“I would never do that.” But I laughed, too, because of course I would do that, and I’d expect her to do the same for me. “And have you rubbing my nose in the fact that I’m hopeless at manual labor? No way.” “Why don’t you go rest and I’ll finish up here?” “I’m sorry, princess,” I said, hiding a smile. “The gloves you gave me are so big and awkward, it’s hard to work in them.” I wondered, though, where in the world that blue paint in her hair had come from. “I did warn you, remember? I told you to wear gloves.” And a hat, I thought to myself, but didn’t bother to mention it aloud. She had flakes of drywall stuck to her shirt and there were flecks of blue paint highlighting her blond hair. They were smeared with sticky joint compound. I looked down from my perch at the top of the ladder and saw my best friend, Jane Hennessey, scowling at her hands. “You could’ve warned me that installing drywall would be hell on my manicure.”
Now she’ll have to nail down the truth-or end up in permanent foreclosure…. But as they get closer to prying out the murderer’s identity, Shannon is viciously attacked. Determined to clear her name, Shannon conducts her own investigation-with the help of her four best friends, her eccentric father, a nosy neighbor or two, and a handsome crime writer who’s just moved to town. Shannon is happy to put her rotten date behind her, but when Jerry’s found dead in a run-down Victorian home that she’s been hired to restore, the town’s attractive new police chief suspects that her threats may have laid the foundation for murder. On a blind date with real estate agent Jerry Saxton, she has to whip out a pair of pliers to keep Jerry from getting too hands on. Shannon’s home-renovation and repair business is booming, but her love life needs work. But while Shannon can do wonders with a power drill and a little elbow grease, she’s about to discover that some problems aren’t so easily fixed….
In the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove in northern California, everyone knows the best man for the job is actually a woman-contractor Shannon Hammer. A High-End Finish 1st Fixer-Upper Mystery
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