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When David Zetrakis, the producer of a popular soap opera, is found shot to death the day after Christmas, Wollie Shelley finds herself caught up in the murder investigation. Zetrakis was one of the many Mr. Wrongs in Wollie’s career as a serial dater, and her friend Joey has emerged as the media’s prime suspect. A hot-tempered celebrity who had dated Zetrakis and was fired from his show some years ago, Joey has inherited a million-dollar Klimt from him. But Joey is not the only potential suspect. Zetrakis left lots of nice bequests to the cast and crew of the show. And as the dating correspondent on a talk show called SoapDirt, Wollie, who’s required to dine and dish with the stars, quickly discovers that the behind-the-scenes intrigues of television soaps are as highly charged as the on-screen shenanigans.
When Wollie is not trying to protect Joey from an onslaught of predatory reporters, she’s helping her brother make the transition from a mental hospital to a halfway house and negotiating her relationship with Simon, her FBI-agent boyfriend. Dead Ex is another full-out romp of a mystery sure to please Kozak’s many fans—and win her many new ones, too.
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- ISBN: 9780385522939
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Starred review from June 4, 2007
Holy Hollywood! In actor-turned-author Kozak's witty third crime caper (after 2005's Dating Is Murder
), wild Wollie Shelley must solve the cold-blooded murder of terminally ill David Zetrakis, producer of the popular TV soap At the End of the Day
. Tall, unarmed and sometimes very dangerous if provoked, Wollie's an underemployed greeting card artist who starts moonlighting as the dating correspondent for the talk show SoapDirt
. Getting the dirt on David's killer, however, proves to be a major challenge. Wollie and her best friend, fellow Day
actress Joey Rafferty, had both dated David, and Joey becomes the LAPD's top suspect when it turns out David bequeathed her a valuable Gustav Klimt painting. Wollie's faith in her friend is further tested when Joey's husband dies in a suspicious surfing accident and Joey disappears. A Greek mythology twist and crackling insider insight into the fascinating soap opera world enhance this clever whodunit. -
Starred review from June 15, 2007
It's been much too long since Wolley Shelley's last appearance. But now she's back, and her newest adventure is just as entertaining as her first two ("Dating Dead Men; Dating Is Murder"). Having participated in a dating experiment, Wolley, a part-time greeting-card designer, is now considered a "dating expert" and even has her own segment on a popular television show. Life is good until Wolley's ex-boyfriend, famous writer/director/producer David Zetrakis, is murdered, and her best friend, Joey, becomes the prime suspect. But who really killed David? Wolley knows that Joey would never do such a thing; besides, several people have benefited from David's death. Despite objections from her hunky live-in love, FBI Agent Simon Alexander, Wolley is bound and determined to find out who pulled the trigger. Quirky characters with witty dialog and snappy comebacks make the writing sparkle. Libraries of all sizes will want this hilarious, rapidly paced romp for their mystery and chick-lit collections. Kozak, winner of the Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards, is also an accomplished actress ("Parenthood").Shelley Mosley, Glendale Community Coll. Lib. Media Ctr., AZCopyright 2007 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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