02409cam a2200373 i 4500 1164453022 TxAuBib 20151120120000.0 150828s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015033722 9781250067876 hardcover 1250067871 hardcover (OCoLC)898529242 DLC eng rda DLC BTCTA BDX YDXCP WARTN IEP CGP OCLCO JSE IK2 TxAuBib rda Chance, Maia, author. Come hell or highball / Maia Chance. First edition. New York : Minotaur Books, 2015. 307 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Discreet Retrieval Agency mystery "31-year-old society matron Lola Woodby has survived her loveless marriage with an unholy mixture of highballs, detective novels, and chocolate layer cake, until, her husband dies suddenly, leaving her his fortune--or so Lola thought. As it turns out, all she inherits from Alfie is a big pile of debt. Pretty soon, Lola and her stalwart Swedish cook, Berta, are reduced to hiding out in the secret love nest Alfie kept in New York City. But when rent comes due, Lola and Berta have no choice but to accept an offer made by one of Alfie's girls-on-the-side: in exchange for a handsome sum of money, the girl wants Lola to retrieve a mysterious reel of film for her. It sounds like an easy enough way to earn the rent money. But Lola and Berta realize they're in way over their heads when, before they can retrieve it, the man currently in possession of the film reel is murdered, and the reel disappears. On a quest to retrieve the reel and solve the murder before the killer comes after them next, Lola and Berta find themselves navigating one wacky situation after another in high style and low company."-- Provided by publisher. 20151120. Women detectives Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Prohibition Fiction. Mystery fiction. Historical fiction. Discreet Retrieval Agency mystery. http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/876/9781250067876/image/lgcover.9781250067876.jpg Cover image TXKIP