A Nose for Hanky Panky

by Sharon Love Cook

Overview

It's midnight in Granite Cove and only the sea clams are open. Murder creates havoc in this sleepy fishing village and Rose McNichols, reporter for the Granite Cove Gazette, is drawn into the case. Who killed Vivian Klinger, Ph.D., a woman too perfect for mere mortals, a woman who had everything but a sense of humor?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013134867
Publisher:	Neptune Rising Press
Publication date:	09/15/2010
Series:	A Granite Cove Mystery , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	255
Sales rank:	962,017
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Sharon Love Cook knows all about the intrigue of a sleepy fishing village. She grew up on Cape Ann, Mass. A graduate of Bennington College's MFA Writing program, she's a cartoonist, a newspaper and mystery writer living in Beverly Farms, Mass. with husband Oliver and herd of rescued cats. The latter she adopted through her association with Friends of Beverly Animals, where she is VP.

Editorial Reviews

A Nose for Hanky Panky is Sharon Love Cook's first mystery novel. In it, she infuses a clever sense of humor through absorbing, likable characters and an engrossing storyline, all tied up in an inviting seaside setting. In fact, the seaside village of Granite Cove is based on Gloucester, Massachusetts, where Sharon Love Cook grew up. Cook's exceptional writing style drives the story along to its climactic ending which makes this a must read!

newspaper - Brenda Scott

?       "A Nose for Hanky Panky" is author Sharon Love Cook's debut novel and is set in a Granite Cove, a suburb north of Boston. The story centers on the murder of a well-respected psychologist, Dr. Vivian Klinger, therapist for many, but friend to few. The police investigation leaves a lot to be desired;

Blogger - Laura Hinds

I love sleepy seaside village mysteries, preferably set in New England. While reading A Nose for Hanky Panky, I could almost smell the seaweed drying in the sun, and hear the call of the gulls swooping overhead. Not only is the mystery evocative, it is amusing--and suspenseful.

Mystery reader - J. E. Boyle

Sharon Cook has a delightful way of introducing her characters so that they charm their way right into the reader's heart. Good guys and bad guys (or good gals and bad girls) are written with such descriptive detail that they spring to life in one's imagination. This is a cozy small town mystery that makes a reader feel at home within its pages. There are even an assortment of dogs with unique personalities and issues. From a pure bred pampered pooch with an aversion to Cowboy Hats, to an auto y

Laura Hinds