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ABSENCE OF MALLETS

Absence of Mallets, December 2021
Fixer-Upper Mystery Series #9
by Kate Carlisle

Berkley
Featuring: Shannon Hammer
304 pages
ISBN: 0593201337
EAN: 9780593201336
Kindle: B08Y8BFNML
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ABSENCE OF MALLETS
Kate Carlisle

Reviewed by Annie Tegelan
Posted December 9, 2021

Mystery Cozy | Mystery Amateur Sleuth

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SUMMARY

Contractor Shannon Hammer investigates a murder involving her hunky boyfriend, Mac, in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author Kate Carlisle….

Shannon could not be happier that her hunky thriller-writing boyfriend, Mac, has moved in, and it is a good thing they are living together because they are both busier than ever. Mac is hosting writing retreats at his now vacant lighthouse mansion, while Shannon and her crew build Homefront, a quaint Victorian village of tiny homes for veterans in need. Mac’s latest guests are proving to be a handful though, and Shannon has heard some grumbling from the luminaries of Lighthouse Cove about her latest passion project. But nothing can throw a wrench in their plans except a malicious murder.

When one of Shannon’s new friends is found brutally bludgeoned with a mallet near the lighthouse on Mac’s property, the couple hammers out a suspect list and searches for a motive. As they drill deeper for clues, more violence strikes and a new victim winds up in a coma. The pressure is on, and Shannon and Mac will have to move fast to find an unhinged killer dead set on demolishing anyone who gets in their way. . . . 

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BOOK SERIES

Fixer-Upper Mystery

A High-End Finish
A HIGH-END FINISH
#1.0 • November 2014
This Old Homicide
THIS OLD HOMICIDE
#2.0 • February 2015
Crowned and Moldering
CROWNED AND MOLDERING
#3.0 • November 2015
Deck the Hallways
DECK THE HALLWAYS
#4.0 • November 2016
Eaves of Destruction
EAVES OF DESTRUCTION
#5.0 • November 2017
A Wrench in the Works
A WRENCH IN THE WORKS
#6.0 • November 2018
Shot Through the Hearth
SHOT THROUGH THE HEARTH
#7.0 • November 2019
Premeditated Mortar
PREMEDITATED MORTAR
#8.0 • December 2020
Absence of Mallets
ABSENCE OF MALLETS
#9.0 • December 2021
The Knife Before Christmas
THE KNIFE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
#11.0 • November 2024

 

 

 

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