Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury

Written by Lee Hollis

Narrated by Kim Niemi

If Poppy didn't believe she was in too deep as the only female juror in a high-profile assault case involving an infamously hot-tempered crooner, she's sure of it upon meeting blast-from-her-past Rod Harper. A former TV costar from her short-lived acting days, Rod is as dashing as ever, and now he wants to partner again-this time to locate his missing daughter . . .

Returning a pampered songstress with a penchant for running away back home unscathed shouldn't be too challenging. But dodging Rod's charms while on the job is another story-and so is finding a dead body! When Poppy discovers a fellow juror face down in a swimming pool, she's unwittingly thrust into a murder investigation with sinister parallels to the troubled chanteuse's disappearance . . .

As Poppy struggles to survive a steamy love triangle while deciphering the connection between two seemingly unrelated cases, the Desert Flowers Agency must outsmart a ruthless killer who will do anything to keep hideous secrets hidden away . . . including ensuring Poppy becomes the next forgotten ex-actress to bite the dust . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Dec 31, 2019
• ISBN: 9781541434394

Lee Hollis

LEE HOLLIS is the pen name for Rick Copp, a veteran Hollywood screenwriter who has written for numerous television series, including The Golden Girls, Wings, Scooby-Doo, Teen Titans, and Barbershop. He is the co-writer of The Brady Bunch Movie and has written a number of novels under his own name. He also produces, writes, and stars in the hit web series Where the Bears Are. With his sister Holly Simason, he co-authors the Hayley Powell Food & Cocktail Mysteries book series using the Lee Hollis name. He lives in Palm Springs, California.

Reviews for Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury

[cyderry · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Poppy Harmon has been selected for a jury trying a celebrity. When the jurors go to deliberate, one man is a hold out for not guilty. Hanging the jury. When Poppy notices an apparent signal between the holdout juror and the accused she becomes suspicious. Her doubts are fully engaged when she discovers the holdout dead.At the same the Desert Flowers Detective Agency is hired to locate a missing person, only this one may be a bit tricky since the client is one of Poppy's former co-stars. Will her co-star realize that Poppy is the brains behind the business or will she need to draw on her acting skills from the past?What a cute mystery and well-written with multiple layers and intertwined characters. Poppy should become her own TV series!

[jetangen4571 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

retirees, actors, private-investigators, crooks, investigation, cozy-mystery, situational-humor, verbal-humor, California ***** Poppy's a widowed retired actor, a fellow juror exhibits more than a little suspicious behavior, her daughter is about to be paroled, the investigation agency she shares with friends gets hired by a former costar, and then there's that murder. Lots of sleuthing in Southern California and lots of name dropping, too, but it's the situational humor that got me! Loved it!I requested and received a free ebook copy from Kensington Books via NetGalley.