Title: Murder by the Book
Author: Betsy Brannon Green
Publisher: Covenant
Release Date: October, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-59811-938-1
Size: 288 pages, 6” X 9”, softcover
Genre: Suspense
Small-town librarian Kennedy Killingsworth thought that Midway, Georgia, was the dullest place on earth-until 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 player-including 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 Scoggins-Foster'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 that-for the time being-is anything but dull.
1 Reviews:
This was such a different book by Green. I loved the writing style of first person. (I felt like I was reading an episode of Dragnet!) The plot was great and I loved the town of Midway! It was awesome having Haggerty characters in the story (especially the Iversons) and I thought Kennedy was a funny and quirky girl. The romance part (which is usually Green's strong suit) confused and left me hanging. I wasn't sure who I was supposed to cheer for Kennedy ending up with. Each of her suitors were ...moreThis was such a different book by Green. I loved the writing style of first person. (I felt like I was reading an episode of Dragnet!) The plot was great and I loved the town of Midway! It was awesome having Haggerty characters in the story (especially the Iversons) and I thought Kennedy was a funny and quirky girl. The romance part (which is usually Green's strong suit) confused and left me hanging. I wasn't sure who I was supposed to cheer for Kennedy ending up with. Each of her suitors were so flawed, I couldn't see how she could be happy with any of them, and of course we all want our heroines to end up happy..... clearly there will be a return to Midway in the future so we will find out if Kennedy gets a second chance at happiness :)
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