Death in a Funhouse Mirror (The Thea Kozak Mystery Series, Book 2)

After the terrifying search for her sister's killer, Thea Kozak, a young, dynamic businesswoman, vowed that her detecting days were over. But when her old college roommate's mother, Helen Streeter, is brutally murdered on their prosperous suburban street, Thea goes to offer comfort and chicken soup, and finds herself being drawn into the investigation. Her friend Eve, convinced that her father is the killer, begs Thea to help her prove it. Thea is equally convinced that he is not, and sets out to show Eve she is wrong. And Eve is not the only one who wants Thea involved. Because she is close to the family, a charismatic police detective wants her to be his "inside" person. Her plan to reassure Eve turns to danger as Thea discovers disturbing things about Eve's parents and a seamy dark side to their apparently "perfect" relationship. Was Helene Streeter a brilliant therapist dedicated to helping battered women reclaim their lives? A loving wife and mother? A role model for... After surviving her husband's tragic death, then solving her sister's murder, Thea Kozak thought her amateur detective days were over, until she met a woman who had it all, and then some. Helene Streeter, the perfect wife, mother, and consummate professional, is brutally murdered, leaving friends and family with more questions than answers. Helene's daughter--Thea's old college roommate -- begs for her help. Thea agrees, and is drawn into a web of deceit and madness as the lies surrounding Helene unravel, releasing the twisted monsters she kept hidden behind her oh-so-perfect faade. THE THEA KOZAK MYSTERY SERIES, in order Chosen for Death Death in a Funhouse Mirror Death at the Wheel An Educated Death Death in Paradise Liberty or Death Stalking Death Death Warmed Over After surviving her husband's tragic death, then solving her sister's murder, Thea Kozak thought her amateur detective days were over, until she met a woman who had it all, and then some. Helene Streeter, the perfect wife, mother, and consummate professional, is brutally murdered, leaving friends and family with more questions than answers. Helene's daughter--Thea's old college roommate--begs for her help. Thea agrees, and is drawn into a web of deceit and madness as the lies surrounding Helene unravel, releasing the twisted monsters she kept hidden behind her oh-so-perfect façade. THE THEA KOZAK MYSTERY SERIES, in order Chosen for Death Death in a Funhouse Mirror Death at the Wheel An Educated Death Death in Paradise Liberty or Death Stalking Death Death Warmed Over Thea Kozak, who solved her sister's murder, investigates the death of a friend's mother