Med school drop-out Mandy Murrin has returned home to care for her mentally handicapped, teenage sister. But despite having multiple college degrees under her belt, Mandy finds jobs aren't easy to come by in small town Alabama. Now instead of a stethoscope, she's forced to sport a tool belt as a technician for the local cable company, Flicks Vision. But things go from bad to worse when, while on assignment at the Mayor's house, Mandy finds herself in the attic amongst cobwebs, Christmas decorations, and...a corpse? Suddenly Mandy's life is turned upside down with one missing body, a high school nemesis turned police detective, a mysterious stranger, and a town full of long buried secrets. If Mandy's not careful, this could be one dead end job where she may not make it out alive!

They say hard work never killed anyone, but this may be the exception... Reluctant med-school drop-out Mandy Murrin has a new job and a new mission. She will find a way to have a social life in small town Alabama if it kills her. After all, she deserves a little fun after surviving the daily grind as a blue collar working stiff. And she has plenty of time for dating after putting in glamorous shifts as a tow truck operator, earning extra cash as lab technician at B Positive Clinic, and being a caretaker to her younger sister with special needs. Okay, maybe not "plenty," but she is more than ready to find a good man. Only, the man she finds just happens to be dead and in the trunk of a car. When an old friend asks for her help, Mandy knows she must make a dent in solving this puzzle before the killer retires another victim. But will she get to the bottom of it before the culprit can cover his tracks, or will she reach a dead-end of her very own? Working Stiff Mysteries: Remote Consequences – book #1 Worked to Death – book #2 Ornamental Danger – holiday short story "Small town mystery at its best—and funniest!" —Gemma Halliday, New York Times bestselling mystery author

From USA Today bestselling author Kerri Nelson... The key to success is to survive the competition. Mandy Murrin thought working for a living would be the death of her...but she didn't count on the holidays to be such a killer! When the annual Mistletoe Smackdown trophy for best Christmas decorations is up for grabs, Mandy's small town will stop at nothing to win the coveted award. Only now, the long time winner has turned up suspiciously dead, and the folks in Millbrook are suddenly in a frenzy to become the new victor. It's be up to med-school dropout and reluctant sleuth, Mandy Murrin, to serve as the town's Glitter Queen and select the next winner. But can she keep the peace among her neighbors or will this night before Christmas be her very last? \holiday recipe included\ Working Stiff Mysteries: Remote Consequences – book #1 Worked to Death – book #2 Ornamental Danger – holiday short story "Small town mystery at its best—and funniest!" —Gemma Halliday, New York Times bestselling mystery author