Murder is in the air again at a small-town Colorado high
school. Bonnie Pinkwater, a widowed math teacher with a
penchant for speaking her mind, gets involved when a
mild-mannered student is accused of brutally murdering a
fellow teacher. Given Matt Boone's simplistic and gentle
nature, Bonnie cannot believe he is responsible for killing
his wrestling coach, Lucas Devereaux. Unfortunately for
Bonnie, the deck is stacked against Matt and the
powers-that-be are reluctant to look further into the murder.
What precipitated the murder? Why would Matt snap now and
defy his ultra-religious upbringing? Turns out there were
several students and outsiders in the halls who may or may
not have had motives of their own to kill. Bonnie ignores
warnings to keep out of the investigation and makes
inquiries of her own into the killing.
Things get complicated when even more murders occur,
involving students and their families. Are these new murders
related to Lucas' death? Or are they just coincidence? A
woman of logic, Bonnie doesn't believe the rise in violence
in this small community is just happenstance. Will her love
of mathematics guide her to the real killer? And before her
mouth gets her fired—or worse, killed?
Country charm is rampant in this appealing mystery. Although
this is the second book in a series, readers new to the
series should have no problem following the story and the
characters that people it. Bonnie is downright funny, in
addition to being smart. And readers will learn a little
about mathematics' history through Bonnie's teaching. Mr.
Spiller has penned a cozy tale filled with unlikely suspects
to keep readers guessing. The identity of the killer came as
a surprise to me and I'm hard to fool. Pick up A CALCULATED
DEMISE and try this quirky mystery for yourself.
Bonnie Pinkwater returns in this second book in the
series that follows a math teacher with a knack for solving
mysteries in her small Colorado town. When the wrestling
coach is found murdered, Bonnie enlists the help of a
student to find out what really happened. Suspects soon turn
into victims, however, as more people are killed and less is
known about the culprit. Just when she thinks things can't
get any worse, Bonnie's beloved dog is kidnapped, raising
the stakes even higher. A thrilling adventure with twists
around every corner, this mystery uses math and its history
to unravel the secrets of the crime and hopefully bring
another killer to justice.
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