β Scribed by Annelise Ryan
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
In Sorenson, Wisconsin, a local bigshot is found with a pool cue through the heart --and Mattie Winston must untangle a web of lies to sink a killer . . .
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In her previous career as a nurse, Mattie Winston's job was to keep death at bay. Now, as a medicolegal investigator, she's required to study death intimately--to figure out causes and timing, and help deduce whether it was natural or suspicious.
In the case of Montgomery "Monty" Dixon, a well-to-do realtor, there can be little doubt: broken pool cues do not embed themselves. Monty's body is found in the game room of his lavish house, the walls adorned with photos of Monty and various celebrities. But as Mattie and her husband, homicide detective Steve Hurley, both know, money and connections can't protect anyone from a killer.
The first suspect is Monty's wife, Summer, who claims to have been at a cooking class at the time. When that alibi is served up...
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