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Blue Blood: A Debutante Dropout Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

by Susan Mcbride (Author) "Music played in the background, a soft tinkling of piano keys that filtered into the yellow-walled dining room at the palm, a swanky restaurant with..." (more)

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Mass Market Paperback: 333 pages
Publisher: Avon; Reprint edition (Jan 8 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060563893
ISBN-13: 978-0060563899
Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 182 g

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #651,560 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"A very witty and clever mystery...I, for one, can't wait for the next installment." (Sauce Magazine (St. Louis) )

"Susan McBride kept me laughing all the way through this delicious romp of a mystery." (Tess Gerritsen )

"BLUE BLOOD is a wry, dead-on social commentary masquerading as a can't-put-it-down mystery. Highly recommended...." (John Westermann )

"Susan McBride has an engaging new heroine in Andrea Kendricks." (Thomas Perry )

"All mystery readers should applaud!" (Jerrilyn Farmer )

"BLUE BLOOD is delightful, witty and oh-so-proper (not!). Susan McBride has Dallas society on its designer-clad toes!" (Carolyn Tillery, Society Editor, Park Cities People )

"A totally fun ride...McBride has created a fresh new voice that fans of the genre undoubtedly will enjoy." (Romantic Times BOOKclub )

"McBride has created a delightfully wacky amateur detective in BLUE BLOOD. The writing is fresh, funny, and entertaining." (Wichita Eagle )

"Andrea Kendricks...is a treasure." (Charlaine Harris )

"BLUE BLOOD has it all--suspense, humor, friendship, snobbery and televangelists...BLUE BLOOD is positively gripping." (Sarah Strohmeyer )

"Off to a smashing start...keeps the reader smiling." (Monterey County Post )

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To the dismay of her high society mother Cissy, Dallas heiress Andy Kendricks wants no part of the Junior League life -- opting instead for a job as a website designer and a passel of unpedigreed pals. Now her good friend Molly O'Brien is in bad trouble, accused of killing her boss at the local restaurant "Jugs." Though no proper deb would ever set foot in such a sleazy dive, Andy's soon slipping into skintight hot pants and a stuffed triple-D bra to gain employment there and somehow help clear Molly's name. But Andy's undercover lark is soon bringing her into too-close contact with all manner of dangerous adversaries -- including a shady TV preacher, a fanatical Mothers Against Porn activist ... and a killer who is none too keen on meddling rich girls.

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Music played in the background, a soft tinkling of piano keys that filtered into the yellow-walled dining room at the palm, a swanky restaurant with white linen tablecloths, pricey lobsters and steak, and an even more expensive clientele that Mother had selected for what she' told me was a "girls'night out." Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME Debut Novel - First in Anticipated New Series, Mar 25 2004

By	S. Powell (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Sheer delight to read. Enticing from the first chapter and keeps you reading. A great "Who Dunnit" which will suprise you at the end who the actual killer is. GREAT and a definate must read.

Author Susan McGrath is a delight. She's written back to me to let me know that her 2nd installment to this new series "THE GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER", will be out in February of 2005. I can't wait.

Please DO buy this book, you will not be disappointed!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read, Mar 23 2004

By	R. Glazer (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Andy Kendricks has decided to not follow in her mother's footsteps and become a debutante. Instead, Andy is satisfied with her comfortable job as a website designer and small living space. Andy is also known for her loyalty so it's not a shock that her old friend, Molly, comes to her for help. Molly has been accused of a murder that she insists she didn't do. Andy is able to have her mother hire a lawyer for Molly but he doesn't believe in her innocence so Andy decides to take matters into her own hands. She begins an investigation that, if she is not careful, could cost her her life.
Blue Blood is vastly different from Susan McBride's previous work and it proves that she can write on both sides of the spectrum. Blue Blood is a wonderful book filled with the best characters that I have come across. Andy is not only a person that I enjoy reading about, she is someone to admire. Every aspect of this book is fine tuned to perfection. I can't wait for the next book in the series and I look forward to the success that Susan McBride should enjoy from this book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Snicker out loud, Mar 20 2004

By	booksforabuck "BooksForABuck.com" (Dallas) - See all my reviews

Drop-out debutante Andrea "Andy" Kendrick receives a plea out of the blue from her former best friend from prep school. Molly O'Brien, whom Andy's high-society mother, Cissy, calls "that scholarship girl," has been arrested for murder and she wants Andy to take care of her little boy.

Though Andy hasn't heard from Molly in ten years, she jumps into the fray--rescuing the boy (and dumping him at her mother's Highland Park mansion, much to Cissy's dismay). She just knows Molly could never possibly kill someone under any circumstances, and she is determined to prove her friend's innocence. With the help of Molly's inexperienced (but cute) lawyer, Andy delves into the mystery, going so far as to get herself hired at the "Hooters"-type restaurant where the murder took place, and where Molly worked as a waitress. In purple hot pants and a stuffed bra, she gathers the evidence against the suspects, which include a randy televangelist, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, a rabid activist who regularly pickets the restaurant, a mysterious silent partner, and a host of sexually harassed waitresses.

This is a cute read, with an amusingly eccentric cast of characters. Though I felt Andy was inexcusably reckless at times (like when she barges into a motel room where she knows the possible murderer is having illicit sex), I couldn't help cheering for her. And though the humor felt a bit forced in places, I did snicker out loud several times. This is a must-read for anyone within or on the fringes of Dallas high society. The author certainly nails that world.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Fun read but unchallenging as a mystery
_Blue Blood_ is an amusing little story with an interesting narrator. Andy (Andrea) Kendricks is an upper-crust Texas society girl, who decides that charity events, fund-raising,... Read more

Published on Mar 1 2004 by Maddi Hausmann Sojourner

5.0 out of 5 stars DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
This new series is definitely a winner! Andy Kendricks is a gal we'd all love to have for a friend. Especially if we get into trouble! Read more

Published on Feb 1 2004 by Elaine Flinn

5.0 out of 5 stars refreshing and entertaining amateur sleuth
Although she grew up with a silver spoon in her, mouth Andrea Kendricks prefers stainless steel. She was a debutante drop out who never came was presented to society and works... Read more

Published on Jan 31 2004 by Harriet Klausner

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh yeah!
Andrea "Andy" Kendricks had never been the deb her mother, Cissy Kendricks, had hoped for. Andy was a web designer who enjoyed taking care of herself and living in a small place,... Read more

Published on Jan 27 2004 by Detra Fitch