I’ll Be Leaving You Always by Sandra Scoppettone

Outside of Lauren's relationship with her lover, Kip, Megan is her oldest and dearest friend. But when Megan is held up in her Greenwich Village jewelry store and then killed, Lauren soon discovers how little she knew of Megan's life.

Hired by one of Megan's ex-husbands to investigate, Lauren takes a microscope to a life she thought she knew intimately and finds a secret world of deception and danger. As Lauren moves closer to the solution to Megan's murder, she uncovers some unpleasant truths about herself--- and realizes how much she needs a little help from her friends

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'The work of a fine writer coming into her own...Laurano is an appealing character whose most natural responses are warmth and humor.'
THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
In this sequel to EVERYTHING YOU HAVE IS MINE, Lauren's closest friend Megan is killed hours after a hold up of her Greenwich Village jewelry store, and Lauren soon discovers how little she knew about her friend's life. Hired by one of Megan's many ex-husbands to investigate, Lauren takes a microscope to a life she thought she knew intimately and finds a secret world of deception and danger. As Lauren moves closer to the solution to Megan's murder, she uncovers some unpleasant truths about herself--and realizes how much she needs a little help from her friends....
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