Unfortunately the penthouse suite reserved for them is occupied - by a dead body. As Aggie is heading toward the hotel, Sam calls and tells her she urgently needs to get downtown. This sends Aggie into a tizzy of self doubt.
Sam begins the preliminary investigation and discovers no trauma or bleeding on the woman who appears to be in her late twenties. Indentations on the carpet show drag marks. The hotel manager identifies the woman as Monica Peters, a guest of the hotel every year during Fiesta Week.
Aggie and Sam both know finding another room nearby would be next to impossible, and Sam urges
The best place for Aggie to begin her investigation is with some of her friends in The Fabulous Femmes, a group of women who participate in philanthropic activities in the city and like to party. They are hosting a convention during Fiesta Week and are staying at the hotel.
Aggie soon learns there's lots of friction between the various subgroups of The Fabulous Femmes leading to many suspects. When another person is found dead, Aggie doubles her efforts, much to Sam's displeasure.
Risking her own life and her future relationship with Sam, Aggie disguises herself and joins the Femmes in their dance at Arneson River Theater. When everything goes haywire, Aggie is right in the midst of it, solving the mystery.
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Thanks for your delightful review of RIVER CITY DEAD! A San Antonio native, I've been to the River Walk many times. But I loved researching this novel and discovering tidbits I never knew. I always have a ball writing about Aggie Mundeen and Detective Sam. They are together again in a short suspenseful novel debuting October 10 that takes them in a new direction and makes them face catastrophe: THE PLUNGE.
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