Decked — Elaine Macko

lex Harris Van Der Burg never expected a trip to the car dealership would lead to murder. All she wanted was an oil change. But when she witnesses a man sending an ominous-sounding text, and then that same evening attends a Christmas party where she sees the body of an elderly woman fall from the balcony of a vacant building, she's positive the two things are connected-but can she convince the police?With several year-end business meetings and the impending wedding of her assistant, Millie, to contend with, Alex doesn't have time for a murder investigation. After all, why would anyone hire a hit man to bump off a septuagenarian? What on earth could the woman have done to anger anyone enough to hire a hitman? Alex's good friend Annie is more than willing to help find out who killed Martha Saunders, so Alex decides to dive in promising Millie she'll have the murder solved before the I-dos are spoken. But when the wedding venue cancels at the last minute throwing Millie into hysterics, Alex offers her home as a replacement, and wonders if this time she's bitten off more than even she can chew.Join Alex and the cast of characters you've come to love in this milestone tenth book in the Alex Harris Mystery series.