2012)
Tags:
Detective/Crime
Detective/Crimettt

Two wives suspected of their husbands' murders have investigative reporter Dana Sloan working to prove their innocence and at odds once again with her boyfriend, homicide detective Al Bruno. Dana quickly learns that one of the wives, a talented artist, was abused by her husband. The other wife, Dana's friend and employee Casey Jordan, admits that her recent wedding was part of a crazy scheme to marry into wealth.

But Casey isn't the only one with secrets. Dana uncovers evidence that Casey's bridegroom has his own hidden agenda for marring. What Dana doesn't know is that the murders are all part of another plan, this one the most sinister of all, devised by a killer who won't hesitate to add Dana to the list of victims.

From Booklist

Dana Sloan’s little investigation firm is on overdrive when two men end up dead in Dana’s quiet but growing Chicago suburb. One of the men is investigator Casey’s new husband, Tony, a mysterious but wealthy man whom Casey hoped would secure her financial future. Dana and her cop boyfriend, Bruno, never did trust Tony, and after his death, they learn they had reason to be skeptical. The other dead body is the husband of a budding artist, Judy, who becomes the chief suspect when it’s discovered that she had been an abused wife. Dana has a hunch the two murders are linked and that Judy has nothing to do with either of them, so she enlists the help of her coworkers to find the truth. Snappy dialogue and likable characters enliven this cozy whodunit, the second in the series. A quick, enjoyable read. --Mary Frances Wilkens

Review

Snappy dialogue and likable characters enliven this cozy whodunit, the second in the series. A quick, enjoyable read. --Booklist

 

A Dana Sloan Mystery

 

A Deadly Hand

Other books by Carol Costa:

Love Steals the Scene

Labor of Love

 

Carol Costa

This title was previously published by Avalon Books; this version
has been reproduced from the Avalon book archive files.

 
For my grandchildren, Angela Ann, Joseph Robert,
Michael Riley, Catherine Ryan, Justine Annette, and
Anthony James, who fill my life with joy.

Thanks to my husband, Frank, for his patience and willingness to let me talk through my ideas on plotting and
characters.

Thanks to my agents, Andree Abecassis and Lettie Lee at
the Ann Elmo Agency.

Thanks to all my friends in The Society of Southwestern
Authors for their support and inspiration.

 

I'm getting married," Casey said breathlessly. She held
out her left hand to show the glittering diamond on her ring
finger. "I'm sorry, Dana. I just couldn't hold it in any longer."

It was Monday afternoon and the weekly staff meeting at
Globe Investigations was taking place in Dana Sloan's office. Dana, her secretary, Marianne, and two other investigators, Casey Jordan and Bob Farrell, had been discussing
a new case involving an auto-repair garage that had recently
opened in Crescent Hills.

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