RAB Publishes Funny Mystery Series in New Dagger Imprint
Riverdale Avenue Books’ New Mystery Imprint Launches First Novel in Humorous Series
“Trashy Chic is fast and funny. Enjoy!” -- Parnell Hall, author of Caper
RIVERDALE, NEW YORK, March 26, 2015 -- Riverdale Avenue Books is pleased to announce the publication of Trashy Chic, the first novel in a humorous mystery series by Cathy Lubenski under the new Dagger mystery imprint. The series features Bertie Mallowan, an intrepid, impulsive Southern California reporter who hates that she’s been assigned to “fluff” pieces.
In Trashy Chic, reporter Bertie Mallowan has drifted away from hard news stories and into the shallows of features, the kind you find buried in the back of the newspaper. But when she gets the chance to interview greedy, nasty Robert Bellingham, the king of must-have luxury items for the rich of Southern California, she thinks her career is back on track. Bellingham, she learns, has not only made a lot of money, but he’s got a lot of enemies, too. Two days after Bertie's interview, Bellingham's body is found on the floor of the foyer in the family mansion; someone has aerated his skull with the stereotypical blunt object. Thanks to her interview, Bertie has inside information about the life and times of a rich and powerful murder victim and is thrust into a big story again.
Bertie—and Cathy—have already garnered fans inside the mystery community:
"What do a certain Mennonite innkeeper, and a reporter named Bertie Mallowan, have in common? Could it be that they are both highly intelligent women with a wry take on life, or could it possibly be that both possess tongues capable of slicing Swiss cheese? This is a surefire recipe for a winner in my book! Trashy Chic is pure gold." -- Tamar Myers, author of the Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries and The Headhunter’s Daughter
“Don’t miss this utterly delightful mystery. Cathy Lubenski has a light but sharp touch, a wonderful eye for human types and human foibles, and she’s a natural entertainer. “Trashy Chic” has a perfect humor-to-heart ratio. Bravo!”--T. Jefferson Parker, New York Times bestselling author of The Jaguar and The Border Lords
Cathy Lubenski plumbs her twenty-five years in journalism for the backgrounds of her Bertie Mallowan mysteries, which include Trashy Chic and Snarky Park. She's currently writing her stories in Carlsbad, California, where she lives with her husband and dog, Pica. A third Bertie mystery is in the works.
RAB’s Dagger imprint will release the second book in the series, SNARKY PARK, in April 2015
“Trashy Chic is fast and funny. Enjoy!” -- Parnell Hall, author of Caper
RIVERDALE, NEW YORK, March 26, 2015 -- Riverdale Avenue Books is pleased to announce the publication of Trashy Chic, the first novel in a humorous mystery series by Cathy Lubenski under the new Dagger mystery imprint. The series features Bertie Mallowan, an intrepid, impulsive Southern California reporter who hates that she’s been assigned to “fluff” pieces.
In Trashy Chic, reporter Bertie Mallowan has drifted away from hard news stories and into the shallows of features, the kind you find buried in the back of the newspaper. But when she gets the chance to interview greedy, nasty Robert Bellingham, the king of must-have luxury items for the rich of Southern California, she thinks her career is back on track. Bellingham, she learns, has not only made a lot of money, but he’s got a lot of enemies, too. Two days after Bertie's interview, Bellingham's body is found on the floor of the foyer in the family mansion; someone has aerated his skull with the stereotypical blunt object. Thanks to her interview, Bertie has inside information about the life and times of a rich and powerful murder victim and is thrust into a big story again.
Bertie—and Cathy—have already garnered fans inside the mystery community:
"What do a certain Mennonite innkeeper, and a reporter named Bertie Mallowan, have in common? Could it be that they are both highly intelligent women with a wry take on life, or could it possibly be that both possess tongues capable of slicing Swiss cheese? This is a surefire recipe for a winner in my book! Trashy Chic is pure gold." -- Tamar Myers, author of the Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries and The Headhunter’s Daughter
“Don’t miss this utterly delightful mystery. Cathy Lubenski has a light but sharp touch, a wonderful eye for human types and human foibles, and she’s a natural entertainer. “Trashy Chic” has a perfect humor-to-heart ratio. Bravo!”--T. Jefferson Parker, New York Times bestselling author of The Jaguar and The Border Lords
Cathy Lubenski plumbs her twenty-five years in journalism for the backgrounds of her Bertie Mallowan mysteries, which include Trashy Chic and Snarky Park. She's currently writing her stories in Carlsbad, California, where she lives with her husband and dog, Pica. A third Bertie mystery is in the works.
RAB’s Dagger imprint will release the second book in the series, SNARKY PARK, in April 2015
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