Stiff Penalty (A Mattie Winston Mystery #6)

By: Annelise Ryan

Sign Up Now! Already a Member? Log In
You must be logged into Bookshare to access this title. Learn about membership options, or view our freely available titles.

Synopsis: Danger multiplies for a pregnant coroner investigating a math teacher&’s murder in this hard-boiled mystery by a USA Today–bestselling author.Deputy coroner Mattie Winston knows a thing or two about dead bodies. That&’s why she&’s on the case of Derrick Ames, a high school math teacher stabbed to death with a barbecue fork straight to the heart. Sure, she&’s turned up some motives and a few suspects, but nothing adds up. Especially when the evidence points to Ames&’s teenage son. Newly pregnant Mattie can&’t believe it, even as her own long-estranged father may be following her. But one thing&’s certain, she&’d better start figuring things out fast, or a deadly perpetrator could be subtracting two more victims from the population of Sorenson, Wisconsin . . .Praise for Annelise Ryan and her Mattie Winston series &“Ryan shows growing skill at mixing humor with CSI-style crime.&”—Publishers Weekly&“The forensic details will interest Patricia Cornwell readers . . .while the often slapstick humor and the blossoming romance between Mattie and Hurley will draw Evanovich fans.&”—Booklist