Summary

Murder is a high stakes gamble ... Amateur sleuth and tour hostess Betty Chance is on a winning streak in Deadwood, South Dakota, a town famous for gambling, gold, and ghosts. Her good fortune shifts when a married man's body turns up dead in a hot tub and her clients' hotel rooms are being robbed. Against the sheriff's orders, Betty and her son begin to investigate. Tillie McFinn is convinced spirits from the past are to blame for the stolen items and uses her ghost hunting skills to find answers. Only this time, searching for spirits turns out to be a deadly pastime. Dead by Chance is a deliciously funny and fast-paced road trip where ghost hunting and murder collide. Pat Dennis is the award-winning author of Hotdish To Die For, a collection of six culinary mystery short stories where the weapon of choice is a hotdish, deadly recipes included. Her Betty Chance mysteries series includes Murder by Chance, Killed by Chance, and Dead by Chance. Pat's bestselling solo travel memoir is Fat Old Woman in Las Vegas: Gambling, Dieting and Wicked Fun. Her humor and fiction work is featured in numerous anthologies, newspapers, and magazines such as National Public Radio's Minnesota Monthly, and Woman's World. Pat performed as a comedian with over 1,000 performances at comedy clubs, Fortune 500 companies, casinos, and Women's Expos.