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by Jennifer Colt

Fourth in the series featuring identical PIs, Terry and Kerry McAfee.

From the publisher:

In their fourth hysterical outing, Terry and Kerry are headed to Santa Catalina for a family vacation with Aunt Reba and Cousin Robert. But all is not as it appears on this quaint island getaway, as the twins learn when they launch an investigation into the case of a bride, uncovering a nefarious plot that reaches all the way from the shores of Catalina to a defunct Namibian diamond mine. The Con Artist of Catalina Island takes aim at the Patriot Act and the suspension of habeas corpus, while it answers the question: What happens when you mix a French poodle with a herd of buffalo?

Christmas will never be the same!

Flap copy:

There’s trouble in paradise! Can the McAfee Twins save Christmas for the entire west coast?

Spending Christmas on picturesque Catalina Island promises to be the perfect holiday family retreat for private investigators, Kerry and Terry McAfee. That is, until they learn that the hotel room they’ve checked into was recently occupied by a pair of feuding newlyweds, and that the bride and her exceptionally rare green diamond ring have both gone missing.

When the body of a local diving instructor is discovered floating in Avalon Bay, the twins offer up their services, and soon find themselves embroiled in a dangerous web of lies, deceit, and holiday debacles. Between the death threats, the mysterious man stalking their every move, a suspicious sheriff, and a conspiracy that reaches from the shores of Santa Catalina all the way to an African diamond mine, this trip certainly isn’t turning out as planned. Add to the mix Cousin Robert playing Santa Claus, Aunt Reba facing the consequences of an illicit love affair, the amorous advances of a handsome stranger, and a toothless escaped poodle, and it’s just another family Christmas for the McAfee twins!

"Hilarious fun. . .another fantastic installment in the McAfee Twins series." –Armchair Interviews

Other McAfee Twins novels by Jennifer Colt:

The Butcher of Beverly Hills: A Novel (Broadway Books, 2005)
The Mangler of Malibu Canyon: A Novel (Broadway Books, 2006)
The Vampire of Venice Beach: A Novel (Broadway Books, 2007)

Praise for Jennifer Colt’s McAfee Twins Series

'Charming.' -Chicago Sun Times

'A hoot.' -Crime Spree Magazine

'Required reading.' -New York Post

'Fast and furious.' -Barnes and Noble Editors

'A true Original.' -Pages Magazine

'Sexy.' -New Mystery Reader

'Awesome.' -Empowerment4women.org

'Rollicking and thrilling.' -Curled Up With a Good Book

'Extremely funny.' -Harley Jane Kozak, award-winning author of Dating Dead Men

'A winner.' -Julie Kenner, bestselling author of Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom