When a beautiful woman needs a bodyguard, wisecracking private eye Shell Scott is the man for the job in this classic hardboiled mystery. Of course my line of work has its perks?and it should when I lay my life on the line for dangerously daring women even if they are among the most luscious ladies I?ve ever met. It?s not easy guarding these beautiful bodies . . . of course it takes a lot more than being a bodyguard these days, especially when there?s so much body to be guarded. And she has plenty of body to keep me busy?uh, working?for quite a while, even if she?s stacked for murder. Take a Murder, Darling is the 18th book in the Shell Scott Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.