To Give or Deceive — Malinda Terreri

They say there are two sure things in life: Death and Taxes. But for stockbroker Maggie Connors, there's no such thing as a sure thing ...

What's worse than being dead broke? Being dead.

Maggie Connors has made a killing in the stock market for herself and her clients. And although she prefers doing her tax return by starting with the refund box and working her way back, she invites her former boyfriend -- an IRS agent -- to attend a stockholder celebration with her. The gala evening sparks a disaster and Maggie soon finds herself out of money, out of work, and with no way to pay the three million she promised to a bunch of sick kids. Then there's the small matter of the dead woman police discover in her car trunk. Just when it seems like things can't get any worse, a former client decides that Maggie should be dead for putting his finances in the red. Maggie's very bad week just may be her last ...