Poison Pen: A Claudia Rose Novel

Sheila Lowe "wins readers over with her well-developed heroine and the wealth of fascinating detail" (Booklist) in this captivating mystery set in Hollywood where forensic handwriting expert Claudia Rose knows that despite the words it forms a pen will always write the truth.Before her body is found floating in her Jacuzzi publicist to the stars Lindsey Alexander had few friends but plenty of lovers. To her ex-friend Claudia she was a ruthless backstabbing manipulator. But even Claudia is shocked by Lindsey's startling final note: It was fun while it lasted.It would be easier on the police-and Claudia-to write off Lindsey's death as suicide but Claudia's instincts push her to investigate further and she quickly finds herself entangled in a far darker scenario than she had anticipated. Racing to identify the killer Claudia soon has a price on her head. Unless she can read the handwriting on the wall she will become the next victim.