Checked Out - A Ricki Rydell Mystery, #1

When bored and burnt-out romance writer, Ricki Rydell, stumbles upon a woman's body in the bathroom at her local library, she's in for the ride of her life. Because solving a murder is infinitely better than writing another book, isn't it? As she digs into the victim's life, Ricki uncovers secrets about people she thought she knew and learns there's a seedier side to her community that can make even a seasoned romance writer like herself blush. In over her head and longing for her boring old life as a reclusive writer, Ricki is on the trail of a killer and finding herself in more and more danger.
Will Ricki solve this mystery before she becomes the next victim? Checked Out was originally published under the name Abby Matthews.