The first three novels in the award-winning Amanda Pepper mystery series are now available in one volume!CAUGHT DEAD IN PHILADELPHIAThe debut of Philly Prep English teacher and accidental sleuth, Amanda Pepper, and of C.K. Mackenzie, homicide detective won the World Mystery Conventions Anthony for best first mystery. When the body of a colleague is found dead in Amandas living room, she has to clear herself of suspicion—and make sure she isnt the next victim as well. And all shes got as a clue to the real killers identity is a locket shaped like Winnie-the-Pooh.PHILLY STAKESAmanda attempts to instill the spirit of Christmas by having her students prepare and serve a meal for the homeless, but her plan backfires. A wealthy and politically ambitious parent, Alexander Sandy Clausen, turns the event into a lavish, catered publicity and personal photo-op.
