If Looks Could Kill — Rekha Ambardar

When Carter Hoffman, leading biochemist of Lovelace Cosmetics, is found clubbed to death with a microscope, CEO Lillian Lovelace is distraught. She's lost the originator of a breakthrough anti-aging cream, and she suspects Vince Gallegos, her competitor. After all, he'd been trying to wheedle Carter into working for him. Then there's Kate Daly, Vince's assistant, who has a bad crush on Carter and who suspects Lillian of pulling a few tricks of her own.

Detective Deb Summers has seen some interesting cases, but this one screams: looks aren't everything.

A super-short work from our Fingerprints mystery line.