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Wall Street headhunter and former Broadway dancer, Leslie Wetzon, uncovers a stock tendering scam run by stockbrokers and the Russian mob after an elderly woman acquaintance is murdered. A blizzard brings New York City to a halt, but doesn't stop Leslie from pursuing the murderer, even if it means her life is in danger.“Ms. Meyers has smartened up her style in her second novel without losing the waspish wit that made her first one (The Big Killing) such nasty fun.”
The New York Times Book Review
“Spanning the distance from Wall Street to Coney Island, this is a fast-paced, exciting read with plenty of action to add more spice to the wheeling and dealing on the Street.”
The Dallas Morning News
“…one feels treated to an inside view of the little wheels that keep Wall Street turning. This is really a fun series with its glimpses of city living at its best and worst.”
St. Louis Post Dispatch
“This book is written in a very smart, very glossy manner. It’s very readable and it really does move along nicely. …one scene–a visit to the Russian émigré section of Brooklyn known as Little Odessa-is a total knock-out.”
Mystery Scene Magazine

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Former dancer Leslie Wetzon and her business partner Xenia Smith, Wall Street headhunters, attend the festive retirement dinner for Goldie Barnes, head of the respected financial firm Luwisher Brothers. But Goldie is not ready to retire. When he takes a sip of his bourbon and rises to make his farewell speech, he never gets to finish it. Is it a heart attack? Asthma? No, it's murder. Xenia Smith, to Wetzon's protests, accepts a commission from the acting CEO for Smith and Wetzon to find the murderer before the police do, which immediately puts them in danger. Wetzon's live-in boyfriend, NYPD
detective Silvestri is on the case. The NYPD wants her help as Wetzon knows all the suspects, but she is worried about professional ethics. As the bodies begin to pile up, and the endemic greed and scandals on Wall Street, and she and Smith seem at odds about everything from their men to their work, Wetzon has to wonder if she's in the right profession.

“Ms. Meyers clearly knows whereof she rips to shreds. In between theatrically executed murders, she imparts solid inside information about the business of brokering, as well as acidic commentary on the personal ethics of all the players.”
The New York Times Book Review
“Ms. Meyers, a Wall Street insider, fills her books with irresistible details about life among the big-money movers and shakers. The Deadliest Option is the most suspenseful and engaging effort yet in this series.”
The Baltimore Sun
“Wall Street headhunters and occasional sleuths Smith and Wetzon are back in this splendid, entertaining mystery.”
Publishers Weekly