Clubbed to death

by Elaine Viets

Helen Hawthorne's latest dead-end job is in acountry club's complaint department, dealing withthe gripes of the rich and spoiled. Then Rob, herdeadbeat ex-husband, sails back into her life aboardthe yacht of his new lady, Marcella—known as theBlack Widow for her string of dead spouses. Thenext day Rob's reported missing. If the Black Widowhas such a murderous reputation, then why is Helenled from the club in handcuffs?When Marcella helps Helen get released, the twoform an uneasy alliance to find out what reallyhappened. Helen's barely begun digging when a clubpatron is discovered beaten to death with a golf club—his membership permanently expired. Someonegot more than a little teed off and it's up to Helen toget to the truth—without getting clubbed herself…