A Crime In The Shadows
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Last published Wed, Jun 24, 2020
A dead body shows up in one of the dodgiest neighborhoods of New York, the next morning the butcher is arrested. However, there seems to be more to the story and that's when lively private detective Morgan Blythe and her ever-faithful companion Admiral Fletcher Montgomery are called to help unravel the mystery. In their journey to find the real killer, they cross paths with a fetching, mysterious woman that has been widowed. 6 times.
[A period mystery novel that takes place in the '30s.]
~Inspired by and for my favorite Femme Fatale~
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