Edited to Death

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Authors: Linda Lee Peterson

Edited to Death
Linda Lee Peterson

Edited to Death

LINDA LEE PETERSON

Also by Linda Lee Peterson

The Devil’s Interval

Praise for

Edited to Death

“Strong focus, admirable prose, and a nifty story line.”


Library Journal

“Brave, if blithely arrogant, character Maggie Fiori [is] a thirty-something Oakland
writer/know-it-all sleuth/Volvo-driving wife and mom who solves the murder of her
boss, the urbane editor of a chichi regional magazine.”


San Francisco Chronicle

“If you are a Susan Isaacs fan, you will love Linda Peterson’s journalist cum sleuth,
Maggie Fiori. I couldn’t put the book down.”

—Jacqueline Winspear,
New York Times
bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs mysteries


Edited to Death
is an exceptional debut. With an engaging protagonist and a likeable cast, Linda
Peterson brings a fresh new voice to a crowded field.”

—Sheldon Siegel,
New York Times
bestselling author of
The Confession
and
Final Verdict

“Heroine Maggie Fiori’s love of trivia makes for a great detective. As any crime buff
knows, it’s the little things that count. This book is smart, fast, and funny—a mystery
to remember long after the last page.”

—Terry Ryan, author of
The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio

“An entertaining debut that crackles with snappy dialogue, a rich and textured sense
of San Francisco, and an appealing heroine who is as witty as she is resourceful.
Sit back and enjoy the ride.”

—Jonnie Jacobs, author of
Intent to Harm
and
Murder Among Strangers

Copyright © 2013 by Linda Peterson

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either
the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictiously. Any resemblance to
real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be translated, reproduced, or transmitted
in any form or by any means mechanical or electronic, including but limited to photocopying,
Web publication, audio recording, or any information storage or retrieval system without
the written consent of the publisher.

Published by Prospect Park Books
969 S. Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, California 91105
www.prospectparkbooks.com

Distributed by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution

www.cbsd.com

ISBN 978-1-938849-32-9

Cover design by Howard Grossman

To Murray Winthrop,

who taught me to love mysteries

Contents

  
1
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Beyond Books and Cooks

  
2
.
Across the Bay

  
3
.
Bright Meets JIP

  
4
.
Liquid Lunch

  
5
.
L’chaim

  
6
.
The People in the Mirror

  
7
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Of Whom Shall We Speak?

  
8
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Mourning at Quentin’s

  
9
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Decisions in the French Room

10
.
At Small Town

11
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In Quentin’s Bedroom

12
.
The Heart of a Jealous Man

13
.
Transatlantic Detection

14
.
Chasing the Wild Goose

15
.
On Thin Ice

16
.
Gelato and Conversation

17
.
But Not for Love

18
.
Okay by Me in America

19
.
If Music Be the Food of Love

20
.
The Sot and the Witch-Woman

21
.
O Is for Ornamentation

22
.
Numerology at the Dinner Table

23
.
High-Tech Detective

24
.
Nosy Slut

25
.
Shipshape

26
.
A Handle on Crime

27
.
Of Mass and Mah-jongg

28
.
The Usual Suspects

29
.
Treasure in the Trash

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