Board Stiff (A Mattie Winston Mystery #5)

By: Annelise Ryan

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Synopsis: A rest home makes a coroner-turned-sleuth restless in this hard-boiled mystery by the USA Today–bestselling author of Dead Ringer.Sorenson, Wisconsin&’s deputy coroner Mattie Winston is back on the job . . .in a nursing home examining the body of Bernie Chase—the now former president of the Twilight Home&’s board of directors—who is covered in a powder used to turn liquids to solids. The home's residents are certain Bernie was offing the patients who cost him too much . . .and the patient that found him can&’t remember a thing.Between her ongoing tug of war with Detective Hurley, fulfilling her new job requirement of seeing a shrink, and wrangling with the Twilight Home&’s board of directors, Mattie&’s got her scrubbed hands full. She&’ll need all of her outside-the-box forensic skills to crack a case that&’s turning out to be stranger—and more dangerous—than anything she&’s seen before!Praise for Annelise Ryan and her Mattie Winston series&“The funniest deputy coroner to cut up a corpse since, well, ever.&”—Laura Levine &“A puzzler of a mystery. What a thrill ride!&”—Jenn McKinlay &“Has it all: suspense, laughter, a spicy dash of romance.&”—Tess Gerritsen &“Another winning mystery!&”—Leann Sweeney