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Running from her past, she finds a killer, a protector, and her faith.

Murder On The Half Shelf by Lorna Barrett

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MURDER ON THE HALF SHELF
By: Lorna Barrett

Booktown #6
Berkley
July 2012
On Sale: July 3, 2012
Featuring: Tricia Miles
304 pages
ISBN: 0425247759
EAN: 9780425247754
Kindle: B0073XV362
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β€œIf anyone has the formula for a frolicking fun mystery down pat, it’s Lorna Barrett” (Roundtable Reviews), the New York Times bestselling author whose latest Booktown Mystery finds amateur sleuth Tricia Miles unexpectedly reunited with a man from a chapter of her life she closed long ago…

Stoneham, New Hampshire, is a haven to bookstores, including Tricia’s own mystery shop, Haven’t Got a Clue, but is sadly lacking in bed and breakfasts. Pippa and Jon Comfort’s Sheer Comfort Inn opens its doors to the public in a week and the couple has offered some locals a free night as a trial run.

But what should have been a pleasant overnight stay for Tricia becomes a nightmare when she makes two startling discoveries: Pippa’s murdered body in the backyard, and the fact that her husband Jon is actually Harry Tyler, a man Tricia lovedβ€”and believed deadβ€”for nearly twenty years.

Now Harry is the prime suspect, but Tricia doesn’t believe him capable of murder, regardless of her own feelings toward him. And even though Harry’s led a life of lies, Tricia’s learning that Pippa had her share of secrets that some people may have not wanted revealed…

Booktown

Murder Is Binding
MURDER IS BINDING
#1.0 β€’ April 2008
Bookmarked For Death
BOOKMARKED FOR DEATH
#2.0 β€’ February 2009
Bookplate Special
BOOKPLATE SPECIAL
#3.0 β€’ November 2009
Chapter And Hearse
CHAPTER AND HEARSE
#4.0 β€’ August 2010
Sentenced To Death
SENTENCED TO DEATH
#5.0 β€’ June 2011
Murder On The Half Shelf
MURDER ON THE HALF SHELF
#6.0 β€’ July 2012
Not The Killing Type
NOT THE KILLING TYPE
#7.0 β€’ July 2013
A Fatal Chapter
A FATAL CHAPTER
#9.0 β€’ June 2015
A Just Clause
A JUST CLAUSE
#11.0 β€’ June 2017
Poisoned Pages
POISONED PAGES
#12.0 β€’ July 2018
A Killer Edition
A KILLER EDITION
#13.0 β€’ August 2019
Handbook for Homicide
HANDBOOK FOR HOMICIDE
#14.0 β€’ August 2020
A Deadly Deletion
A DEADLY DELETION
#15.0 β€’ August 2021
Clause of Death
CLAUSE OF DEATH
#16.0 β€’ June 2022
A Questionable Character
A QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER
#17.0 β€’ August 2023
A Controversial Cover
A CONTROVERSIAL COVER
#18.0 β€’ July 2024
A Perilous Plot
A PERILOUS PLOT
#19.0 β€’ October 2025
A Perilous Plot
A PERILOUS PLOT
#19.0 β€’ August 2026

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