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The River Killings by Merry Jones

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Also by Merry Jones:

Child's Play, January 2017
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Elective Procedures, July 2014
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Outside Eden, July 2013
Hardcover / e-Book
The Trouble With Charlie, February 2013
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Winter Break, January 2013
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Behind the Walls, March 2012
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The River Killings, August 2011
e-Book (reprint)
The Borrowed and Blue Murders, August 2011
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Summer Session, August 2011
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The Deadly Neighbors, July 2011
e-Book (reprint)
The Nanny Murders, June 2011
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The Borrowed And Blue Murders, September 2008
Hardcover / e-Book
The River Killings, October 2006
Hardcover / e-Book
The Nanny Murders, August 2006
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
Birthmothers: Women Who Have Relinquished Babies for Adoption Tell Their Stories, August 2000
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THE RIVER KILLINGS
By: Merry Jones

The Zoe Hayes Mysteries
Author Self-Published
August 2011
On Sale: July 30, 2011
Featuring: Nick Stiles; Susan Cummings; Zoe Hayes
304 pages
ISBN: 1463711204
EAN: 2940011473074
Kindle: B0056U5FQI
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Hardcover (October 2006)

Mystery Woman Sleuth

The River Killings is the second fast-past, gripping tale of suspense in the Zoe Hayes mystery series. Zoe, a divorced art therapist with a six-year-old adopted daughter, returns with another page-turner set in Philadelphia, this time along historic Boathouse Row.

On summer vacation from her job, Zoe takes sculling lessons with pal Susan Cummings. One evening, while daughter Molly and Susan's children wait in the boathouse, Zoe and Susan row off onto the Schuylkill to practice for an upcoming regatta. When Susan's oar catches on some flotsam (which turns out to be a woman's dress) the boat flips, and the two find themselves in deep water with not just one but an entire throng of dead bodies.

Someone along Boathouse row is a murderer, but who? When Zoe and boyfriend Detective Nick Stiles argue, he heads out to the river for a "cool off" night time row. When he doesn't come back, Zoe and Molly go looking for him. There, in the darkness, Zoe discovers a sinister plot that she and Molly might not be able to escape.

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