I’m growing nosier by the second about the circumstances surrounding Anna’s murder,” she said.

That could be a very sexy story.

But that’s the thing about dead people: they can’t warn you to keep your nose out of things that are going to put your ass in danger.

Don’t push me, I’m hormonal.”I’m not really a lousy detective, just rough around the edges.

Oh, she went to some trouble there.” But no, when I wear a scarf it means “this grey blouse was unwrinkled and those mocha pants make my behind look fine and voila I have a...

When you’re writing a whodunit, the dead body is the most important character. It’s the pivot point around which the plot spins.