Lauren Henderson was born in London and lived in Tuscany and Manhattan before returning to London to settle down with one husband and two very fat cats. She has written seven books in the Sam Jones mystery series, which has been optioned for American TV; many short stories; and three romantic comedies. Her nonfiction dating guide, Jane Austen's Guide to Dating, has been optioned as a feature film by the writer behind Ten Things I Hate About You and Ella Enchanted. Lauren's books have been translated into more than twenty languages. With Stella Duffy, she has edited an anthology of women-behaving-badly crime stories, Tart Noir; their joint Web site is www.tartcity.com. Lauren has been described as both the Dorothy Parker and the Betty Boop of the crime novel. Her interests include trapeze classes, gymnastics, and eating complex carbonhydrates.

In kisses and lies, the thrilling sequel to kiss me kill me, talented gymnast and amateur sleuth Scarlett Wakefield is hot on the trail of the murderer of Dan McAndrew, her first crush. Dan mysteriously dropped dead at Scarlett’s feet at the first exclusive party she ever attended – just moments after kissing her.

Scarlett and her tough American sidekick, Taylor McGovern, follow a trial of clues that leads from a posh private club in London to a Chelsea mansion. Could Plum Saybourne, socialite princess and Scarlett’s sworn enemy, be the owner of the designer handbad that might be the key to solving the mystery? Or does the bag belong to Lucy Raleigh, another girl in Plum’s elite circle? Scarlet must cast a wide net to catch the right suspect – and to clear her own name.

Back at Wakefield Hall Collegiate, Scarlett’s prestigious boarding school, delicious groundskeeper Jase Barnes is doing his best to take Scarlett’s mind off her secret troubles. But a starting discovery means that she must drop everything n- including her budding relationship with Jase – and travel to the McAndrew family’s Scottish castle to hunt down Dan’s killer.

Will Scarlett become the target of a dangerous predator who has no intention of stopping at just one murder?