Coaching Fire - (A Cat & Gilley Life Coach Mystery) by Victoria Laurie (Hardcover)

About the Book

Attending the world-renowned Texas Rose Festival to support her bestie Gilley and Gilley's new boyfriend, creative director Stuart Jacobs, life coach Cat Cooper finds things getting thorny when a member of Stuart's staff is accused of murder and she must weed through the cutthroat pageantry to catch a blossoming killer.

Book Synopsis

Everything's bigger in Texas when Hamptons life coach Cat Cooper and her saucy bestie Gilley show up for the Texas Rose Festival with their customary pizzaz in the latest Life Coach Mystery from Victoria Laurie, New York Times bestselling author of the Psychic Eye Mysteries and the Ghost Hunter Mysteries...

Gilley's whirlwind romance with creative director Stuart Jacobs began in Paris, where Stuart was sourcing fabric for the world-renowned Texas Rose Festival, which he is heading up for the first time. The festival is nothing short of spectacular, bringing in half a million people (and their wallets) to see the artistic displays, and exquisite gowns and jewels worn by the Rose Queen and her court. Stuart and his crew seem to have it all under control. But the night Cat arrives in Texas, someone is shot in cold blood, and a member of Stuart's staff is named the prime suspect!

The Rose Festival is too important to the city's economy to cancel, so while Stuart scrambles to prevent the festival from derailing, Cat and Gilley launch their own investigation into the murder. With a parade of potential suspects to parse, and an even longer list of motives, they bring in East Hampton Police Detective Steve Shepherd to help. As rumors of arson, burglary, and professional sabotage swirl around the already fraught festival planning, Cat and her team immerse themselves in the cutthroat pageantry to identify the killer, who has already picked their next victim . . .

Review Quotes

Praise for the Cat & Gilley Life Coach Mystery series:

"Superior series launch...Cozy fans will embrace this intelligent heroine with plenty of backbone." --Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW for Coached to Death

"The Hamptons heat up when a life coach has to turn detective to exonerate herself in the death of a frenemy...Laurie's new series focus pays off in her hallmark flairs of fun." --Kirkus Reviews on Coached to Death

"Coached to Death reminded me of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series because of the humor and a subplot of the captivating Cat being pursued by two charming gentlemen...Coached to Death is a very enjoyable debut, and I look forward to more of Cat and Gilley's trademark pizzazz." --Criminal Element

"A principled main character, who is attracted to both Maks and Steve; well-drawn secondary characters; satisfying plot twists; and a smattering of humor distinguish this engaging, if slightly over-the-top, mystery." --Booklist on To Coach a Killer

"Fans of superior cozies will be well satisfied." --Publishers Weekly on To Coach a Killer

"A fun read that gets by on its characters' charm...Stay safe, Cat." --Kirkus Reviews on To Coach a Killer

"To Coach a Killer is a mystery with a mesmerizing mix of mob connections, tangled motives, and an intriguing love triangle." --Fresh Fiction on To Coach a Killer

"Heroine and author both shine in a tale that offers a good time to everyone but the victim." --Kirkus Reviews on Coached in the Act

"Laurie smoothly mixes eccentric characters and gossipy backstories with sufficient plot complications. This is quick and easy reading for cozy fans." --Publishers Weekly on Coached in the Act

About the Author

Victoria Laurie is a real-life psychic and the New York Times bestselling author of the Psychic Eye Mysteries, the Ghost Hunter Mysteries, the Life Coach Mysteries, and the Trinket Mysteries. She lives outside Minneapolis, MN and can be found online at VictoriaLaurie.com.