Maggie Gerber-one of the founding members of the Good Buy Girls-loves her quiet life in St. Stanley, Virginia. But all that changes when Sam Collins, her old flame, moves back to town as the new sheriff. On top of that, Claire Freemont, a librarian and the newest member of the Good Buy Girls, starts acting utterly strange. When Maggie goes to visit her the next day at the library, she finds the body of a very dead man. Turns out the man is someone from Claire's past. As the handsome new sheriff zeroes in on Claire, it's up to Maggie and the rest of the Good Buy Girls to use their bargain-hunting skills to hunt a killer-while making sure they don't pay too much in the process...
Maggie Gerber and those discount divas the Good Buy Girls are gearing up for their first big holiday thrift-shop sale. But one of the Girls-Joanne Claramotta, pregnant with her first child-is acting less than festive. It could be hormones. Or it could be Diane Jenkins, the young knockout her husband Michael hired as his new deli assistant.Calming Joanne's nerves proves impossible when Maggie finds Michael unconscious on his deli floor-with Diane next to him, strangled to death with her apron strings. Then Maggie discovers something even more disturbing.There's no record of Diane having been hired. In fact, she has no history at all. It's as if she never even existed. Now Maggie fears that unwrapping Michael's secrets could really kill her holiday spirit.
Between spending Valentine's Day with her sweetheart Sam and shopping upcoming Presidents' Day sales with the Good Buy Girls, everything is coming up roses and bargains for Maggie Gerber. But when the mother of Maggie's nemesis comes to town, things stop looking so rosy. Summer's mom is hoping to set her spoiled daughter up with Sam, and she'll do whatever it takes to make the match happen.When Maggie heads to her romantic rival's house to put a stop to the scheming, she discovers Summer standing over a dead body-holding a weapon. As much as Maggie would love to see Summer get her just desserts, she can't shake the feeling that the meddling menace is, in fact, innocent. Now Maggie and the Good Buy Girls will have to sort through racks of suspects to find a killer-or Summer will wind up getting a truly raw deal...
There's something 100% off about Maggie and her fiancé Sam's new dream home in the historic section of St. Stanley. The lights flicker, the doors blow shut, and their cat, Marshall Dillon, hisses at empty space. And there's something in the basement that's definitely not a bargain...After Maggie discovers a skeleton in the root cellar, she's convinced her house is haunted by a murdered man's ghost. With the help of her Good Buy Girls, Maggie works to tag a killer. But she'll need to be careful as she digs into the history of her new digs. Someone is willing to keep the truth buried at all costs.
Letting no good deal go undone, the Good Buy Girls are ready to pounce on the St. Stanley flea market, where wealthy Vera Madison is selling off her vintage clothing. The widow's wardrobe is just what Maggie Gerber needs to give her second-hand shop, My Sister's Closet, the edge over vindictive rival Summer Phillips, who's opened her own second-hand shop across the street. But when Vera is found dead, it turns out that she collected enemies like Dior gowns-and had more than a few skeletons in her walk-in closet. Now it's up to Maggie and the Good Buy Girls to sort through the racks of suspects for the killer and get back to the business of bargains...
