Name: A Killing at Cotton Hill
ISBN: 9781616147990

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Why This Clicks

Cozy, With Teeth

A serious-leaning mystery with a familiar series rhythm and a darker edge.

Come here for

Cozy-meets-hard-edged mystery blend
Samuel Craddock series continuity

Expect

Murder, family tension, suspense
Book-club-friendly discussion fuel

Book Details

Authors: Terry Shames
Publisher: Seventh Street Books
Published: July 16, 2013
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Cozy Mysteries · Police Procedurals
Reading lane: Cozy Mysteries

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Publisher Categories

Hard-Boiled Mystery
Police Procedurals
Crime Fiction

About This Book

In this award-winning debut mystery novel, the chief of police of a small town is also an unreliable drunk. So when Dora Lee Parjeter is murdered, her old friend and former police chief Samuel Craddock steps in to investigate. He discovers that a lot of people may have had it in for Dora Lee—the conniving rascals on the farm next door, her estranged daughter, and her live-in grandson. And then there’s that stranger Dora Lee claimed was spying on her. As Craddock digs to find...

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In this award-winning debut mystery novel, the chief of police of a small town is also an unreliable drunk. So when Dora Lee Parjeter is murdered, her old friend and former police chief Samuel Craddock steps in to investigate. He discovers that a lot of people may have had it in for Dora Lee—the conniving rascals on the farm next door, her estranged daughter, and her live-in grandson. And then there’s that stranger Dora Lee claimed was spying on her. As Craddock digs to find the identity of the killer, the human foibles of Jarrett Creek's residents—their pettiness and generosity, their secret vices and true virtues—are also revealed.