A Deadly Change of Heart

Gina Cresse. Avalon Books, $19.95 (192pp) ISBN 978-0-8034-9498-5

Gina Cresse (A Deadly Change of Course Plan B) offers A Deadly Change of Heart, in which series heroine Devonie Lace gets more than she bids for in her new Ford Explorer, obtained at a U.S. Marshal's auction. The unexpected package found in her new car gets Devonie enmeshed in a murder investigation, and her stellar sleuthing skills bring her to the killer's ruthless attention.

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