Deadly Prose by Carla Crowe
Candice Holladay’s book signing turns into a real-life whodunit. Can she find the killer before she becomes the next victim in Gregory Caldwell’s prose?
Literary giant Gregory Caldwell was set to sign books at Candice Holladay’s shop, The Crime Scene—until Chowder discovered him dead in the stockroom just hours before the event.
Excitement had been building in the small town of East Black Oak ever since Caldwell’s visit was announced. Now, instead of a lively book signing, Candice and her sleuthing sidekick Gracie are faced with a dead body and a tangled mystery.
Caldwell’s novels were notorious for drawing inspiration from real people, revealing secrets best left buried. With a lineup of suspects that includes local writers, politicians, historians, and even ghostwriters, the list of motives seems endless.
As journalist Christopher Donovan publishes stories to rattle the guilty, threats begin to roll in, warning Candice to drop the case—or else.
With Police Chief Sterling enlisting her help, Candice must tread carefully. One wrong move could turn her into the next victim in a mystery that’s as deadly as Caldwell’s prose.
“Carla Crowe has written every author’s nightmare! A literary giant found dead in the stockroom just hours before his signing? Deadly Prose is a brilliantly meta mystery. I loved the small-town dynamics of East Black Oak and the duo of Candice and her sleuthing sidekick Gracie. It’s a sharp reminder that sometimes, the most dangerous stories are the ones written about real people.”
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