Small-town librarian Kennedy Killingsworth thought that Midway, Georgia, was the dullest place on earthuntil a fateful day that begins with a speeding ticket and ends with a suicide. The ticket comes from Kennedy's ex-husband, Deputy Cade Burrell, who seems desperate to find any reason to...
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Small-town librarian Kennedy Killingsworth thought that Midway, Georgia, was the dullest place on earthuntil a fateful day that begins with a speeding ticket and ends with a suicide. The ticket comes from Kennedy's ex-husband, Deputy Cade Burrell, who seems desperate to find any reason to talk to Kennedy ever since his scandalous affair. And the suicide victim is Foster Scoggins, the leathery- faced resident who applied for a library card just hours before his gruesome death. Rumors fly that Foster took his life after being jilted by a mysterious love interest. But as the investigation unfolds, murder becomes the name of the game, and anyone might be a playerincluding the four men who recently started competing for Kennedy's attention. Could the killer be Cade, who's been more interested in her since the divorce than he ever was when they were married? Drake Langston, the dazzling billionaire who needed Foster's cooperation to land a major development deal? Drake's construction boss, Sloan, whose powerful build makes him a perfect suspect for the crime? Or could it be Luke ScogginsFoster's hazel-eyed nephew, the charming ex-Marine whom Kennedy just might be falling for? In Murder by the Book, celebrated suspense novelist Betsy Brannon Green skillfully weaves a rich tale of intrigue and romance in a Southern town thatfor the time beingis anything but dull. About the Author Betsy Brannon Green currently lives in Bessemer, Alabama. She has been married to her husband, Butch, for twenty-five years, and they have eight children. Although born in Salt Lake City, Betsy has spent most of her life in the South, and her writing has been strongly influenced by the Southern hospitality she has experienced there. Her first book, Hearts in Hiding, was published in 2001, followed by many others. Softcover $16.95 6" X 9", 288 pages ISBN 978-1-59811-938-1
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