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Heather Reed, a teenage reporter filling in for a teen magazine, is thrust into a perilous mystery when she discovers that two leading contestants in the American Model of the Year contest are being threatened.
Using her journalistic instincts and quick thinking, Heather digs into the secretive world of beauty contests, unraveling clues that point to a hidden danger lurking behind the glittering surface.
As she gets closer to the truth, she must navigate the cutthroat competition, protect the contestants, and expose the culprits before the final showdown.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Rebecca Price Janney
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