Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper Series by Elaine Viets

Mystery shopper Josie Marcus's report about Danessa Celedine's exclusive store is less than stellar, and it may cost the fashion diva fifty million dollars. But Danessa's financial future becomes moot when she's found murdered, strangled with one of her own thousand-dollar snakeskin belts-and Josie is accused of the crime.

A humbug of a Shopping mystery. .. From The Anthony and Agatha Award-Winning Author of Accessory to Murder. Includes insider shopping tips! Mystery shopper Josie Marcus doesn? t get the appeal of the year-round Christmas shop. But when three such holiday houses pop up within two blocks, she? s assigned to rate them anonymously. Easy enough, Josie thinks, until she realizes that shoppers at one store are finding a strange? even deadly? secret ingredient in their holiday cake... moreA humbug of a Shopping mystery. .. From The Anthony and Agatha Award-Winning Author of Accessory to Murder. Includes insider shopping tips! Mystery shopper Josie Marcus doesn? t get the appeal of the year-round Christmas shop. But when three such holiday houses pop up within two blocks, she? s assigned to rate them anonymously. Easy enough, Josie thinks, until she realizes that shoppers at one store are finding a strange? even deadly? secret ingredient in their holiday cake. And Josie must get to the bottom of it all before someone else becomes a Christmas spirit. less

Josie Marcus has been hired to check out a big pet store's involvement with puppy mills. When an employee who clued her in to the mills' existence shows up dead, Josie realizes that sinking her teeth into this case could mean getting bitten back.

On Josie's latest assignment, her former teacher-now working in a lingerie shop-is in need of some serious support when a customer is found murdered. Unfortunately, the teacher's alibi is flimsier than the camisoles she sells, so Josie will need to bust out her sleuthing skills to expose the real killer. ..

Josie Marcus plans to savor sampling the local St. Louis cuisine for a City Eats food tour. But her appetite is ruined at Tillie's Off the Hill Italian Restaurant when another customer is poisoned. Was the victim the real target-or is someone trying to ruin Tillie's reputation? It's up to Josie to find a killer who has no reservations about preparing a dish to die for. ..

Mystery shopper Josie Marcus is thrilled to be getting married. But when a deranged bride meets a grim end, Josie will have to catch a murderer before she tosses the bouquet…. As a bride-to-be, Josie’s latest assignment is absolutely fitting—investigating wedding flowers and wedding cakes. Josie can’t wait to pick out the details to make her own wedding perfect, even as her fiancé Ted’s outrageous mother has plans to turn the celebration into an over-the-top extravaganza... moreMystery shopper Josie Marcus is thrilled to be getting married. But when a deranged bride meets a grim end, Josie will have to catch a murderer before she tosses the bouquet…. As a bride-to-be, Josie’s latest assignment is absolutely fitting—investigating wedding flowers and wedding cakes. Josie can’t wait to pick out the details to make her own wedding perfect, even as her fiancé Ted’s outrageous mother has plans to turn the celebration into an over-the-top extravaganza. Still, the pistol-packing Lenore does come in handy when she draws her gun on Molly—a homicidal bridezilla who threatens to kill Ted unless he agrees to marry her—and saves the day. Josie thinks the worst pre-wedding disaster is behind her—until Molly is shot and Lenore becomes the prime suspect. With her mother-in-law behind bars and her wedding on hold, Josie’s about to become fully engaged in finding the bridezilla killer and getting her own wedding back on track…. less