In the Shadow of Death: A Chautauqua Murder Mystery

In the Shadow of Death is where it all began — the first book in Deb Pines' traditional whodunit Chautauqua Mysteries featuring the wise and witty reporter sleuth Mimi Goldman.

"An Agatha Christie for the text-message age," IndieReader calls the series.

In 1997, Brad Hansen, Mimi's landlord, drops dead at a community race Mimi is covering for her new job at the small-town Chautauquan Daily.

Natural causes, say the locals. But Mimi, a former New York City tabloid copy editor and pessimistic gra...