Shooting Stars and Other Deadly Things — Nancy Tesler

A WHACK IN THE HEAD . . .
Biofeedback specialist Carrie Carlin helps patients cope with pain, ADD kids manage their behavior, and overstressed Gen X'ers calm down. But her own negative reaction when her lover, cop Ted Brodsky, mentions the M word (that's marriage, not murder) may spell the end to their relationship. So might snooping into a homicide that's on Ted's turf.

A local philanthropist has been killed by a cyclist wielding an unusual murder weapon -- a stick and a star. And the elderly owner of the antiques store near Carrie's office is the only eyewitness. Worried about her neighbor, Carrie quickly offers emotional support and her home as a refuge. That simple gesture is about to land her in hot water, caught between Ted's anger at her meddling . . . and the deadly intentions of a killer who walks softly, hides a chilling secret, and may be closer than Carrie thinks. . . .