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About Down to the D

She'd do just about anything to win back her daughter's love. Bambi Pentecost, a former prostitute, narcotics informant, and terrible mom, thinks her rough past in Detroit is behind her. Now living in Michigan's upper peninsula and working in a warehouse selling tacky religious items, she's sober, pays her rent on time, and remembers to water her philodendron ... until a phone call from Detroit changes everything. Seizing on a chance to regain her teenage daughter's esteem, she journeys to the Motor City to clear her ex-husband of a murder charge. When she isn't impersonating a French chef to gain crucial information, she's digging for clues in pawn shops, academic papers, and the murder house itself. Her unconventional methods and sharp wit are matched by a crew of odd-lot characters, including an anxious singer, a rule-bending police lieutenant, and a warmhearted old pal from school days. As Bambi probes deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a treacherous web of secrets and motives. With her daughter's future hanging in the balance, Bambi must use every trick in her book to uncover the real killer and prove her worth as a mother.

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