Eviction by Death — Dorian Yeager

Victoria Bowering, the perenially underemployed and wickedly witty actor/sleuth, takes the spotlight again in this stylish sequel to her debut performance in Cancellation by Death. Vic is flying high after being cast as the lead in an international stage tour of Auntie Mame, only to be grounded by her sleazy landlord in a dispute over the slightly illegal sublet that would let Vic afford to take the part. Before long, her landlord is more than sleazy - he's dead, and as her detective/boyfriend would say, Vic has a "very New York motive for murder." Since it's hard to appear on stage if you're behind bars, Vic steps into her increasingly familiar role as detective to clear her name and get it in lights where it belongs. With this wonderfully funny, ingenious mystery, Dorian Yeager proves herself one of the genre's brightest new stars.