by Chris Phipps

4.3 stars – 75 reviews

Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled

Here’s the set-up:

HOW DO YOU PROVE YOU DIDN’T COMMIT A MURDER?

A killer is loose in an upscale Sacramento neighborhood. He murdered Sarah Wagner’s wealthy young Aunt Caro, but the close-minded detective working the case has already decided either Sarah or her cousin Laura committed the crime. He just doesn’t know which. Both cousins are eneficiaries of Caro’s will and neither have alibis for the night Caro was killed.

To save herself and her cousin, Sarah has no choice. She has to put aside her mind-numbing grief for her beloved aunt and focus on unraveling the mysteryof Caro’s death. She’s smart and strong, but this will take a depth of courage she’s not sure she possesses because the killer may be coming fter her and every moe Sarah makes seems to increase the odds that one of the eople she loves is the killer.

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Phipps’ mystery is compact, and her prose economical, which allows the story to move along quickly. Sarah, in particular, is a compelling character, and readers will root for her –Kirkus Reviews

Throughout the mystery, relationship issues are woven which keep the story interesting and add depth to the plot. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and will read more by this author – Lori Robinett

Family, friends, spouses, cops, detectives, and they’re all involved around a story of murder with deception and betrayal. And a few other good characters in between – Nancy Vega