What do you get when you combine a penchant
for sleuthing, a love for cooking and a moderate case of OCD?
A whale of a private detective.
Carrying a plate of Texas Brownies.
In this, her second assignment, Erica Coleman,
wife, mother and ex-cop turned PI, uses her talent for cleaning, organizing and seeing the details that
ordinary lawmakers miss to uncover a deviously twisted murder plot.
The victim is savvy businesswoman,
Blanche Coleman, Erica’s own grandmother. With the clues piling up, throwing
suspicion on nearly every member of her large family, Erica must somehow sift
through the chaff and discover the malevolent, desperate mind hiding behind seemingly
innocent eyes.
When a second murder closely follows the
first, Erica’s skills are put to the test as she urgently tries to unknot the
mystery.
Knowing that she may well be next.
Looking for a fun bit of mystery and
mayhem? A diverting glimpse into the mind and heart of a desperate killer? With
a large dose of family and some excellent cooking thrown in?
A Death in the Family is a crisply-written,
sure-fire romp for the murder mystery lover in your life.
Especially if it’s you.
P.S. Diane received no remuneration for this book review. Just the sheer joy of a fine read. And the satisfaction of seeing a great mystery solved!
A Death in the Family is available to purchase at any Deseret Book and Seagull Book, as well as other LDS bookstores.
A Death in the Family is available to purchase at any Deseret Book and Seagull Book, as well as other LDS bookstores.
Author Biography
Marlene Bateman
Sullivan was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and graduated from the University of
Utah with a BA in English. She is married to Kelly R. Sullivan and they are the
parents of seven children.
Her hobbies are
gardening, camping, and reading. Marlene
has been published extensively in magazines and newspapers and has written a
number of non-fiction books, including: Latter-day Saint Heroes and Heroines, And
There Were Angels Among Them, Visit’s From Beyond the Veil, By the Ministering
of Angels, Brigham’s Boys, and Heroes of Faith. Her latest book is Gaze Into Heaven; Near Death Experiences in Early Church History, a
fascinating collection of over 50 documented near-death experiences from the
lives of early latter-day Saints.
Marlene’s first novel was
the best-selling Light on Fire Island.
Her next novel was Motive for Murder,
which is the first in a mystery series that features the quirky private eye
with OCD, Erica Coleman.
Contact the Author: www.marlenebateman.info
Contact the Author: www.marlenebateman.info
It was a great review and the book sounds like a good one.
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Thanks, LeAnn! t's a great read!
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