Cupcakes and Corpses — Carole Fowkes

The Red Bow Killer is terrorizing Cleveland, Private InvestigatorClaire DeNardo's hometown. When her belovedformer babysitter is found murdered with a red bowtied around her neck, Claire adopts the victim's puppyand dives in to find the serial killer.She pursues suspects through sleazy bars, bingo parlors,and music studios. When the body count rises asfast as the danger, Police Detective Brian Corrigan,Claire's easy-on-the-eyes boyfriend, does everything hecan to get her off this case. But her Aunt Lena's bestfriend becomes a possible target and Claire is determinedto find the killer before he strikes again.