Selma Eichler Books In Order

Murder Can Kill Your Social Life

Full figured New York private detective Desiree Shapiro takes on the case of a grocery delivery boy accused of the brutal robbery and murder of an elderly woman.

Murder Can Ruin Your Looks

Reluctantly assisting an old friend, chubby gumshoe Desiree Shapiro investigates the shooting of identical twins Mary Ann and Meredith, in an attempt to identify which twin was killed and which is only comatose.

Murder Can Stunt Your Growth

Unwilling to take on the case of nine year old Catherine Corwin, whom everyone but her grandmother believes died of natural causes, chubby private eye Desiree Shapiro is surprised when she discovers that someone wanted the child dead.

Murder Can Wreck Your Reunion

Private investigator Desiree Shapiro receives a frantic call from her niece, who is suspected of murdering a former sorority sister at a reunion, drawing Shapiro into her fourth treacherous and hilarious mystery.

Murder Can Spook Your Cat

Private investigator Desiree Shapiro has run into some tough cases before, but the death of a noted children’s book author found in her study with her cat as the only witness has her truly stumped. A frequently married woman of contradictions and eccentric habits, this writer had enough in her estate to provide more than a motive for homicide. Desiree must think fast if she wants to catch a killer not to mention stay alive! .

Murder Can Singe Your Old Flame

She doesn’t jog, she doesn’t know karate, and she doesn’t pass a bakery without a slight detour. She’s Desiree Shapiro, and she’s got a big enough heart to help an ex boyfriend find out who killed his blushing new bride.

Murder Can Spoil Your Appetite

When an infamous mobster contracts Desiree to catch a killer, the overweight detective bites off more than even she can chew.

Praise for the Desiree Shapiro mysteries:

‘Tired of glamorous private investigators so svelte they could be fashion models? Has author Selma Eichler got a hero*ine for you.’ Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel

‘Highly entertaining.’ Carolyn Hart

‘Witty…
warm hearted…
a hero*ine we can embrace.’ Joan Hess

Murder Can Upset Your Mother

Philanthropist Miriam Weiden was murdered just after leaving a plea for help on Desiree Shapiro’s answering machine. Desiree agrees to investigate the murder and discovers that Miriam was different from the lady the world held in such high esteem.

Murder Can Cool Off Your Affair

John Lander is heir to his dying uncle’s considerable fortune. But one close call with a not so stray bullet, and he runs right to plump P.I. Desiree Shapiro for help. The roster of suspects includes a motley crew of the uncle’s potential beneficiaries all of whom have plenty to gain from the murder. ‘Tired of glamorous private investigators so svelte they could be fashion models? Has author Selma Eichler got a hero*ine for you.’ Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel

Murder Can Rain on Your Shower

Desiree Shapiro hosts a bridal shower for her niece. But just a couple bites into the first course, the groom’s aunt keels over. Now the plump P.I. must sift through the suspects, all of whom have reason to wish the husband stealing Bobbie Jean dead.

Murder Can Botch Up Your Birthday

On Vicky Pirrelli’s sixth birthday, her father, Victor, was charged with murdering his mistress. Now ten years later, Vicki wants pudgy P.I. Desiree Shapiro to clear his name. But since the case is ten years old, the evidence is likely to be tainted. To top it off, Victor just recently died in prison.

Meanwhile, Desiree’s new boyfriend, Nick, is showing a serious interest in her and Desiree is ready for seconds…

Murder Can Mess Up Your Mascara

Includes a tasty new recipe Plus sized New York PI Desiree Shapiro’s latest client is harder to say no to than Little Angie’s pizza. Fearful of accepting the responsibility for someone’s life Desiree prefers to take cases after the body has been carted away. But there have already been two attempts to kill pharmaceutical exec Gordon Curry, and he wants Desiree to prevent number three. Available only in Mystery 4.

Murder Can Run Your Stockings

Wisecracking New York detective Desiree Shapiro always offers queen sized entertainment. This time, a client wants her to nab his old aunt’s killer. But things get sticky as the suspects keep multiplying and Dez’s tepid relationship with her hot neighbor Nick starts to simmer.

Murder Can Depress Your Dachshund

On the day before Jordy Mills was going to donate a kidney to save his brother Cornell’s life, he was shot to death. Without donor, Cornell tragically committed suicide. Looking into the lives of these two brothers, Manhattan P.I. Desiree Shapiro has discovered that one’s a saint, the other’s a sinner, and someone wanted them both dead.

Murder Can Crash Your Party

Full figured Manhattan P.I. Desiree Shapiro doesn t like public speaking so she’s surprised when her talk at a mystery writers convention is a hit. But she receives an even bigger surprise when eccentric author Belle Simone approaches her with a truly bizarre proposition.

If Desiree can solve the mystery in Belle s yet unpublished novel, she ll be paid $24,940! Desiree is engrossed by Belle s story of adultery and murder. But the real mystery is: why someone would pay her such an exorbitant sum to solve a homicide that exists only on paper?