Never buried : book one of the Leigh Koslow mystery series

First in the USA-Today and Kindle Top-Ten bestselling Leigh Koslow Mystery Series, with over 1 million copies downloaded worldwide!The truth about what happened in 1949 went to Paul Fischer's grave... Too bad his body didn't!Advertising copywriter Leigh Koslow doesn't pack heat--just a few extra pounds. And she doesn't go looking for trouble. When she moved into her cousin Cara's refurbished Victorian house, she wasn't planning on discovering a corpse--certainly not one that had been embalmed ten years before. But as anyone in the small Pittsburgh borough of Avalon could tell her, her cousin's house has a history attached. A history dating back to two mysterious deaths in the summer of 1949.Someone wants Leigh and Cara out of the house--someone who has something to hide. But that someone doesn't know Leigh's impetuous cousin, and when Cara digs her heels in, Leigh looks to her old college chum, local policewoman Maura Polanski, for help. But the answers the trio find only point to more questions. Were the scandalous deaths of fifty years ago really an accident and a suicide? Or were they murder?The nearer the women get to the truth, the more desperate someone becomes. Because some secrets are better off kept. Especially when they hit close to home! First installment in the Kindle-bestselling series of humorous women sleuth mysteries featuring advertising copywriter and pet lover Leigh Koslow. Originally published in mass market paperback by NAL/Penguin, Putnam, Inc. in 1999. Large-Print Edition published by Thorndike, 2002. "A funny, fast-paced, clever, and unusual mystery that will have readers clamoring for more. Sheer delight."?Carolyn Hart "A thoroughly delightful debut. Bright, breezy, and witty. I couldn't put it down."?Tamar Myers The truth about what happened in 1949 went to Paul Fischer's grave ... Too bad his body didn't! Advertising copywriter Leigh Koslow doesn't pack heat?just a few extra pounds. And she doesn't go looking for trouble. When she moved into her cousin Cara's refurbished Victorian house, she wasn't planning on discovering a corpse-certainly not one that had been embalmed ten years before. But as anyone in the small Pittsburgh borough of Avalon could tell her, her cousin's house has a history attached. A history dating back to two mysterious deaths in the summer of 1949. Someone wants Leigh and Cara out of the house?someone who has something to hide. But that someone doesn't know Leigh's impetuous cousin, and when Cara digs her heels in, Leigh looks to her old college chum, local policewoman Maura Polanski, for help. But the answers the trio find only point to more questions. Were the scandalous deaths of fifty years ago really an accident and a suicide? Or were they murder? The nearer the women get to the truth, the more desperate someone becomes. Because some secrets are better off kept. Especially when they hit close to home! First in the USA-Today bestselling Leigh Koslow Mystery Series, with over 1 million copies downloaded worldwide! "A funny, fast-paced, clever, and unusual mystery that will have readers clamoring for more. Sheer delight." --Carolyn Hart The truth about what happened in 1949 went to Paul Fischer's grave... Too bad his body didn't! Advertising copywriter Leigh Koslow doesn't pack heat, just a few extra pounds. And she doesn't go looking for trouble. When she moved into her cousin Cara's refurbished Victorian house, she wasn't planning on discovering a corpse -- certainly not one that had been embalmed ten years before. But as anyone in the small Pittsburgh borough of Avalon could tell her, her cousin's house has a history attached. A history dating back to two mysterious deaths in the summer of 1949. Someone wants Leigh and Cara out of the house -- someone who has something to hide. But that someone doesn't know Leigh's impetuous cousin, and when Cara digs her heels in, Leigh looks to her old college chum, local policewoman Maura Polanski, for help. But the answers the trio find only point to more questions. Were the scandalous deaths of fifty years ago really an accident and a suicide? Or were they murder? The nearer the women get to the truth, the more desperate someone becomes. Because some secrets are better off kept. Especially when they hit close to home! "A thoroughly delightful debut. Bright, breezy, and witty. I couldn't put it down."--Tamar Myers Originally published in mass market paperback by NAL/Penguin, Putnam, Inc. in 1999. Large-Print Edition published by Thorndike, 2002 "A funny, fast-paced, clever, and unusual mystery that will have readers clamoring for more. Sheer delight."--Carolyn Hart "A thoroughly delightful debut. Bright, breezy, and witty. I couldn't put it down."--Tamar Myers The truth about what happened in 1949 went to Paul Fischer's grave... Too bad his body didn't! Advertising copywriter Leigh Koslow doesn't pack heat--just a few extra pounds. And she doesn't go looking for trouble. When she moved into her cousin Cara's refurbished Victorian house, she wasn't planning on discovering a corpse--certainly not one that had been embalmed ten years before. But as anyone in the small Pittsburgh borough of Avalon could tell her, her cousin's house has a history attached. A history dating back to two mysterious deaths in the summer of 1949. Someone wants Leigh and Cara out of the house--someone who has something to hide. But that someone doesn't know Leigh's impetuous cousin, and when Cara digs her heels in, Leigh looks to her old college chum, local policewoman Maura Polanski, for help. But the answers the trio find only point to more questions. Were the scandalous deaths of fifty years ago really an accident and a suicide? Or were they murder? The nearer the women get to the truth, the more desperate someone becomes. Because some secrets are better off kept. Especially when they hit close to home! Originally published in mass market paperback by NAL/Penguin, Putnam, Inc. in 1999. Large-Print Edition published by Thorndike, 2002."-- Provided by publisher

a Young Advertising Executive Finds Her Life In Turmoil--she Just Lost Her Job, She May Or May Not Have A Boyfriend, And She's Trying To Help Her Cousin Through A Pregnancy. If That Weren't Enough, She Wakes Up To Find A Strange Man Lying In Her Backyard Hammock. The Fact That He Is Dead, And Apparently Has Been Embalmed For Years, Doesn't Exactly Help. With Lots Of Time On Her Hands And A Knack For Nosing Around, The Young Woman Finds Herself In The Middle Of A Classic Murder Mystery. But Can She Solve The Riddle Before The Killer Puts Her Six Feet Under?

When advertising copywriter Leigh Koslow moves into her pregnant cousin's Victorian house overlooking the Ohio River, the last thing she expects to find is a corpse--particularly one embalmed over a decade earlier. But soon she discovers that the beautiful old house has secrets, secrets dating back to two mysterious deaths occurring within its walls some fifty years before When advertising copywriter Leigh Koslow moves into her pregnant cousin's Victorian house overlooking the Ohio River, the last thing she expects is to find a corpse--particularly one embalmed a decade earlier.--Cover