Death Never Takes a Holiday — Noreen Wald

DEATH CHECKS IN

Jake O'Hara and her colleagues are looking forward to a complimentary weekend in Manhattan's swanky Plaza Hotel, the venue for the Greater New York Crime Writers' Conference. The conference kicks off on St. Patrick's Day, making the atmosphere a bit more festive--and chaotic--than usual. But things get way out of hand when Senator-turned-writer Charlie Fione and actress-turned-writer Holly Halligan partake of some green beer-that leaves them permanently green around the gills.

Now Jake's Irish eyes are far from smiling as she delves into a mystery and tries to rewrite a murderer's plot--as only New York City's finest ghostwriter can...