TY - BOOK AU - Flanders,Judith TI - A cast of vultures T2 - [Sam Clair] SN - 9781250087829 PY - 2017///] CY - New York PB - Minotaur Books KW - Women detectives KW - England KW - Fiction KW - Book editors KW - Murder KW - Investigation KW - London (England) KW - Humorous fiction KW - lcgft KW - Detective and mystery fiction N1 - "A mystery"-- Dust jacket; "A Thomas Dunn Book"; "First published in Great Britain by Allison & Busby" N2 - "There was every possibility that I was dead, and my brain hadn't got the memo. Or maybe it was that I wished I were dead. On reflection, that was more likely. Normally sharp-witted, book editor Sam Clair stumbles through a post-launch party morning with the hangover to end all hangovers. But before the Nurofen has even kicked in, she finds herself entangled in an elaborate saga of missing neighbors, suspected arson and an odd, unidentified body. By the time the grizzly news breaks that the fire has claimed another victim, Sam is already hot in pursuit. Armed once again with her biting commentary, her boyfriend Inspector Jake Field, and her stalwart Goth assistant, Sam must track down the murderer and face a pair from Thugs 'R' Us in this uproariously funny and fast-paced mystery in this critically acclaimed series from New York Times bestseller Judith Flanders"-- ER -