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Death at a Drop-In: Myrtle Clover #5

ElizabethSCraig

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Reads 91,194
Votes 7,116
Parts 20
Time 4h 56m

ElizabethSCraig

amateur amateur-sleuth cozy humor mystery senior southern thriller

Cosette Whitlow is a society matron...if tiny Bradley, North Carolina, has one. She kindly volunteers for all the town's charities, but isn't nearly as kind to her own family, neighbors, and friends. In fact, Cosette is emphatically disliked by much of the town-including octogenarian Myrtle Clover. And Myrtle knows that dislike in Bradley can quickly turn deadly. 

No one seems surprised when Cosette's body is discovered during a party she's hosting-she was struck on the head with a croquet mallet. Wanting to restore order to the small town, Myrtle resolves to track down the killer-before the killer strikes again.All Rights Reserved

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The Untold Story

Ignorance truly is bliss. The shocking murder of media mogul, Henry Bandieer, sparks chaos in the small town of Pinehive. And when twenty-two year old Natasha Evans becomes the number one suspect, mayhem ensues. As the investigation continues, her world spirals and everything she knows is called into question. Past secrets and present deceptions collide in this twisted tale where nothing is ever as it seems.