True-crime journalist and sassy amateur sleuth Bailey Weggins has scarcely begun her hard-earned weekend getaway when something comes up: a dead body, belonging to one of the worlds most glamorous supermodels. Now Baileys trapped at an upstate New York home amidst the glitteratiand any one of them could be a murderer. Shes determined to find out whos responsible, but her investigation could provoke the killer into striking again From Kate White, the New York Times bestselling author of Hush and the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, So Pretty It Hurts is an addictive addition to the Bailey Weggins mystery series, and the book that fans of If Looks Could Kill, Over Her Dead Body, and Lethally Blond have been waiting for.

At long last, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sixes and the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan brings back the sassy crime writer turned amateur sleuth Bailey Weggins in an addictive story involving the mysterious death of a supermodel.

Bailey Weggins, the Manhattan-based thirtysomething true-crime journalist, is in a good place. She's enjoying her regular gig at Buzz, a leading celebrity magazine, getting freelance work, and hoping her first book will garner attention. In the love department, she's finally back in the game with her recently-turned-exclusive boyfriend, Beau Regan. When Beau heads out of town one early December weekend, Bailey accepts an invitation from her office friend Jessie to a music mogul's house in the country, hoping for a fun, relaxing getaway. But a weird tension settles over the houseguests?a glamorous crowd that includes the famously thin supermodel Devon Barr. An impending snowstorm only adds to the unease. So when Devon's lifeless body is found in her bed, Bailey immediately suspects foul play: she can't stop thinking of the day before, when a frightened Devon shivered in the woods and pleaded, "I have to get out of here. . . . It's not safe for me." When Bailey starts to nose around, she finds herself a moving target?running closer to the truth and straight into danger. With her trademark irreverent wit, Bailey is a heroine who keeps us laughing while on the edge of our seats. New and longtime fans alike will devour this eagerly awaited mystery.



Autorentext

Kate White, the former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, is the New York Times bestselling author of the standalone psychological thrillers The Secrets You Keep, The Wrong Man, Eyes on You, Hush, and The Sixes, as well as seven Bailey Weggins mysteries. White is also the author of several popular career books for women, including I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: How to Ask for the Money, Snag the Promotion, and Create the Career You Deserve and editor of the Anthony and Agatha Award nominated The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook. She lives in New York City.



Klappentext

From Kate White, the New York Times bestselling author of the Bailey Weggins mystery series and several standalone novels, comes So Pretty It Hurts, fans of If Looks Could Kill, Over Her Dead Body, and Lethally Blond have been waiting for.

Bailey Weggins, the sassy amateur sleuth and true-crime journalist, is in a good place. She's enjoying her regular gig at Buzz, a leading celebrity magazine, getting freelance work, and hoping her first book will garner attention. In the love department, she's finally back in the game with her recently-turned-exclusive boyfriend, Beau Regan.

When Beau heads out of town one early December weekend, Bailey accepts an invitation from her office friend Jessie to a music mogul's house in the country, hoping for a fun, relaxing getaway. But a weird tension settles over the houseguests—a glamorous crowd that includes the famously thin supermodel Devon Barr. An impending snowstorm only adds to the unease. So when Devon's lifeless body is found in her bed, Bailey immediately suspects foul play: she can't stop thinking of the day before, when a frightened Devon shivered in the woods and pleaded, "I have to get out of here. . . . It's not safe for me.”

When Bailey starts to nose around, she finds herself a moving target—running closer to the truth and straight into danger. She's determined to find out who's responsible, but her investigation could provoke the killer into striking again...



Zusammenfassung
From Kate White, theNew York Timesbestselling author ofthe Bailey Weggins mystery series and several standalone novels, comesSo Pretty It Hurts, fans of IfLooks Could Kill,Over Her Dead Body, andLethally Blondhave been waiting for.Bailey Weggins, the sassy amateur sleuth and true-crime journalist, is in a good place. Shes enjoying her regular gig atBuzz, a leading celebrity magazine, getting freelance work, and hoping her first book will garner attention. In the love department, shes finally back in the game with her recently-turned-exclusive boyfriend, Beau Regan.When Beau heads out of town one early December weekend, Bailey accepts an invitation from her office friend Jessie to a music moguls house in the country, hoping for a fun, relaxing getaway. But a weird tension settles over the houseguestsa glamorous crowd that includes the famously thin supermodel Devon Barr. An impending snowstorm only adds to the unease. So when Devons lifeless body is found in her bed, Bailey immediately suspects foul play: she cant stop thinking of the day before, when a frightened Devon shivered in the woods and pleaded,I have to get out of here. . . . Its not safe for me.When Bailey starts to nose around, she finds herself a moving targetrunning closer to the truth and straight into danger. Shes determined to find out whos responsible, but her investigation could provoke the killer into striking again
Titel
So Pretty It Hurts
Untertitel
A Bailey Weggins Mystery
EAN
9780062098108
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
20.03.2012
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Anzahl Seiten
336
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