This is the second in the Cornelia Finnigan series - a comic cozy series from local author Robin Bowles (more well known for her True Crime novels).
The blurb:
Having recovered from her near fatal run-in with a novice nun, Cornelia is the lucky recipient of a stunning porcelain horse. Funny that it looks just like the one the Triads appear to be murderously searching for...
Opening Line:
"Cornelia Finnigan's lanky frame resembled a praying mantis as she heaved herself on crutches up the stairs to her first-floor aparment. Gratefully she reached the halfway landing and leaned panting on the banister."
Cornelia Finnigan, the loudest, loveliest and luckiest PI, is back - smarter, brighter and funnier than ever.
Having recovered from her near fatal run-in with a novice nun, Cornelia is the lucky recipient of a stunning porcelain horse. Funny that it looks just like the one the Triads appear to be murderously searching for....
Hilarious antics ensue as a plastic surgeon's after-hours consultations are uncovered, followed by a late-night pursuit of a shifty courier that leaves our heroine dangerously dangling. It all adds up to a rollicking good read.