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National bestselling author Hannah Reed brings mystery lovers the first in a brand-new series, in which a young writer finds herself swept up in a murder amidst the glens and lochs of the Scottish Highlands
After the recent death of her mother and the dissolution of her marriage, thirty-something Eden Elliott is seriously in need of a fresh start. At the urging of her best friend, bestselling author Ami Pederson, Eden decides to embark on an open-ended trip to the picturesque village of Glenkillen in the Scottish Highlands, to do some hands-on research for a book of her own. But almost as soon as Eden arrives in the quaint town, she gets caught up in a very real drama
The towns sheep shearer is found murderedclipped with his own shearsand the locals suspect Vicki MacBride, an outsider whose fathers recent death left her the surprise heir to his lucrative sheep farm. Eden refuses to believe the affable heiress is a murderer, but can she prove that someone is out to frame her new friend before she finds herself on the receiving end of more shear terror?
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Praise for the Queen Bee Mysteries
“Action, adventure, a touch of romance, and a cast of delightful characters...one honey of a tale.”—Lorna Barrett, New York Times bestselling author of the Booktown Mysteries
“Reeds story is first-rate, her characters appealing—Storys imperfections make her particularly authentic—and the beekeeping and small-town angles are refreshingly different.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“The death of a beekeeper makes for an absolute honey of a read in this engaging and well-written mystery. Story Fischer is a sharp and resilient amateur sleuth, and Hannah Reed sweeps us into her world with skillful and loving detail.”—Cleo Coyle, national bestselling author of the Coffeehouse Mysteries
“Will appeal to readers who like Joanne Fluke and other cozy writers for recipes, the small-town setting, and a sense of community.”—Library Journal
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“If you fancy a quick, inexpensive trip to the Scottish Highlands, then Off Kilter is your ticket. Join writer Eden Elliott as she journeys to Glenkillen to research and write her first book, then go along for the investigation into the death of the towns sheep-shearer. Hannah Reeds new series will please Scotophiles everywhere, and theyll soon be eager for another trip to Glenkillen.”—Miranda James, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Cat in the Stacks mystery series
“Hannah Reeds series debut captures the appeal of the Highlands, and features a plucky, determined heroine surrounded by a cast of quirky but believable characters.”—Sheila Connolly, New York Times bestselling author of the County Cork Mysteries
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Moraine, Wisconsin's annual Harmony Festival is anything but harmonious for Story Fischer, as a dead body makes an uninvited appearance in the parade-and the person who may be responsible for putting it there starts dating Story's mother...
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Things are going well for beekeeper Story Fischer, whose hands are full with a successful local market, her Queen Bee Honey business, and a new boyfriend. But when she finds the dead body of local woman with a checkered past right near her hive, she's in a sticky situation indeed.
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After her mentor in the honey business is found suspiciously stung to death in his apiary, beekeeper Story Fischer must sort through a swarm of suspects, including her ex-husband.
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The latest Queen Bee Mystery in a series that's "a sweet treat for cozy mystery fans." (Fresh Fiction) Beekeeper Story Fischer has stocked the shelves of her market, The Wild Clover, in preparation for the influx of produce-crazy tourists about to invade Moraine, Wisconsin. In fact, with the apple cider and caramel apple stand on Main Street and the corn maze out at Country Delight Farm, the whole town is ready for the swarm.
But when a self-proclaimed witch moves into town, the neighbors are all abuzz with questions. Is the quirky newcomer a good witch or a bad one? Story thinks Dyanna Crane is perfectly nice, albeit a little eccentric. But after an entire coven shows up for a new moon ritualand one of the witches ends up dead in the corn mazeStory must comb through both fact and fiction, before anyone else is murdered under the cover of magic
About the Author
Hannah Reed is the national bestselling author of the Queen Bee Mystery series, as well as the Scottish Highland Mysteries. Her own Scottish ancestors were seventeenth century rabble-rousers who were eventually shipped to the new world, where they settled in the Michigan Upper Peninsula. Hannah has happily traveled back to her homeland several times, and in keeping with family tradition, enjoyed causing mayhem in the Highlands.