The ebook of Demise
of a Devious Suspect, third in the River's Edge series, has been joined by
its paperback. When the paperback
appears, I feel as if the book is real. Silly, I know -- especially since more
readers buy the ebook. Still, there is nothing like the feel of a hard copy.
Protagonist Melanie has secured full access to her family's farm, so she and Mr. Tibbs have a comfortable place to live and a porch from which to view the cornfields. A place to invite friends to share a beer.
She's so at ease that she invites the handsome Syl and her buddy Stooper to be her guests at the Farm Bureau potluck supper. And then she finds a body in a coat closet at the dinner. The body of the grain elevator owner with whom her late father had a strained relationship.
The discovery is upsetting, but she's not a suspect. However, she begins to wonder if the dead man should be a suspect in her parents' deaths. They were killed in a car accident on icy roads. But now it seems someone may have forced their car into a semi.
Nothing is ever simple.
Demise of a Devious Suspect lets readers know the characters and the town better, and introduces Cat, who inserts himself into Melanie's life. To the distress of Mr. Tibbs. Pets in my mysteries do not have human characteristics, but they are smart.
As a writer, I feel a series hits its stride with the third book. Perhaps it's because I'm fully comfortable with the characters. Comfortable enough to give them more ways to pry into the puzzle.
You can find Demise
of a Devious Suspect at all sites --
Annie Acorn Publishing, LLC
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