Dead Ex: A Mystery (Wollie Shelley Mystery Series Book 3)

Wollie Shelley—the endearing, idiosyncratic heroine of the award-winning Dating Dead Men, Dating Is Murder, and A Date You Can’t Refuse —returns in a funny murder mystery set in the world of television soaps. 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. Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 7 Copyright......Page 8 Dedication......Page 9 Epigraph......Page 11 One......Page 15 Two......Page 18 Three......Page 22 Four......Page 32 Five......Page 36 Six......Page 38 Seven......Page 42 Eight......Page 48 Nine......Page 58 Te n......Page 63 Eleven......Page 66 Twelve......Page 73 Thirteen......Page 75 Fourteen......Page 83 Fifteen......Page 89 Sixteen......Page 99 Seventeen......Page 105 Eighteen......Page 112 Nineteen......Page 116 Twenty......Page 123 Twenty-one......Page 128 Twenty-two......Page 133 Twenty-three......Page 140 Twenty-four......Page 143 Twenty-five......Page 150 Twenty-six......Page 154 Twenty-seven......Page 156 Twenty-eight......Page 167 Twenty-nine......Page 171 Thirty......Page 176 Thirty-one......Page 181 Thirty-two......Page 188 Thirty-three......Page 193 Thirty-four......Page 199 Thirty-five......Page 207 Thirty-six......Page 212 Thirty-seven......Page 220 Thirty-eight......Page 223 Thirty-nine......Page 228 Forty......Page 232 Forty-one......Page 238 Forty-two......Page 243 Forty-three......Page 249 Forty-four......Page 253 Forty-five......Page 258 Forty-six......Page 268 Forty-seven......Page 273 Forty-eight......Page 281 Forty-nine......Page 289 Fifty......Page 298 Fifty-one......Page 301 Fifty-two......Page 314 Fifty-three......Page 317 Fifty-four......Page 324 Fifty-five......Page 325 Fifty-six......Page 330 Fifty-seven......Page 334 Fifty-eight......Page 337 Fifty-nine......Page 339 Sixty......Page 341 Sixty-one......Page 343 Sixty-two......Page 345 Acknowledgments......Page 351 Wollie Shelley--the endearing, idiosyncratic heroine of the award-winning Dating Dead Men and Dating Is Murder--returns in a funny murder mystery set in the world of television soaps.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. When the producer of a popular soap opera is found shot to death just after Christmas, Wollie Shelley becomes caught up in the murder investigation as she attempts to clear the name of her friend Joey, the victim's ex-lover and the prime suspect in the crime