num_pages: 275
description: THE FIRST BOOK IN THE CLAIRE HANOVER MYSTERY SERIESAn Agatha Award Finalist for Best First Novel Feeling neglected by her workaholic husband, forty-something gift basket designer Claire Hanover joins an aerobics class at the urging of her best friend Ellen. Divorced and bitterly unhappy, Ellen and most of the other women in the class add a little vicarious excitement to their lives by flirting with the handsome instructor, Enrique. In a moment of weakness, Claire agrees to let the charming Enrique come to her house to give her a massage. She realizes she has made a deadly mistake when Enrique is shot and killed in her bedroom and her husband Roger is arrested for the murder. Determined to clear Roger’s name and save her marriage, Claire sets out to find the real killer, encountering drug dealers, jealous ex-girlfriends, and angry cops along the way.“A tense, exciting debut.”â€” KIRKUS REVIEWS “Will appeal to Desperate Housewives fans and those who like cozies with a bit of spice.” â€” BOOKLIST“A real winner! Don’t miss it.”â€”Maggie Sefton, bestselling author of Knit One, Kill Two
language: English
title: A Real Basket Case
titlecomplete: A Real Basket Case (Claire Hanover, Gift Basket Designer, #1)
characters: Claire Hanover
genres: Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Cozy Mystery, Mystery
ratings_count: 365
places: Colorado Springs, Colorado
series: Claire Hanover, Gift Basket Designer
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Five Star