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A Real Shot in the Arm (Chris Martin, Bk 1)
A Real Shot in the Arm - Chris Martin, Bk 1 Author:Annette Roome Chris Martin — housewife and mother-of-two — seizes the chance to re-gain her independence by putting her endless housework to one side and fulfilling her adolescent dream of becoming a journalist - much to the dismay of disapproving husband, Keith. — Shortly after taking up a Junior Reporter role at the local newspaper the Tipping He... more »rald, Chris is given an assignment to cover a conference at a local hotel. But when the hotel becomes a crime scene Chris begins to uncover a very different story to what she had had in mind. The corpse that was discovered hanging from a fire escape doesn't look to her like a suicide - heroin addicts don't OD and then string themselves up. But who would have been driven to murder within this tight-knit community? The further Chris gets into the investigation, the more questions arise and the more personal sacrifices she is willing to make.« less
A first edition hardcover. It is a witty crime novel about a housewife who is able to balance the stresses of marriage, motherhood, and the "investigative instinct." A fun read.