From back cover...
The heat is on down South! Debutante season in Houston is under way and four ultraprivileged girls await their invitations from the illustrious Glass Slipper Club. Laura Delacroix Bell: This trust-fund baby's size-fourteen figure doesn't stop her from attracting hot boys or the admiring eye of the GSC selection committee. But a salacious secret could take her out of the running quicker than you can say "Rosebud." Michelle "Mac" Mackenzie: She'd rather bury her nose in a book than embrace her deb destiny. But Mac's debut is her late mother's dream and her stepmother's obsession. If Mac doesn't bow out now, she may become the crankiest deb in Texas. Ginger Fore: She hopes to wear her grandmother's vintage ball gown on her big presentation day. But when a mysterious college guy puts Ginger's deb eligibility in jeopardy, she may end up wearing an unflattering orange jumpsuit instead. Jo Lynn Bidwell: A former beauty queen, she makes it her mission in life to take out the debu-trash. For now, Jo Lynn's sights are set on Laura Bell, and what she has in store for her bitter rival is anything but ladylike. The Debs...high society doesn't get any lower than this.

Did Dallas TV babe Miranda DuBois commit suicide? Andy Kendricks was last to see her alive and cries "murder!"

IMBA Best-seller

When Andy's beau disappears--and a dead stripper appears in his trunk--the deb dropout must find him before the cops!
“Fans of the series will enjoy this lively entry that starts with the club celebration and never slows down until the end.”—Midwest Book Review

William Rockhill Nelson Award Finalist

"Ahh, the simple pleasures of a cozy mystery. This one has it all: suspicious deaths of wealthy widows, a smart-aleck narrator who reluctantly investigates the deaths, and even a little tasty cuisine....this is a fun book with plenty of humor and mystery."—Lincoln Journal Star

IMBA Best-seller
Winner, Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery of 2004
Anthony Award Finalist

“Susan McBride has created a delightfully eccentric amateur detective in this first series installment. The writing is fresh, funny, and totally captivating. Readers will cheer Andy on, not only for her abilities as a Nancy Drew wannabe, but also for her honesty, commitment, and determination...Highly recommended.”
—The Wichita Eagle

Finalist, Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best First Mystery

Romantic Times "Top Pick"