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In the wisecracking tradition of Janet Evanovich, Elizabeth Sims brings us a delightfully down-to-earth character in Lillian Byrd, a woman who refuses to take herself too seriously, even in the face of serious threats of grievous bodily harm. Sims's tight plot, delicious irony, crisp dialogue, and colorful cast make Holy Hell not only an impressive first novel, but an honest-to-God page-turner. -Lauren Maddison, author of Deceptions and Witchfire","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49567665979665,"sku":"GOR013723612","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0692351701.jpg?v=1750944919"},{"product_id":"damn-straight-book-elizabeth-sims-9780692351727","title":"Damn Straight","description":"After her narrow brush with death in HOLY HEL, you'd think Lillian Byrd would have learned to keep her head down, but when a friend in crisis calls from California, Lillian jumps on a plane and wings her way from Detroit to Palm Springs---and danger.It's the long weekend of the Dinah Shore golf tournament, one of the top women's sporting events in the world, when thousands of women descend on the desert and take over. At a pre-championship party, Lillian leaps into a romance with a top LPGA star.But her superstar athlete has a secret: Someone is quietly terrorizing her. Lillian, eager to help, goes undercover as a high-profile reporter, an unhinged nun, and a professional caddie while uncovering layer after disturbing layer of the golfer's past.Finally, with violence erupting at every turn, Lillian uncovers her lover's ultimate horrifying secret--and it is not at all what she had guessed. With this book, Elizabeth Sims presents another nail-biting thriller featuring her oh-so-human amateur detective. DAMN STRAIGHT crackles and zings and will have you laughing through your shivers.Once again, Elizabeth Sims comes up with a nail-biting chiller of trophy caliber.-Stonewall News Northwest","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50359770906897,"sku":"CIN0692351728G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51005997154577,"sku":"NIN9780692351727","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0692351728.jpg?v=1751105211"},{"product_id":"tight-race-book-elizabeth-sims-9781733996747","title":"Tight Race","description":"For once, life is good for Lillian Byrd: She's working as the media liaison for Detroit mayoral candidate Leon Sorrel, and getting paid for it, too! But she's courting danger by conducting a torrid affair with the married campaign manager, Marie Chamberlain. After discovering Marie and her husband dead in a catastrophic double murder, Lillian lands in a soup of suspicion, and Sorrel's in trouble too.Sorrel's opponent, the incumbent mayor Andromeda Jacobs, isn't above using dirty tricks to win, aided by a crooked cop and a venomous gossip columnist. When the lead detective on the murder investigation tightens the vise on Lillian, she has no choice but to square off against powerful enemies, seen and unseen, to clear herself and get Sorrel's campaign over the finish line.Lillian's old pal Flora Pomeroy uses her connections among the city's A-listers to outmaneuver their enemies, while the dashing DPD Lieutenant of Internal Affairs, Anna Hughes, employs hardball strategies to advance the murder investigation.But when Mayor Jacobs surprises Lillian by asking her help in locating her missing daughter, the threads start to come together. And as Lillian and Anna grow closer, their challenges mount, and suddenly their lives hang in the balance. Can they confront the killer, rescue the mayor's daughter, and stop the chaos before the election?","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51250704646417,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51250706612497,"sku":"NIN9781733996747","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1733996745.jpg?v=1750765880"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/lillian-byrd-crime-book-series.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}