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Dying to Be Thin

by Kathryn Lilley · 2007

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The first course in a sleuth series sure to satisfy. In just a week, plus-sized TV producer Kate Gallagher has been laid off because of her weight and dumped by her boyfriend. So she enrolls in a weight loss clinic in Durham, NC. Soon, Kate's ready to sell her soul for some sweets. But when a diet guru turns up dead with fondue forks where his eyes were, Kate loses her appetite-and has a breaking story on her hands...

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscozy mysterycozy mysteryMore like thisLess of thiswomen’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 296 pages

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