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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Berkley
Published: Aug 2013
Genre: Fiction - Mystery & Detective - General
Retail Price: $7.99
Ages: 18 - UP
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
It's time to celebrate when club member Molly Mathews's childhood friend, Teensy Coldicutt, moves back to town-complete with a published book. But as the club plans Teensy's book launch, Molly is attacked and Teensy's 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 Teensy's publisher turns up dead-and fellow club member and former police chief Bob Miller is taken into custody.
Convinced that Teensy's 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
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Reviews
Still cozying in the South which is a great place to be for any mystery story! COVER STORY is a fun read about the Ashton Corners Mystery Book Club and Cheese Straw Society and their leader Lizzie Turner who is a reading teacher for the local school. There is a lot of excitement in Ashton Corners the summer in which the story is set when a childhood friend of one of the book club members comes back to live and promote her new book, a lengthy historical thriller with lots of action and steamy romance. Lizzie takes on the task of helping to set up events and book signings for Molly but soon things go awry and there is murder to contend with and the group gets together to figure out whodunit. Lots of funny and quirky characters and a few interesting surprises I did not expect. I really liked it but I wish i had read the previous stories first as it took a bit of reading before I really got into it. Since it was set in the summer it had a more warm weather feel to me. I enjoyed seeing the quotes from other mystery writers at the head of each chapter and I am one who appreciates little details like weather, what people are eating and wearing. I liked it and would read more in this series.