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The annual fishing tournament and festival in Hokes Folly, North Carolina, is the high-water mark event of the year. Antiquarian bookseller Jenna Quinn, owner of the Twice Upon a Time bookstore, is ready to catch some new customers with her fishing-themed book display at the festival. That is, until a local author is found dead in his booth.
All fingers point to Frank Sutter, a former detective with the police department. His soon-to-be ex-wife had been dating the victim, and Frank had been seen having an argument with him earlier that day. When Keith Logan, Jenna’s boyfriend and detective with the local police, asks Jenna for help to solve the case, she’s shocked. Frank was Keith’s former partner and someone who had been determined to pin more than one murder on Jenna. Frank doesn’t want Jenna’s help any more than Jenna wants to help him, but the two will have to put aside their animosity for each other if they want to reel in the killer.
This bookselling sleuth knows she will have to cast a wide net in order to catch the killer, even if means dangerously luring them in. Will her novel idea help her catch the killer, or is she bound for a more deadly ending?
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- ISBN: 9781639104826
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- ISBN: 9781639104826
- File size: 1514 KB
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September 1, 2023
A North Carolina bookshop owner reluctantly investigates a murder. Jenna Quinn, owner of Twice Upon a Time in Hokes Folly, may not be able to cook dinner or do laundry, but she has an excellent memory. She'll never forget how Det. Frank Sutter zeroed in on her last year as chief suspect in a murder, causing her to be locked up for months on end. So when Frank comes under suspicion himself for killing author Greg Hurst, his estranged wife Emma's new boyfriend, Jenna enjoys a moment of well-earned schadenfreude. But only for a moment. Then Jenna's boyfriend, Det. Keith Logan, pleads to her better angels. As Sutter's former partner, Keith can't be involved in the investigation, but he's sure that even though the whole town heard Frank threaten to kill his rival for Emma's affections at the annual Bass Festival the day before Hurst's demise, Frank can't possibly be guilty. When Jenna finally agrees to track down Greg's murderer, she doesn't have far to look. Members of the local writers' group, led by Amanda Trent, offer plenty of reasons why someone would have wanted the shifty author dead. But will her attempt to exonerate Frank and vindicate Keith's faith in his partner succeed? Or will it just put Jenna directly in the crosshairs of a killer who won't hesitate to strike again? Snappy banter among colorful townsfolk makes this shopkeeper cozy a winner.COPYRIGHT(2023) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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