Overview

It's multilevel murder in this darkly funny mystery novel about the glamorous world of MLM ""huns""--and the dangerous secrets at the top of the pyramid. Drew thought she was destined to rise above her small New Jersey hometown and make it as a serious journalist in New York City. But now she's back in Clearfield, pushing thirty, newly single, and living with her father. After a chance encounter at the grocery store, she reconnects with her ex-best friend, Steph, who married young and never left their hometown. But Steph looks good. Sh is tanned, clear-skinned, and glowing. She drives an expensive car and wears only name-brands. What's her secret? A multilevel marketing scheme called LuminUS that has taken the ladies of Clearfield by storm. With nothing left to lose, Drew gets sucked into this glamorous world of downlines, sales parties, and girls' trips. But when a LuminUS distributor dies under mysterious circumstances, can Drew uncover the dark secret at the heart of the organization--and save her best friend--before it's too late? Laugh-out-loud funny and a pitch-perfect skewering of pyramid schemes, Death in the Downline is a book that will have listeners nodding in recognition and cheering for Drew until the cathartic conclusion.

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Reviews

""A funny, spot-on mystery that will appeal to genre fans and MLM skeptics."" -- ""Booklist"" ""Entertaining, funny, and page-turning. A compassionate look at the reasons women get roped into these schemes in the first place, even the ones who do the unthinkable to keep the ruse going."" -- ""Emily Lynn Paulson, author of Hey, Hun"" ""Narrators Megan Tusing and Mia Hutchinson-Shaw draw listeners into the glamorous world of multilevel marketing in this mystery novel...Hutchinson-Shaw provides the main narration, giving an emotional, dynamic performance. Tusing provides an authoritative narration of news articles and podcast segments."" -- ""AudioFile""

Author Information

Maria Abrams lives in Colorado with her rescue frogs and dogs. She has a graduate degree in psychology and is a graphic designer by day. This is her debut novel. Mia Hutchinson-Shaw is a queer actor and voice artist based in NYC. She came to narration with a background in classical and period-drama theater and trained in the UK at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Megan Tusing is an actor and audiobook narrator based in New York City. She developed a love of storytelling and a passion for language at a young age when first introduced to William Shakespeare, which eventually led her to pursue a career in acting. She has appeared on stage, in films, and on such television programs as Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: CI, Blue Bloods, and Person of Interest. She holds a BA in theater from James Madison University and is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA.

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