Homecoming Homicide

"Hey Frankie, we need ya." One phone call, five words, and I'm back in the town I swore I'd never return to. Hill Crest Library smelled bad, and it wasn't just the corpse in front of me causing it. The once beautiful building had fallen into disrepair over the past few years. Belinda the new librarian was doing her best to clean it up, but a dead body wasn't helping matters. Dad needs help to solve the murder, so that's what I'm here to do, then get out of town before anyone even knows I'm back The case should be easy for an MBI agent, even a newly minted one like me, but before I can check into the hotel my three reasons for leaving, corner me in the lobby. My life just got a lot more complicated. Homecoming Homicide is a Slow Burn RH series

Professional crisis manager Philippa Tannenbaum is spokesperson for the law enforcement task force charged with solving a high-profile case. She never dreams her position as Homecoming Pageant Director and her second-place finish in the previous year's competition has placed her on a serial killer's hit list. Always a runner-up in life, she wants to finally come in first at finding the killer targeting the current crop of beauties. Her friend Luke Slaughter, a Graysville city cop, shows up at Philippa's office, assigned to partner with her in solving the case and to protect her 24/7 for the duration. Unfortunately, he's also the man she hooked up with for a one-night stand when she broke up with her fiancé. Working with her is going to be less than easy, for a number of reasons...

When the cheering dies, murder begins... In the town of Sheffield, Mississippi, football is next to godliness, and homecoming is the shrine. But this year, as the homecoming queens--one white, one black--are crowned and families take their usual places in the stands, shocking news is broadcast over the stadium loudspeakers: a popular high school teacher has been found murdered in a cemetery on the edge of town. Sheriff Grover Bramlett is a devoted husband, a good cop, and an amateur painter. Bramlett knows the people, the histories, and the rhythms of Chakchiuma County. But the murder of a teacher--a man who may have been too friendly with his students--is suddenly making Bramlett a stranger to his familiar world, leading him to the doors of neighbors he once thought he knew. And when another murder follows the first, Bramlett is suddenly forced to turn his small town inside out. Because someone is killing in Sheffield to protect a secret--the kind of secret that tears families, lovers, and friends apart, and makes murder right at home.

She doesn’t remember high school being so complicated…or as deadly. Rainbow Falls newcomer Annie Abbott is finally feeling settled in town with her veterinarian boyfriend and their two curious kittens. The local high school is raising money for their drama program and, eager to help, Annie volunteers for the carnival’s photo booth, using her graphic design skills to create fun backdrops and mentor a group of students. The only dark cloud is a run in with an unpleasant teacher who’s critical of her teenage neighbor, Tate, and his girlfriend. On the night of the carnival, Annie discovers the not-so-nice teacher dead. She and her motley crew of murder club sleuths leap into action to help clear her own name along with Tate’s. Luckily for both of them, there are plenty of suspects who had it out for the victim. Complicating Annie’s illicit investigation further? A mystery stalker with a vendetta against her. As Annie and her friends chase clues, it’s becoming increasingly clear that not everyone is happy with her decision to make Rainbow Falls her home.

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The Bistro at Holiday Bay plays host to the Holiday Bay High School class of 2004 as they gather to celebrate their twentieth reunion. While every class seems to have its story to tell, this particular class is most famous for the murder of one of its most popular students shortly before graduation. The case was never solved, and the killer was never caught, but there is more than one alumnus who feels certain that the secret to finally bringing this cold case full circle is to take a hard look at a group of students who, on the surface, seem the least likely to have been involved in any sort of crime let alone murder. Meanwhile, Shelby is trying very hard not to commit her own act of violence when the reunion coordinator turns out to be ten times worse than the worse bridezilla she's ever worked with. It seems that no matter how hard Shelby and her staff try to please this woman there seems to be no way to please her.

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Love lost, marred bond, and a sudden death... As Butch Hutchinson strives to lead a silent albeit lackluster life as a private investigator, things get stirred up approaching his high school reunion. Not only do his former schoolmates' current achievements seem a lot more interesting than his own, he's also faced with the possibility of coming face to face with his high-school-buddy-turned-rival, Danny Sims - who also happens to be the husband of Bruce's former love interest, Lauren. The day of the reunion arrives and things escalate to a full shock as Bruce receives a heart-wrenching news over the phone: Lauren's dead. How does this news impact Bruce's life? Is it big enough to bring him back to the one place he's been avoiding for years now - his hometown? Homecoming Homicide is a gripping mystery about lost love and rivalry, murder, and redemption. Leaf through every page and be transported into the mysterious world of Bruce Hutchinson! Draco Spencer gives you another masterfully written thriller that will keep you, excited, intrigued, and mystified for days! Download NOW by clicking the orange "BUY NOW" button. Don't lose your chance and join thousands of readers today before the price becomes higher!

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