Murder on the Half Shelf

Zusatztext “Barrett is skilled at making her characters flawed and fully believable.”  "Tightly plotted and paced to keep you turning the pages! this series is indeed getting better with each book." Informationen zum Autor LORNA BARRETT is the New York Times bestselling author of the Booktown Mystery series. She lives in Rochester! New York. Klappentext "If anyone has the formula for a frolicking fun mystery down pat! it's Lorna Barrett" (Roundtable Reviews)! the New York Times bestselling author whose latest Booktown Mystery finds amateur sleuth Tricia Miles unexpectedly reunited with a man from a chapter of her life she closed long ago… Stoneham! New Hampshire! is a haven to bookstores! including Tricia's own mystery shop! Haven't Got a Clue! but is sadly lacking in bed and breakfasts. Pippa and Jon Comfort's Sheer Comfort Inn opens its doors to the public in a week and the couple has offered some locals a free night as a trial run. But what should have been a pleasant overnight stay for Tricia becomes a nightmare when she makes two startling discoveries: Pippa's murdered body in the backyard! and the fact that her husband Jon is actually Harry Tyler! a man Tricia loved-and believed dead-for nearly twenty years. Now Harry is the prime suspect! but Tricia doesn't believe him capable of murder! regardless of her own feelings toward him. And even though Harry's led a life of lies! Tricia's learning that Pippa had her share of secrets that some people may have not wanted revealed… One The overloaded luggage trolley bumped along the sidewalk, following Tricia Miles like an overgrown puppy. Ninety percent of the bags belonged to her sister, Angelica, whom Tricia trailed after. Head held high, marching along like a majorette, Angelica led the way to the Sheer Comfort Inn. When she stopped dead, Tricia nearly ran into her. “Tricia, you must keep up,” she admonished. Tricia steadied herself and the weight of the luggage nearly toppled the little metal trolley, taking her with it. “Tell me again why you’ve dragged me along on this little outing.” “My dear Tricia, for a little sister-to-sister bonding. It’ll be just like camping,” Angelica gushed, looking up at the lovely Victorian home before them and waving an arm to take it all in. The movement made her stumble on her three-inch heels, jostling the enormous suitcase, the corner of which dug into the back of Tricia’s leg. “Camping?” she nearly wailed. She’d brought only a small duffel with a nightshirt and a change of clothes, whereas Angelica had her big shocking pink Pierre Cardin suitcase, plus she had saddled Tricia with her overnight bag, a cosmetic bag, and a small cooler filled with snacks, while Angelica carried only her enormous purse. The occasion? A free overnight stay at Stoneham’s newest (and to be honest, only) bed-and-breakfast inn. This was to be the B-and-B’s trial run before the business opened to the public in a week’s time. Angelica had won the prize at the last Chamber of Commerce meeting. She could have brought Bob Kelly, which might have been a much better idea than dragging Tricia along, but Angelica and Bob, head of the Chamber, had been on the outs more than the ins these last few months. Tricia wouldn’t have been surprised to learn that Bob rigged the prize so that he and Angelica could spend a romantic evening in the cozy new inn. To say he’d been upset at Angelica’s choice of roommate was putting it mildly. He’d even tried to bribe Tricia with a year’s free Chamber membership to back out of the evening, but Tricia couldn’t be bought—at least, not for such small stakes. And it rather pleased her to see Bob grovel, although at that particular moment she wished she had given in. “I don’t camp,” Tricia asserted. She waved a hand at the lovely three-story Victorian home before them...

Product details

• Authors: Lorna Barrett
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 03.07.2012, delayed
• EAN: 9780425247754
• ISBN: 978-0-425-24775-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: A Booktown Mystery; Booktown Mysteries; A Booktown Mystery
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense