Partnerships Can Be Murder: Charlie Parker Mysteries Book 3 (Charlie Parker New Mexico Mystery)

USA Today bestselling author Connie Shelton brings the third installment in her popular pet-sleuthing mystery series. Charlie Parker returns from her Hawaiian vacation to find her older brother Ron involved with a much younger woman. The more Charlie sees of cute Vicky the more she realizes how deceitful Rons new love is. Is it simply a case of male mid-life crisis or is there something more devious going on?Meanwhile Charlie doesnt have much time to ponder Rons problems. Her friend Sharon Ortega is a partner in a restaurant business with David Ruiz. When David turns up dead an apparent suicide Sharon comes to Charlie for help. Sharons problem is a double-edged sword. If he did kill himself Davids life insurance wont pay and Sharon will probably lose the restaurant because she cant afford to hire a replacement. But if he didnt kill himself then it was murder and Sharon could very well find herself a suspect.Charlie and her sidekick dog Rusty partner up to work on the case a move that ultimately puts them both in danger.Charlie is a fabulous amateur sleuth. -Midwest Book ReviewShelton again has done a superb job. -- Albuquerque Journal