Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Bernie Sanders and his millennial aide are drawn into a murder investigation in a small Vermont town in this hilarious spin on cozy mysteries from the New York Times bestselling author of Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery Bernie Sanders is on summer break from the Senate. In true "man of the people" fashion, he's working at the Vermont Country Store in Eagle Creek, a quiet, picturesque resort community on Lake Champlain. After a long day chatting up voters from behind the register, he likes to unwind at his shoreline cabin with a nice cup of decaf and a cozy mystery.
When a local farmer's body washes on shore at the Summer Jazz Festival, however, there's nothing "cozy" about it. All signs point to the nefarious forces of Big Maple, the multinational agri-business that has been forcing Eagle Creek's small farms to either sell or shut down.
Bernie's aide--twentysomething Carly "Crash" Romero, who's grudgingly joined her boss on this trip to the small town she left behind--is shocked when the sheriff declares the death an accident. Bernie isn't surprised. Corruption is everywhere, even in rural Vermont. He's not about to let it slide, though. Not in his own backyard.
What starts with just a few innocent questions on Bernie and Crash's part soon turns into a full-blown amateur investigation. Before long, they are swept into a web of criminal intrigue, becoming novice sleuths just like the detectives in Bernie's beloved paperback cozies.
Bernie has been fighting for justice for over half a century. There's only so much that one can do via legislation, however. It's time for the mittens to come off...not only because it's summer, but because it's time for evil-doers to FEEL THE BERN.
This novel is completely fictional. The real Bernie Sanders's fight for economic, social, and environmental justice doesn't leave much spare time to solve murders--that we know of.
Synopsis
Who knew fighting for a living wage could be so deadly? Bernie Sanders and his Gen Z intern are drawn into a murder investigation in a small Vermont town in this hilarious spin on cozy mysteries from the New York Times bestselling author of Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery Fall is bursting out all over Vermont, and while the rest of the Congress enjoys its recess, Senator Bernie Sanders has returned to his beloved home state for a weekend of events in Eagle Creek, "America's #1 Leaf Peeping Destination." It's up to intern and Eagle Creek native Crash Robertson to keep the senator on schedule--and out of trouble.
Crash's hopes for a quiet homecoming are dashed, however, when the lifeless body of a community banker with ties to "Big Maple" is found in Lake Champlain. While the sheriff's department closes the case as an accident, a leaked autopsy indicates foul play...with a trail of syrup leading directly to one of the senator's oldest friends. Bernie, taking a page from the cozy mysteries he's addicted to, enlists Crash in a quest to uncover the killer's true identity.
If Crash allows the senator to go too far off-script, it will be the end of her yet-to-begin political career. But as the suspect list grows to include a tech bro set on "disrupting" the maple syrup industry, struggling small-business owners, and even Crash's own family, she realizes there's more on the line than her own future. If the unlikely duo can't solve the mystery of the Maple Murderer before they strike again, Bernie's life-long fight for justice may come to an unplanned end.
This (totally fictional ) mystery also features recipes from Eagle Creek's Vermont Country Shed, including Vermont Cheddar Mac & Cheese, "Feel the Bern " Maple Sriracha Hot Sauce, and more