Glitter, Glam, and Contraband: A Delanie Fitzgerald Mystery
by Heather Leigh Weidner
About Glitter, Glam and Contraband
Glitter, Glam, and Contraband: A Delanie Fitzgerald Mystery
Traditional Mystery/Female Sleuth/Humorous Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Virginia
Publisher: Sandpiper Productions (November 19, 2019)
Paperback: 240 pages
ISBN-10: 099945983X
ISBN-13: 978-0999459836
ASIN: B081PGYR7T
Private investigator, Delanie Fitzgerald, and her computer hacker partner, Duncan Reynolds, are back for more sleuthing in Glitter, Glam and Contraband
. In this fast-paced mystery, the Falcon Investigations team is hired to find out who is stealing from the talent at a local drag show. Delanie gets more than she bargains for and a few makeup tips in the process. Meanwhile, a mysterious sound in the ceiling of her office vexes Delanie. She uses her sleuthing skills to track down the source and uncover a creepy contraband operation.
Glitter, Glam, and Contraband
features a strong female sleuth with a knack for getting herself in and out of humorous situations like helping sleezy strip club owner, Chaz Smith on his quest to become Richmond’s next mayor, tracking down missing reptiles, and uncovering hidden valuables from a 100-year-old crime with a Poe connection.
Dollycas’s Thoughts
In this third Delanie Fitzgerald mystery, Delanie has her hands full with drag queens, a mayoral candidate, a snake or two, and some strange digging at the base of a statue, all as part of her normal everyday life as a private investigator. Her partner, Duncan Reynolds, uses his mad computer skills to assist her in any way he can. Office mascot/rug, Margaret, a bulldog, also shows what a great protector she can be.
Delanie Fitzgerald is a strong woman, not afraid to go undercover to solve her case but this time she comes up against something that even has her backing up quickly. She is the one that handles all the legwork for Falcon Investigations but this time danger lurks right in the office, except she is the only one that realizes something is up, literally.
Full of action and humor, Heather Weidner delivers another enjoyable story. The cases Falcon Investigations takes on are very realistic. Missing items, background information on persons of interests, a little digging into some mysterious digging and questioning the death of a nearby shop owner.
The pace is quick as Delaney goes from one case to another with Duncan available by phone to help her out. She does have some crazy clients but they are all realistically depicted. I loved the time she spent with the drag queens and how welcoming most of them were to her. One even gave her a couple of mini makeovers.
Ms. Weidner has created some truly great characters and fleshed them out nicely enabling the reader to easily “see” them for who they are. She also describes the situations in a way to bring the reader right on the scene. Weidner knows where to add the funny moments in all the right places too.
I was entertained trailing along with Delanie on all her mini-adventures and am looking forward to the next book in this series.
Read my review of Secret Lives and Private Eyes
About Heather Weidner
Glitter, Glam, and Contraband
Originally from Virginia Beach, Heather has been a mystery fan since Scooby-Doo and Nancy Drew. She lives in Central Virginia with her husband and a pair of Jack Russell terriers.
Heather earned her BA in English from Virginia Wesleyan University and her MA in American literature from the University of Richmond. Through the years, she has been a technical writer, editor, college professor, software tester, and IT manager.
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Thank you so much for letting me visit your blog. I’m so excited about the book tour for GLITTER, GLAM, AND CONTRABAND!
A plot involving drag queens….never have read a book with drag queens as part of the plot. Sounds fascinating and I like the aspect that there is humor involved in this book. This is a new to me series and author.
I love the sparkly purple cover! This sounds like a fun read!
Fabulous cover
Congrats on your new release! Delanie is a very interesting character. I enjoy humor in a mystery and have added this book to my tbr.
So glad to see another Delanie Fitzgerald adventure! Thank you, Heather Weidner, and thank you, Dollycas.