Fit to Die — Karen Hanson Stuyck

Lauren Prescott is fifty, fat (according to her husband) and flat broke after he leaves her. To land a magazine job, Lauren writes a profile of a fitness guru who died while jogging - a death that looks increasingly suspicious the more she probes. Her search for her missing husband reveals unexpected criminal secrets. Lauren must decipher the brutal reality behind the two men's public facades, unaware that the killer also has a deadline - for her murder.

Karen Hanson Stuyck is the author of three previous mystery novels. Her short stories have been published in Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Woman's World and other magazines. She has a grown son and lives in Houston with her husband.