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On Spine of Death
A Small Town Cosy Crime Murder Mystery
Series: By the Book Mysteries
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From the author of the acclaimed Eleanor Wilde Mystery Series comes the second instalment in the By the Book cozy series! 2023 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE, LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN PRIZE for Buried in a Good Book "In 'Keystone Kops'-style scenes set around the morgue, a muddy mountain,...
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From the author of the acclaimed Eleanor Wilde Mystery Series comes the second instalment in the By the Book cozy series!
2023 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE, LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN PRIZE for Buried in a Good Book
"In 'Keystone Kops'-style scenes set around the morgue, a muddy mountain, and the hardware store, bones and books disappear and reappear... On Spine of Death is a quirky story for those who enjoy funny cozies." - Library Journal
Bestselling author Tess Harrow and her teenage daughter Gertrude have decided to make Winthrop their home. Their cabin is fixed up and now they're turning the family hardware store that Tess inherited from her late grandfather into the town's first independent bookstore.
But when renovations unearth bones from a cold case and send them toppling—literally—onto Tess's head, the work comes to a grinding halt. With the whole town convinced that her grandfather was a serial killer, Tess has to call in a fellow horror author for reinforcements. Together, they'll come up with a perfect story to make all the clues fit...and solve a mystery more than thirty years in the making.
Series: By the Book Mysteries
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Buried in a Good Book
An exciting and fresh new book-themed cozy mystery series from author Tamara Berry! 2023 EDGAR AWARD WINNER - LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN MEMORIAL PRIZE "A slapstick comedy of murder." - Library Journal "This first in series is truly original, funny, and well written. A real standout." - Mystery Scene Bestselling thriller writer Tess Harrow is almost at the end of her...Paperback$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Murder Off the Books
From acclaimed author Tamara Berry comes the third instalment in the By the Book Mysteries cosy series. 2023 Edgar Award Nominee, Lilian Jackson Braun Prize for Buried in a Good Book Author Tess Harrow is looking to get back in the town of Winthrop's good graces after she uncovered not one, but two long-forgotten murders. With the perfect plan of...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
On Spine of Death
From the author of the acclaimed Eleanor Wilde Mystery Series comes the second instalment in the By the Book cozy series! 2023 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE, LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN PRIZE for Buried in a Good Book "In 'Keystone Kops'-style scenes set around the morgue, a muddy mountain, and the hardware store, bones and books disappear and reappear... On Spine of Death...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Buried in a Good Book
An exciting and fresh new book-themed cozy mystery series from author Tamara Berry! Bestselling thriller writer Tess Harrow is almost at the end of her rope when she arrives with her teenage daughter at her grandfather's rustic cabin in the woods. She hopes this will be a time for them to heal and bond after Tess's recent divorce, but they've...Paperback$2400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781464242656
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 January 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 228g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Tamara Berry is the author of the Eleanor Wilde cozy mystery series and, as Lucy Gilmore, the Forever Home contemporary romance series. Also a freelance writer and editor, she has a bachelor's degree in English Literature and a serious penchant for Nancy Drew novels. She lives in Bigfoot country (aka Eastern Washington) with her family and their menagerie. Find her online at www.tamaraberry.com.
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