A Killer Read

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Killer Read
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Erika Chase
SeriesAshton Corners Book Club
Series part Volume No. 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 173,Width 107
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9780425247037
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Publication Date 3 April 2012
Publication Country United States

Description

For the first meeting of the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society, six friends gather in Molly Matthews's old Southern mansion-including Lizzie Turner, a reading specialist with a penchant for mysteries. For the first meeting of the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society, six friends gather in Molly Matthews's old Southern mansion-including Lizzie Turner, a reading specialist with a penchant for mysteries. But the mystery book club meeting becomes the scene of an actual murder when a stranger is shot-and nobody knows who the victim is, or how Molly' antique gun came to be used as the murder weapon.Then Lizzie begins finding mysterious manuscript chapters in her mailbox. As she and the book club members try to read between the lines, Molly surfaces as the next name on the killer's list...

Author Biography

Erika Chaseis the Agatha Award-nominated author of the Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery series. The former owner of a mystery bookstore, she has spoken to many book clubs over the years, happily recommending authors and series. Her own book club places chocolate on an equal footing with the books they read. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and magazines, and short-listed for awards. She's been an advertising copywriter, journalist, and community educator, as well as a long-time volunteer with the local police service. She resides in the home of her two Siamese cats.