Working hard to keep her five and dime operating in the
black, Deveraux "Dev" has opened it to local community
groups at night, even offering some catering. When the
local book club meets at her store, the author is met with
derision and he storms out of the store. Shortly after
midnight, Dev is called by the town sheriff. The body of a
poet who read to the group has been found outside her store.
With the outside of her store marked off as a crime scene,
Dev reviews her books and realizes that she must get
involved if she is to keep her doors open.
First, she has to learn more about the identity of the poet.
He claims to be from their small town but no one recognizes
him. His writing is incredibly sexist and offensive to most
of the book club. With the help of her two suitors, Dr.
Noah Underwood and U.S. Marshal, Jake Del Vecchio, Dev will
learn more than she ever wanted to know about the victim.
Not only did he write a local gossip column, he was also the
author of a book that rivaled Fifty Shades of Gray.
When an attempt is made on Dev's life, the sordid details of
Lance Quistgaard's life will be revealed. DEAD BETWEEN THE
LINES will keep the reader guessing. Ms. Swanson's
Devereaux's Dime
Story Mysteries are a must for cozy readers everywhere.
Opening an old-fashioned five-and-dime shop in her small
Missouri hometown has been a great change for Devereaux
“Dev”Sinclair. But when she hosts a reading
groupthere, she learns that bad writing can mean
life or death.
To keep her new
business in the black, Dev opens up her shop to local clubs.
But in the first meeting of the Stepping Out Book Club, the
speaker storms out after members attack his poetry’s sexism
and scorn for small towns. Later that night, the poet’s body
is found outside Dev’s store.
Dev can’t
afford for the murder to close her down, so she does a
little stepping out of her own to investigate, with help
from her two sexy suitors, Dr. Noah Underwood and Deputy
U.S. Marshal Jake Del Vecchio. But when the killer threatens
Dev, they will have to use every trick in the book to solve
the case before she becomes the final chapter in this murder
mystery.…
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