An Old-Fashioned Murder: A Moonshine Mystery (Moonshine Mystery Series) - Hardcover

Miller, Carol

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9781250077257: An Old-Fashioned Murder: A Moonshine Mystery (Moonshine Mystery Series)

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ISBN 10: 1250077257 ISBN 13: 9781250077257

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2016

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Secrets, lies, and a splash of moonshine: a classic country house whodunit with a modern twist.
After losing her husband and her home, small-town waitress Daisy McGovern moves in with her invalid mother at an old inn in sleepy southwestern Virginia. When the inn's eccentric proprietor, Aunt Emily, decides to throw a weekend party for a small group of friends and neighbors, everybody is excited--until a winter storm approaches and one of the guests is crushed by an antique bookcase during the night. At first, the death appears to be an accident. But as the storm worsens and the sheriff is unable to reach them, suspicion slowly grows. Was it murder? After the inn loses power and a second death occurs, it's clear to Daisy that one among them is a killer. But who? The young, new, secretive maid? The antique-peddling pair of spinster sisters? Her not-so-welcome in-laws? The peculiar house-hunting couple? The supposedly stranded motorist? With no way to leave and no way to get help, Daisy's only contacts to the outside world are her best friend Beulah and the always charming (and equally troublesome) moonshiner, Rick Balsam. Trapped with a clever and seemingly undetectable murderer, she must unravel the truth before the party ends with her funeral.

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About the Author:

Carol Miller is an attorney and an avid gardener. She lives in Roanoke, Virginia.

Review:

"Miller adds an alluring Southern flavor to the classic country house whodunit. Her characters are lighthearted, and the dialogue is quite clever." --Library Journal on An Old-Fashioned Murder

"With a Mason jar of intrigue, a cup of Southern charm and a twist of humor, An Old-Fashioned Murder confirms its popularity and extends its longevity. And Daisy--spunky, intuitive and determined--again wins readers' affection and admiration." --Richmond Times-Dispatch on An Old-Fashioned Murder

"Miller invests this ingenious whodunit with a fine kettle of red herrings, a wealth of eccentric characters, colorful regional details and echoes of the Civil War. Like Daisy's baked goods, Miller again rises to the occasion." --Richmond Times-Dispatch on A Nip of Murder

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