Bury Me With Barbie

Most Barbie collectors have been known to say, "I would kill to have that..." Caresse Redd is an underpaid journalist, an overworked single mom, and a Barbie doll enthusiast. She spends her free time writing for Barbie International magazine and chatting on the Best Barbie Board, where collectors from across the country unite online to talk about everything Barbie—usually. Lately, they've been talking about murder. P.J. Croesus has been wronged by the Best Barbie Board one too many times. Now, she's out for blood. Her murders are becoming more and more gruesome, but that's OK with P.J.... She'll have all of their dolls when she's done. As Caresse is about to find out, playing with Barbies just isn't the same these days. Caresse Redd is 37. She is divorced. She is a mom. She is tired. She is also in love with vintage Barbie dolls. In fact, in the course of answering personal ads and going on dates so she can write a story about her experiences for the newspaper she works at, she comes to the conclusion no man can stack up to her beloved hobby of Barbie collecting. What she doesnt know is that the scoop of a lifetime looms on the horizon. A woman bent on revenge against adversaries on the Best Barbie Board for slights including being accused of having a vintage doll gown with a repro rose and removing freckles from a Midge doll with nail polish remover is prowling her way across the country from Oswego to Walnut Creek, taking not only the lives of those who have tormented her but their doll collections as well. Its up to Caresse to help detectives connect the dots and figure out who the killer is before more lives are taken, but can she do it?