Bookkeepers are under paid and under valued in most cases--How do I know this--I've been a bookkeeper for longer then I want to remember. Even though I am now semi retired--well I am just going to say one thing--there are some bad bookkeepers but more bad accountants who blame the bookkeepers for anything that is wrong! And a lot of small companies don't even have an outside accountant to check up on things!
Unfortunately the person hired as the bookkeeper for the spa had a background that she was able to hide. She was also able to not only pay off another employee to hide the errors--she was also having an affair.
The spa owners daughter was trying to learn the business but neither the bookkeeper nor her assistant would give her the books--Then the assistant was found dead in the hot tub--but who did it-there were actually several people who could have done it. The daughter was charged with murder. Kelly was asked to help solve this murder and prove the daughter was not guilty by the daughter's birth mother and her adoptive parents--things could get kind of sticky-but have faith--all turns out right in the end!
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When a daughter that Kelly's best friend gave up for adoption at birth is accused of murder, Kelly has no choice but to see what she can do to help. But there are several things that present major problems. A sheriff who just wants a quick conviction, a woman who has a history of embezzling, an errant husband looking for a way to escape from what life had dealt him, a jealous competitor, and a frustrated employee. So just who was the murderer?And what about that red-headed judge? Could he inadvertently preside over a murder trial where his daughter is the accused killer? A daughter he didn't even know he had? Join Kelly, Liz, and a Belgian Malinois dog named Niko, as they hunt for the murderer, and redemption for an innocent young woman.This is the 21st book in the Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series by a USA Today Bestselling Author. Download it now and start reading!
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USA Today Bestselling Author and Amazon All-Star, Dianne Harman, draws her stories and characters from a diverse business and personal background. She owned a national antique and art appraisal business for many years, left that industry, and opened two yoga centers where she taught yoga and certified yoga instructors.
She's traveled extensively throughout the world and loves nothing more than cooking with her husband, Tom, and playing with their boxer dog, Kelly.
Being a dog lover and having attended numerous cooking schools, she couldn't resist writing about food and dogs. She's the author of several cozy mystery series: Cedar Bay, Liz Lucas, High Desert, Midwest, Cottonwood Springs, and Chef Dani Rosetti. Most of these books contains recipes from her travels.
She is also the author of the award-winning suspenseful Coyote Series, Midlife Journey Series, Holly Lewis Mystery Series, Miranda Riley Paranormal Cozy Mystery Series, and the Maria Rodriguez Mystery Series.
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28 comments :
I've had my brand new cellphone stolen from my desk at my office before....
I did catch someone stealing at work and had to fire them. I would want to know my adopted parents even if they didn't want me to know them.
Yes I did see someone stealing, and had a talk with them. My mother wish she had looked up her father. So I would.
No thankfully that has never happened to me
I have not caught anyone in the act. I would be curious to find out who they were.
I have not caught anyone in the act of stealing. If I was adopted I would be curious about my biological parents and any siblings I might have.
If I was adopted, I would definitely be interested in who my biological parents were.
I always took Advil and other medicine to work with me in a big bag and one day I turned around and one of my co workers was helping himself. I was excuse me what are you doing? There was a lot of lunches stolen where I worked and a few Kindles disappeared.
no
If I was adopted, I would want to know about my biological parents because I am very interested in genealogy. I don’t recall catching anyone stealing.
I have seen anyone in any of my career stops stealing at all.. in academia the only thing it could have been is a book or a pencil.. As for me if I was adopted I would not look for my bio parents.. the people who raised me are my parents...
No I have never caught anyone stealing. If I was adopted I would be curious who my biological parents were.
I am adopted and think about finding my biological parents all the time but I haven't done anything to do so yet.
I have never caught someone at work stealing. If I was adopted, I would search for my birth parents. Thanks for the giveaway!
I am adopted and have wondered about them.No I have never seen anyone stealing.
I have never caught anyone at work stealing. If I was adopted i would search for my birth parents thank you for a chance to win and keep up the great work!
No i have nvere caught anyone.
I've never had a job, so I have never caught anyone stealing.
If I was adopted, I don't know if I would want to find my biological parents. If they gave me up, then maybe they don't deserve to meet me.
I have never caught anyone stealing. I don't know whether or not I would search for biological parents. I would be curious but maybe a little resentful.
I caught an employee stealing, I fired her. It was simply awful
I've never caught a co-worker stealing but in high school, one of my classmates stole my backpack. I caught her with it and she started crying and swore that it was her backpack even though my name was written on the tag. She told the teacher that I actually took it from her and wrote my name in it. The teacher took her side and I got detention. Then I went home and got yelled at by my parents because I had a brand new scientific calculator and $50 for my lunch bill in the backpack.
I didn't catch the person, but a person who I worked with had been embezzling for about 5 years before finally being caught.
About the biological parents, I would want to find out.
I have not ever caught a co-worker stealing.
Actually My husband does not know his birth father. He didn't find out until he was 16 that his dad was not his biological father. He did not want to know who he is, or even his name.
I have not caught anyone in the act of stealing.
If I were adopted, I would want to know who my biological parents are.
My mom was adopted and she sought out her birth parents. Turns out she was better off in her adoptive family which is just our regular/main family. If I were adopted I would definitely be curious and look for them. I'm a curious person.
My mother was adopted and while she looked up her birth family (they already had 6 kids), she, I think, was afraid to meet them. She just said her family was the parents who adopted her and another girl.
We live in the same area and I have had people come up to me, including two former bosses who mentioned they saw me, and one was quite angry that I ignored her. So, I know I look a lot like a biological cousin (most likely). I am very curious to see this person, I think it would end up being horribly awkward.
I am not sure if I would ever want to find my real parents if I were adopted. I would have to be in that situation myself.
I myself have never caught a co worker stealing but it has happened.
I've never seen anyone stealing. I have mixed feelings about finding birth parents. I always wonder if I would have been a different person if I had been raised by someone else even though I'm perfectly happy with my parents.
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