Death, Taxes and a French Manicure (Tara Holloway, #1)

by Diane Kelly

Tax cheats, beware: The Treasury Department's Criminal Investigations Division has a new special agent on its payroll. A recovering tomboy with a head for numbers, Tara is fast becoming the Annie Oakley of the IRS - kicking ass, taking social security numbers, and keeping the world safe for honest taxpayers. Or else. Tara's latest mission finds her in hot pursuit of ice-cream vendor Joseph "Joe Cool" Cullen. Along with frozen treats, he's selling narcotics - and failing to report his ill-gotten gains on his tax returns. Over Tara's dead body. Then there's Michael Gryder, who appears to be operating a Ponzi scheme...with banker Stan Shelton...whose lake house is being landscaped by Brett Ellington...who happens to be dating Tara. If following that money trail isn't tough enough, now Tara must face a new conundrum: Should she invest her trust in Brett - or put him behind bars? New love always comes at a cost but justice? Princeless.

• ISBN13: 9780312551261
• Publish Date: 1 November 2011
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 15 July 2013
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St Martin's Press
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[MurderByDeath]

Overall, I thought this was a very entertaining book. More cozy than romance, but with significant Romance traits (the sex scenes were more graphic than your standard cozy). I found myself skimming once in awhile, even though I liked the characters and enjoyed the writing, so I'm going to chalk that up to trying to read during the busy holiday season. I'll definitely be ordering the next book in the series to see what happens next.