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Kaplan grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and attended Yale University.
(Now in paperback, a second glamorous mystery from the aut...)
Now in paperback, a second glamorous mystery from the author of Looks to Die For starring Lacy Fields, whom Liz Smith calls, “a young and chic Jessica fletcher…appealing and accessible.” Tireless mom. Doting wife. Talented decorator to the stars. Janice Kaplan’s irresistible, one-of-a-kind sleuth Lacy Fields dials up her detecting skills in this hugely entertaining shopping-meets-suspense follow-up to Looks to Die For that Publishers Weekly called “fun and breezy.” As the curtain rises on another sunny day in Los Angeles, Lacy is still married to one of the city’s most prominent plastic surgeons and plying her decorating trade among the glitterati. But when one of her beautiful young clients, Cassie Crawford, drops dead in her freshly decorated penthouse, suspicion lands on Lacy’s own best friend Molly Archer, a hot Hollywood casting agent who’s been spending a little too much time with Cassie’s billionaire husband. Once again, Janice Kaplan proves herself a master at poking fun at the peccadilloes of the Hollywood glamour set while never letting up on the page-turning plotting. The winning combination of the author’s sassy wit and scintillating suspense make A Job to Kill For a delicious entry in the Lacy Fields series.
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(Landing a position with a prestigious Boston medical prac...)
Landing a position with a prestigious Boston medical practice, Dr. Sarabeth Love finds her new career threatened when a patient dies, a situation that places the doctor under arrest for murder.
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(In a world where plastic surgery is as popular as a pair ...)
In a world where plastic surgery is as popular as a pair of sexy Manolo Blahniks, suburban single mom Jessica Taylor is trying to make it past forty with nothing more than moisturizer and a swipe of mascara. Her glamorous best friend, TV producer Lucy Baldor, has a different idea of aging gracefully. “My body is a temple,” Lucy explains. “I just don’t want it to crumble like St. John the Divine.” Jess and Lucy’s friendship has weathered the trials of marriage, the births of children, and the transition from itty-bitty bikinis to “Kindest Cut” one-piece suits. Now the women are discovering that midlife crises aren’t just for men—they’re equal-opportunity dilemmas. To Jess’s dismay, Lucy announces that she’s taken a lover. A very famous lover. Her husband, Dan, is bound to find out (especially after a picture of the amorous duo appears on Page Six of the New York Post), but Lucy’s too wrapped up in the joys of expensive lingerie and romantic retreats to care. Jess finds herself in the midst of her own romantic predicament when, after ten years of silence, her sexy French ex-husband, Jacques, ends up back in her life—and in her bed. Whether navigating bake sales, bicoastal affairs, or bagels-and-Botox parties, these wise and witty women know that their friendship will remain the one true thing they can count on. Well, that and a good push-up bra, of course. And their bond withstands everything—from an orgy in Willie Nelson’s trailer to a reality TV-show bachelor named Boulder. Funny, brazen, and often poignant, this irresistible novel offers an unexpected and entertaining look at two women’s midlife adventures. From Thai massage to tantric sex, who would have thought forty could be so much fun? From the Hardcover edition.
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( Lacy Fields is the wife of a prominent Beverly Hills pl...)
Lacy Fields is the wife of a prominent Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, a dedicated mother of three, and an absolutely fabulous decorator to the stars. But when her husband is accused of murdering a young wannabe actress, Lacy finds out she has a killer instinct for hunting down murderers as well as antique furniture.Cleverly marrying the day-to-day foibles of family life with delicious insider glamour, Looks to Die For takes audiences behind the scenes of a fashionable world of gossip, name-dropping, and murder. This suspense-meets-shopping must-listen signals the arrival of a savvy and stylish new voice.
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(In the wealthy New York suburb of Hadley Farms, divorced ...)
