No Substitute for Motives (Subbing isn't for Sissies) (Volume 6)

While Barbara Reed s drug-cop boyfriend is away, her life spins out of control. Dave s daughter shifts to drama-queen overdrive, Cheese Puff hits new levels of canine entitlement, and Barb s overbearing sister demands help with a mid-life makeover. To complicate matters, things go missing from the high school, and a plot surfaces to close the city pool. Then things get worse Barb s neighbor is accused of killing a retired mobster known as Big Shiny. When she was Las Vegas showgirl royalty, Muriel Ballantine steered clear of the vicious thug. She insists she didn t recognize him when she rented the stage at a remote inn to practice her dance routine for a reality show. Barb is certain someone framed Mrs. B perhaps Glorree Morning, a high-kicking competitor from back in the day. When the investigation stalls and Mrs. B is placed on house arrest, Barb decides it s time to color outside the legal lines.