Ladies’ man and top stylist Garth Barkley is stabbed to death with his own shears in front of his own customers.

But no one saw a thing.

Among the customers is Wally Morris, a reluctant sleuth who has cracked two cases in the past, and her mother-in-law, Tillie.

The suspects are many: Garth was universally loathed. In his wake, he left too many broken hearts, a wide collection of jilted former fiancés, and three angry ex-wives.

While Tillie and her elderly friends at the retirement center attempt to crack the case, Wally desperately juggles her job as a nursery school teacher, planner for her daughter’s wedding, and sleuth, helping her future son-in-law, assistant prosecutor Elliot Levine on the murder case. But clues are scarce and eyewitness testimony is confused.

In addition to solving the murder, in between calls to the caterer, the florist, and photographer, Wally must uncover the connection behind a series of strange happenings in Tilly’s building. With so much on her plate, Wally keeps stumbling onto clues that lead her closer and closer to Garth’s killer... and danger.

Joani Ascher lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children, two dogs, a cat and Carmen, the seventh Seeing Eye puppy to be raised by the family. When not chasing the puppy, Joani works on her books, or in the children’s room of a library, or as half of a dog therapy team. Occasionally, for fun (and no profit) she bakes designer cakes. Joani is a member of The Mystery Writers of America and Sisters-in-Crime.

For more information go to www.JoaniAscher.com

Vengeance Cuts Loose is Joani’s third book for AVALON.

Avalon Mysteries by Joani Ascher:

The Wally Morris Mystery Series
VENGEANCE ON HIGH
VENGEANCE CUTS LOOSE
VENGEANCE TASTES SWEET
VENGEANCE BEYOND REASON