STRANGLE A LOAF OF ITALIAN BREAD: A Diet Club Mystery (DIET CLUB MYSTERIES Book 4)

STRANGLE A LOAF OF ITALIAN BREAD
Diet Club Mystery #4
NOMINATED FOR A LEFT COAST CRIME „ €œLEFTY€ AWARD

When Barbra Streisand clone Sara Lee is strangled with a Daffy Duck neck-tie, prior to the open auditions for a community theatre production of Hello, Dolly!, diet club guru Ellie Bernstein wants to know why everybody didn€t like Sara Lee. She doggedly pursues a rollercoaster of clues, even though her daily routine is disrupted by a Border Collie named Scout Finch. Ellie€"who has never been owned by a dog€"has reluctantly agreed to dog-sit a diet club member€s beloved pet, but she soon discovers that Scout€s owner seems to have disappeared into thin air. Ellie€s search for Sara Lee€s killer lands her at the Hello Dolly! auditions. Only problem is, Ellie can€t sing or dance.

PRAISE FOR STRANGLE A LOAF OF ITALIAN BREAD:

€œDenise Dietz is like Robert B. Parker on estrogen. Her heroine, diet guru Ellie Bernstein, is fiendishly clever and uproariously funny. Trust me, this is not your maiden auntie's murder mystery.€ NY Times bestselling author Marshall Karp

€œDietz has created some amusing characters.€ Kirkus Reviews

€œ 'Charming' is one of the best ways to describe the entire novel, which presents an interesting plot, characters and dialogue.€ Gloria Feit for Crimespree Magazine and Midwest Book Reviews