New fiction
“Anatomy of an Alibi,” by Ashley Elston. You had to be blind not to notice Camille Bayliss, and no one at Chantilly’s Bar was visually impaired. When Camille came sauntering into Chantilly’s all heads turned to take in her bright red lips and designer shoes. Ordering a cocktail, Camille flirted with a local but left the bar at midnight – alone – peeling away from the parking lot in her fancy car. However, that flashy woman wasn’t Camille Bayliss. It was Aubrey Price. Aubrey’s life changed drastically 10 years ago, and not in a good way. Still troubled by those long-ago events, Aubrey is sure Benjamin Bayliss knows something about that horrid night. Having grown up in a family of criminals, Aubrey knows a crook when she sees one. She just needs a way to get close to him. Enter Camille Bayliss, Ben’s wife. A member of a rich Louisiana family, Camille married the up-and-coming lawyer and by all appearances seems to have a perfect life. No so. Like Aubrey, Camille knows there is something hinky about Ben but finding proof has been impossible since Ben watches her like a hawk. In response, the women cook up a plan. For half a day, Aubrey will take Camille’s place. Meanwhile, Camille will trail Ben and the duo will finally have all the dirt on the lawyer. There is only one problem: Ben has been murdered. Camille and Audrey need an alibi, yet only one woman has one. The women are on thin ice, and one slip-up will be enough to make their deeds come to light.