Fatal Fixer-Upper
by Jennie Bentley

First in the new Do-It-Yourself mystery series!

Avery Baker was once a New York designer, but inheriting her aunt's old Maine cottage has led her down a new career path—home renovation. Now, with help from hunky handyman Derek Ellis, Avery starts learning the ABCs of DIY. But when the designer-turned-renovator finds clues that lead to a missing professor, she wonders if she can finish the house—without getting finished off in the process.

Other Books by Jennie Bentley

Home for the Homicide
A Do-It-Yourself Mystery #7

Wall-to-Wall Dead
A Do-It-Yourself Mystery #6

Flipped Out
A Do-It-Yourself Mystery #5

Mortar and Murder
A Do-It-Yourself Mystery #4

Plaster and Poison
A Do-It-Yourself Mystery #3

Spackled and Spooked
A Do-It-Yourself Mystery #2

Jennie Bentley's Bio

A career as a REALTOR® and professional renovator has given debut author Jennie Bentley plenty of fodder for her new series of Do-It-Yourself Home Renovation Mysteries from Penguin/Putnam.

She has stumbled over dead bodies — those of birds, cockroaches, and the occasional rat; unearthed buried treasure — gorgeous tile floors hidden under ugly vinyl, pristine footed bathtubs covered over with drywall; and had personal experience with just how dangerous renovating a house can be — she and her husband have come close to killing each other on many occasions while renovating the eight houses the family has owned in the past eight years.

Jennie lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband and two children.