Flirting with Murder: A Novel

當「扮演謀殺」變成真正命案，愛情與推理同時上線！

★ 《The Agathas》×《The Thursday Murder Club》青春版暖心推理
★ 粉紅佛州公寓 × 戲劇退休社團 × 角色扮演殺人遊戲
★ 歡喜冤家變身偵探搭檔，甜度與笑點雙爆表

別人暑假來佛州是為了沙灘與樂園，
高中生薇吉妮亞卻是為了「謀殺」。

在外婆萊妮那棟洛可可粉紅公寓裡，一群戲劇退休族熱衷角色扮演推理遊戲——《溫柔殺我》。電擊、毒乳液、離奇意外，全都只是劇情的一部分……直到某天，公寓真正的屋主離奇身亡，一紙戲劇化遺囑掀起家族與建商的貪婪風暴。

更糟的是，她在機場遇見的可愛男孩費利克斯，竟是住戶的孫子。原本只想在遊戲中打敗對方，兩人卻在一次扮演中發現真正的屍體，被迫從鬥嘴對手變成合作偵探。

在充滿粉色牆面與戲劇靈魂的公寓裡，他們必須在愛情升溫前，先找出真正的兇手——拯救這個古怪卻溫暖的家。

The Agathas meets Thursday Murder Club in Amanda Sellet's latest YA novel, a cozy mystery with a splash of romance.

Some people visit Florida for theme parks and beaches. High school junior Virginia Tillis is there for murder. Accidents, electrocution, tainted hand lotion: every victim meets a different end at her grandmother Lainey's rococo pink condo. Such is life (and death) when you roll with a crew of theater retirees who roleplay murder mysteries from the comfort of their own home in a game they fondly call Killing Me Softly.

But this summer, fictional murder has given way to the very real death of the building's beloved owner and his dramatic last testament has the vultures circling, from estranged relatives to sleazy property developers, dead set on getting the most from his will.

Adding to the tension for Virginia is the appearance of Felix, the cute guy she met at the airport who turns out to be the grandson of one of the condo's residents. With his charm and musical theater chops, he's the person Virginia most wants to beat at Killing Me Softly. That is, until the day they discover an actual dead body while playing the game, forcing them to work together to figure out whodunit.

In this comedic mystery about finding the Watson to your Holmes, Virginia and Felix must banter their way from rivals to co-detectives in time to save their eccentric grandparents from a shocking disruption to the community they've always loved.