In the wealthy New York suburb of Hadley Farms, divorced mom Sara Turner is juggling a new fiancé, a new TV career, and a Newcomer’s Club that throws sex-toy parties. Her oldest friend, Kate Steele, is Manhattan’s “Derm Darling”–a successful Park Avenue skin doctor whose office is always packed with the city’s crème de la thin . . . and whose bedroom is frequented by a real estate mogul who has his own plane–and his own very big problem. Meanwhile, Sara’s new neighbor, Berni Davis, has just quit her career as a wildly successful Hollywood talent agent: pregnant with twins, she’s leaving behind her A-list parties and high-profile pals, trading in the fast track for the cul-de-sac. Will heating formula be as thrilling as creating the formula for the next box-office blockbuster? At an age when women expect to find doors closing, forty-one-year-old Sara and her friends are all on the brink of new beginnings. For these three savvy and spirited friends, facing new options at midlife brings unexpected twists–a baby shower starring a male stripper, the latest Brazilian anticellulite treatment, and a day at a doggie spa that features lipo. Complications arise when a long-gone husband returns from Patagonia, a seductive ex-wife fights to win back Sara’s fiancé, and a hunky soap star stands waiting in the wings. But in a world where women spend their forties trying to look thirty, and girls as young as four use alpha-hydroxy to keep their skin baby smooth, these best friends help one another keep their priorities straight. Most of the time. A fresh, funny novel about starting over, Mine Are Spectacular! will delight readers with the exploits of these irresistibly witty women. By turns touching and laugh-aloud funny, this is a must read for every woman who knows you’re always the right age for new adventures. From the Hardcover edition.
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(Savvy And Stylish Lacy Fields Has A Killer Instinct For T...)
Savvy And Stylish Lacy Fields Has A Killer Instinct For Tracking Down Priceless Antique Furnityre. But Can She Also Find A Murderer? As the wife of a prominent Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, a dedicated mother of three, and an absolutely fabulous decorator to the stars, Lacy Fields is stunned to the tips of her Chanel-manicured toenails the night the police barge into her house and haul her husband off in handcuffs. Outraged that her handsome Dan is accused of murdering a young wannabe actress, Lacy discovers that her talent for hunting heirlooms can also help her chase a clever killer. Lacy is sure her husband has been wrongly accused - but how can she explain his mysterious behavior? Known as the Saint of Hollywood for his skill with a scalpel, Dan seems to be keeping a secret or two. Along with her best friend, hot L.A. casting agent Molly Archer, Lacy shadows suspects ranging from a sleazy network Tv star to an advertising exec who shoots Super Bowl commercials set on the moon. After she stumbles onto a George Clooney movie set clad only in La Perla lace underwear, Lacy learns she could be the killer's next victim. . .
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Kaplan grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and attended Yale University.
As Editor-in-Chief of Parade magazine (2007-2010), the Sunday newspaper supplement with a circulation of 32 million, she was responsible for many important articles, including two cover stories by President Barack Obama. His first piece, “A Letter To My Daughters,” ran two days before his inauguration and became the basis for his book Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters. She also published articles by Madeleine K. Albright, Senator John McCain, Justice Sandra Day O"Connor, and Senator Jim Webb.
She wrote cover stories for the magazine on celebrities including Barbra Streisand, Clint Eastwood, Matt Damon and Daniel Craig.
She began her career as a sports reporter at Columbia Broadcasting System Radio and wrote a monthly sports column for Seventeen magazine for five years. Her articles on women's sports appeared in many popular magazines, and in his textbook On Writing Well, author William Zinsser quoted extensively from two of Kaplan’s articles as breakthrough examples of sports writing.
She graduated Yale magna cum laude and won the Murray Fellowship to research her first book, Women and Sports, which was published by Viking Press. She later worked as a producer at the syndicated show A Current Affair and was Executive Producer of the television Guide Television Group, where she created 30 network television programs, including The television Guide Awards Show on Fox and the series Celebrity Dish on Food Network.
(In a world where plastic surgery is as popular as a pair ...)
(Now in paperback, a second glamorous mystery from the aut...)
(In the wealthy New York suburb of Hadley Farms, divorced ...)
( Lacy Fields is the wife of a prominent Beverly Hills pl...)
(Savvy And Stylish Lacy Fields Has A Killer Instinct For T...)
(Landing a position with a prestigious Boston medical prac...)