The Las Vegas Special — Donna Foley Mabry

Alexandra Merritt makes it a practice to take in strays, both cats and people. This time she gives shelter to one woman whom she soon suspects is a serial killer. But knowing it and proving it are two different things. Meanwhile, Earleen Jameson, who grew up in the small town of Atkins, Tennessee, can think of only one way to rid herself of the men who threaten the future of her girls-murder, quick, well-planned, and hard to prove. She guides the career of her beautiful, talented granddaughter, Special, with an iron hand, forcing her to spend her life competing in beauty pageants and then taking her to Las Vegas for the next step up the ladder, headliner in a topless revue at the Las Vegas Desert Flower. Special makes a reluctant showgirl, but is on her way to being the star her grandmother always dreamed she would be. A number of men are attracted to her and each one of them is a potential victim. In this third book of the series, Alex Merritt, owner of the Desert Flower Hotel and Casino, must focus her efforts on the suspect, as someone she cares about may be the next victim.