Death Of A Saleswoman

My life plan checklist was:
Finish my Ph.D. in Popular Culture
Find a job as a tenured professor (I wish)
Buy a house (HA)
Adopt a cat

Not on my life checklist:
Move in with my 72 year old grandfather, Lando
Get a job selling cars
Find a dead blonde in a convertible

My new checklist
Solve her murder, so the police don''t suspect me
Avoid becoming the next victim
My colleagues in academia think I''m unemployed. I refuse to use my academic title in the car business. I''m Dr. Violet Landovic, and I sell cars.