Checking the Traps

By: Joan Livingston

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Synopsis: He may have jumped. He may have been pushed. Can this mother-daughter sleuth team find the truth? &“Weaves mystery, suspense and humor in equal measure.&” —Val Penny, author of Hunter&’s Chase Isabel Long is still suffering from the injuries of her last investigation. But that doesn&’t stop her from working at a bar or taking on a new case from Gary Beaumont, a local drug dealer who once terrorized her. Certain his half-brother didn&’t jump off a bridge, Gary is convinced somebody pushed him. With some investigative help from her ninety-three-year-old mother, Isabel soon unearths a list of suspects, including Gary&’s business associates and a famous poet who plagiarized his brother&’s work for an award-winning book. But as Isabel gets embroiled in a twisted game of cat and mouse, she had better be sure she doesn&’t end up caught in a trap . . . &“A twisty small-town mystery that stays with you.&” —J. V. Baptie, author of The Forgotten &“Wonderful characters . . . well worth your time.&” —Joseph Lewis, author of Spiral into Darkness