Synopses & Reviews
First in a new cozy series that ticks with excitement and mystery!
Ruth Clagan may be an expert clockmaker, but shes always had a tendency to lose track of time. And when trying to solve a murder, every minute counts
Ruths beloved grandfather instilled in her a love of timepieces. Unfortunately after her grandmother died and he remarried, Ruth and Grandpa Thom became estranged. Shes wanted to reconnect after her recent divorce, but sadly theyve run out of time. Her grandfather has been found dead after a break-in at his shopand the police believe he was murdered.
Now Ruth has been named the heir to Grandpa Thoms clock shop, the Cog and Sprocket, in the small Berkshire town of Orchard, Massachusetts. As soon as she moves into the small apartment above the shop and begins tackling the heaps of unfinished work, Ruth finds herself trying to stay on the good side of Grandpas bossy gray cat, Bezel, while avoiding the step-grandmother she never wanted. But as old secrets and grudges start to surface, Ruth will have to kick into high gear to solve the killer case before someone else winds up dead
About the Author
Julianne Holmes's short stories have appeared in the award-winning
Level Best Books.
Just Killing Time is the first in her new Clock Shop mystery series.