[Read by Caroline Shaffer] The third mystery featuring spunky Violet Parker '' Nothing good ever happens at the butt-crack of dawn. No doubt, the headless corpse on the autopsy table in front of me would agree. '' --Violet Parker Real estate agent Violet ''Spooky'' Parker stumbles upon a body-part theft ring at the local funeral parlor and suspects her caustic coworker has a hand in it - or maybe a foot. Can Violet discover what's in the crates that the crooks are sneaking out of the mortuary in the dark of night? Or will she end up in one of them herself - in pieces? ''Ann Charles has penned another wickedly funny, smart, unforgettable story. Dead Case in Deadwood is impossible to put down.'' --P. J. Alderman, New York Times bestselling author ''Ann Charles took this series to a whole new nail-biting, heart-slamming level. Wow!'' --Amber Scott, #1 Amazon bestselling author ''Full of nonstop suspense. Ann Charles takes her Deadwood series to a hilarious and thrilling new level with Dead Case in Deadwood .'' --Wendy Delaney, award-winning author Ann Charles is a multiple national award-winning mystery author. Her novel '' Nearly Departed in Deadwood '' won the 2010 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense and the 2011 RWA Golden Heart Award for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements. Ann has had a huge crush on Deadwood, South Dakota, for many moons. She dreams of the day when she can afford a vintage Victorian house of her own in historic Deadwood. She currently lives near Seattle with her clever husband, charming children, and sassy cat.