The Butcher of Beverly Hills — Jennifer Colt

Who is killing the rich society widows of Beverly Hills? Meet Kerry and Terry McAfee -- identical twin sisters who have nothing in common, save their red hair and California-girl looks. Kerry's the good girl, a straight-A student who won a scholarship to UCLA. Terry's the bad girl, whose appetite for nose candy won her a spot in the slammer.

When Terry gets out of jail, the twins decide to open their own business as private investigators -- and soon they're keeping LA safe with the help of their trusty sidekicks: a Pomeranian named Paquito and a pug named Muffy. When wealthy socialite Lenore Richling's twenty-something gold-digging boy toy of a husband absconds with ten thousand dollars' worth of her jewelry, she does what anyone in her position would do: she checks herself in for a plastic surgery shopping spree, then calls the McAfee twins for help.

While Lenore recuperates from her face-lift in a luxury hotel, the gals hop on their hot-pink Harley-Davidson and begin investigating a bevy of suspicious characters, including Barbie, a bimbo beauty consultant with buns of steel; Daniel Hattrick, a painkiller-pushing plastic surgeon; and Hugh Binion, a silver-haired, snake-tongued Hollywood attorney.

Before they know it, the twins are wading in dead husbands, purloined cash, crotchless panties, mystery pills, and a body count high enough to make even tough cookies like them a little squeamish. With a razor-sharp wit that brilliantly brings to life LA's most eccentric personalities, The Butcher of Beverly Hills marks the debut of two of the hottest sleuths since Stephanie Plum -- and delivers a fast-paced, highly original tale that will keep you guessing until the very end.