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Murder Can Upset Your Mother (Desiree Shapiro Mystery, #8)

Murder Can Upset Your Mother (Desiree Shapiro Mysteries)

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Murder Can Upset Your Mother (Desiree Shapiro Mystery, #8)

Murder Can Upset Your Mother (Desiree Shapiro Mysteries)

Penned By Selma Eichler
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In this ninth book in the "witty" "*" series, Desiree discovers that by ignoring her answering machine messages, she missed a desperate call from a woman who is now dead. So begins the latest investigation for plump P.I. Desiree Shapiro....

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Released March 1, 2001
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