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DEATH WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE Author: Elizabeth Zelvin Published: December 1, 2012 by BooksBNimble Series Name: Bruce Kohler Mysteries Category: traditional mystery Main Character: Recovering alcoholic Bruce Kohler, world-class codependent Barbara, computer genius Jimmy Recovering alcoholic Bruce Kohler and his friends Barbara and Jimmy visit a New Age community known to the locals as Woo-Woo Farm. When an obnoxious relationship guru is murdered, Bruce falls for the prime suspect, the victim's widow. Click for more info. |
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DEATH WILL EXTEND YOUR VACATION Author: Elizabeth Zelvin Published: April 20, 2012 by Five Star Category: Traditional mystery Main Character: Recovering alcoholic Bruce Kohler and his friends, world-class codependent Barbara and computer genius Jimmy Recovering alcoholic Bruce Kohler and his friends, computer genius Jimmy and world-class codependent Barbara, take shares in a clean and sober group house in a Long Island resort community known locally as Deadhampton. Things turn lethal when the tide washes in the body of their beautiful housemate Clea, an investigative journalist whose passions included environmental issues and more than her share of boyfriends. Soon Bruce is up to his neck in sleuthing. |
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Death Will Help You Leave Him Author: Elizabeth Zelvin Published: October 13, 2009 by Minotaur Books Category: traditional mystery Main Character: recovering alcoholic Bruce Kohler, world-class codependent Barbara, computer genius Jimmy When a friend's abusive boyfriend is found dead in her East Harlem apartment, Bruce has to juggle a murder investigation, sobriety, a crush on the bereaved girlfriend, and the lure of his compelling but destructive ex-wife, who's on a collision course of her own. Bruce and his friends, Barbara the world-class codependent and Jimmy the computer genius, must travel to a funeral in Brooklyn, an Italian bakery, an upscale lingerie boutique on Madison Avenue, an art gallery in SoHo, and the church basements of AA to find the killer. Click for more info. |
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DEATH WILL GET YOU SOBER Author: Elizabeth Zelvin Published: April 15, 2008 by Thomas Dunne/ St. Martin's Minotaur Category: traditional mystery Main Character: Bruce Kohler, Barbara Rose, Jimmy Cullen Don't drink, go to meetings...and investigate a murder. When Bruce wakes up in detox on the Bowery on Christmas Day, his worst fear is dying of boredom if he stays sober. Instead, he's catapulted into a murder investigation along with the hidden world of 12-step recovery. When a detox buddy dies, Bruce cares more than he expected to. It's only a few stops on the subway to Park Avenue, where the victim's family has been trying to ignore their alcoholic black sheep with his trust fund, his unfortunate nasty streak, and his handle on the family secrets. Click for more info. |
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