A Scarlet Death - Elaine Viets

Angela''s new case is full of dark secrets and scandal, but shocking events closer to home prove to be her biggest challenge yet . . .Nobody in Chouteau Forest expected one of their most prominent citizens, socialite Selwyn Skipton, to be found dead in such salacious circumstances: strangled on satin bedsheets, a red letter A brutally stapled to his chest, in his private apartment above the Chouteau Forest Chocolate Shoppe.Selwyn was a good man. He gave to charity, supported local causes, and was married to his wife for more than twenty years. What did he do to deserve such a terrible end?As Death Investigator Angela Richman investigates, she uncovers Selwyn''s dark secret, but also faces an unexpected, chilling conundrum closer to home . . .