Of Murder and Men (Cat Latimer Series #3)

by Lynn Cahoon

Overview

Love is in the air in Aspen Hills, and it’s making a terrible mess of Cat Latimer’s writers’ retreat—especially when blood stains the plot . . .

Ever since her business partner, Shauna, fell for a wealthy landowner in town, Cat has been working double time to keep her writers’ retreat running. And with the January session almost underway, that spells trouble. As if scheduling mishaps aren’t disastrous enough, Shauna skips out on kitchen duties one morning, forcing Cat to serve unsuspecting guests store-bought muffins . . .

But best laid plans really go awry when Shauna discovers her beau missing from their bed. When his body later turns up in the horse barn, they quickly find out the victim’s scandalous lifestyle left many dying for revenge. While balancing an eccentric group of aspiring writers and a suspect list for the record books, Cat soon finds herself on the heels of a killer—and authoring her most deadly conclusion yet . . .

Praise for Lynn Cahoon

“Better get your flashlight handy, A Story to Kill will keep you reading all night.” —Laura Bradford, author of the Amish Mysteries

“Lynn Cahoon has created an absorbing, good fun mystery in Mission to Murder.” —Fresh Fiction

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496704399
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	11/28/2017
Series:	Cat Latimer Series , #3
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	402,550
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lynn Cahoon is an Idaho expat. She grew up living the small town life she now loves to write about. Currently, she’s living with her husband and two fur babies in a small historic town on the banks of the Mississippi River where her imagination tends to wander. Guidebook to Murder, Book 1 of the Tourist Trap series, won the 2015 Reader’s Crown award for Mystery Fiction.

Editorial Reviews

2017-09-18
A Colorado widow discovers that everything she knew about her husband's death is wrong.There are two reasons successful author Cat Latimer has turned the Victorian house she inherited from her recently deceased ex-husband into a writers' retreat: because she'd like to make some extra money and because she enjoys mentoring people. Shauna Mary Clodagh, her partner in the enterprise, has culinary talents that delight her guests. The two women moved to Aspen Hills after the death of Cat's ex-husband, Michael, who never changed his will. Cat's current boyfriend, Seth Howard, was her high school sweetheart, and his talents as a handyman have helped turn the house into a welcoming haven. Even though her first two writers' retreats ended in murder (Fatality by Firelight, 2017), Cat hopes that all will be peaceful this time. Alas, Shauna's wealthy boyfriend, Kevin Shield, is found fatally poisoned on his ranch, making Shauna, who'd brought him stew for dinner, a prime suspect. Kevin had recently given her a ring, but he seemed to be slowing things down. Only after his death, however, does Shauna learn that he had three children by two former relationships. As she slowly goes through Michael's papers, Cat is pressured by Michael's boss, the head of the economics department at the college where he taught, to turn them over. If Cat's Uncle Pete weren't the head of the local police department, Shauna would surely be arrested for buying the rat poison that may have killed Kevin. In addition to trying to prove her friend innocent, Cat will need to learn a great deal more about Michael's hidden life.Cahoon's third has too many storylines that reference her first two to be very approachable on its own. Newcomers may feel a bit lost despite the interesting plot and quirky characters.

Kirkus Reviews

"C.S.E Cooney does a great job with this one!!" -Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My!

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