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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsCover Story (Ashton Corners Book Club Mysteries)by Erika Chase
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Hosting an award-winning novelist is quite a Christmas coup for the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straw Society. But when heandrsquo;s murdered in Lizzie Turnerandrsquo;s house, sheandrsquo;s got a holiday homicide on her hands andhellip; For their very first guest author event, most of the book club members canandrsquo;t wait to pull out all the stops in Southern hospitality. But for Lizzie, Derek Alton is nothing but troubleandmdash;from his massive ego to his smarmy moves. When heandrsquo;s found murdered in her living room, it seems someone decided that this womanizing writer would be better off dead than read. After suspicion falls on Lizzieandrsquo;s friend, she and her fellow book club members discover that Derek wasnandrsquo;t who he pretended to be. Cracking this case means going up against Lizzieandrsquo;s boyfriend, police chief Mark Dreyfus, and unearthing a novelandrsquo;s worth of nasty secrets. And as they get closer to uncovering Derekandrsquo;s scandalous final manuscript, someone hiding in plain sight is out to write finis to Lizzieandrsquo;s sleuthing for goodandhellip; Synopsis:Murder is nothing novel for the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society—but this time the police want to throw the book at one of their own… Its time to celebrate when club member Molly Mathewss childhood friend, Teensy Coldicutt, moves back to town—complete with a published book. But as the club plans Teensys book launch, Molly is attacked and Teensys books are stolen. Who would be so desperate for 150 copies of a sexy novel written by an elderly widow? Then Ashton Corners is hit with another shock when Teensys publisher turns up dead—and fellow club member and former police chief Bob Miller is taken into custody. Convinced that Teensys missing books hold the key to the murder, Lizzie Turner and her band of readers are determined to hunt them down. But the plot thickens when their search leads them straight into a counterfeiting ring. Now they must unravel this surprise twist before the killer gets the chance to write someone else off… Synopsis:For the first meeting of the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society, six friends gather in Molly Matthews's old Southern mansion-including Lizzie Turner, a reading specialist with a penchant for mysteries. But the mystery book club meeting becomes the scene of an actual murder when a stranger is shot-and nobody knows who the victim is, or how Molly' antique gun came to be used as the murder weapon. Then Lizzie begins finding mysterious manuscript chapters in her mailbox. As she and the book club members try to read between the lines, Molly surfaces as the next name on the killer's list... About the AuthorErika Chase is the former owner of a mystery bookstore and in that guise has spoken to many book clubs over the years, happily recommending authors and series. Her own book club places chocolate on an equal footing with the books they read. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and magazines, and short-listed for awards. Sheandrsquo;s been an advertising copywriter, journalist, and community educator as well as a long time volunteer with the local police service. She resides in the home of her two Siamese cats. and#160; What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
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