A LESSON IN MURDER an enchanting cozy mystery (Kansas Cozy Mysteries Book 2)
By CHARLENE WEIR
Discover an utterly captivating Midwest murder mystery from a bestselling author — filled with quirky small-town suspects you won’t forget.
Secrets, lies — and murder! Susan Wren’s about to be swept up in quite the Kansas twister . . .
Originally published as Consider the Crows.
High-flying city cop Susan never expected to wind up in Hampstead, Kansas — a sleepy little town where there are more pigs than people.
But she moved here to be with the man she loved. One year after his murder, the folk of Hampstead need police chief Susan more than ever.
Professor Carena Egersund is out walking in the woods, when a dog comes bounding over. Carena looks for the owner — and spots a dead body floating face-down in the creek!
A few days before her death, Lynnelle Hames was telling everyone she’d found her long-lost birth mother.
Has someone killed her to keep her silent?
Professor Carena may specialize in math, but something about her story doesn’t add up.
Then a second body surfaces, in an equally watery grave, and Susan realizes the clock is ticking to catch a ruthless killer . . .
Fans of Kate Carlisle, Ellery Adams, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Eileen Brady, Cathy Pickens and Dorothy Cannell will be hooked from the very first page!
Readers can’t get enough of the Kansas Cozy Mysteries:
‘Strong plotting and a contemporary, vulnerable heroine . . . could form a strong nucleus for a series. A writer to watch.’ Kirkus
‘An impressive debut by a very talented writer.’ Marcia Muller, bestselling author
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Great characters and . . . gives a fine picture of the land and people of Kansas.’ Nikki
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I would read the next book . . . as this was really good and I want to know what happens next.’ Susan
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The ending was a great surprise and suspenseful.’ Gloria, Goodreads
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The Winter Widow flows and is constructed in such a way that I didn’t want to put it down. I was lured from chapter to chapter.’ Lawrence
MEET THE DETECTIVE
A career cop from San Francisco, Susan Donovan never expected to fall in love. Especially not with a small-town police chief like Dan Wren. But when they meet at a conference, Susan knows he’s the one. After a whirlwind romance, they marry and move to Hampstead, Kansas, Dan’s tiny hometown. She thought she’d got her happy ever after. But that all changed one winter’s day, six weeks later — when Dan was gunned down by a sniper. What will her future in the Midwest hold without him?
ALSO BY CHARLENE WEIR
THE KANSAS COZY MYSTERIES
Book 1: THE WINTER WIDOW
Book 2: A LESSON IN MURDER
Discover an utterly captivating Midwest murder mystery from a bestselling author — filled with quirky small-town suspects you won’t forget.
Secrets, lies — and murder! Susan Wren’s about to be swept up in quite the Kansas twister . . .
Originally published as Consider the Crows.
High-flying city cop Susan never expected to wind up in Hampstead, Kansas — a sleepy little town where there are more pigs than people.
But she moved here to be with the man she loved. One year after his murder, the folk of Hampstead need police chief Susan more than ever.
Professor Carena Egersund is out walking in the woods, when a dog comes bounding over. Carena looks for the owner — and spots a dead body floating face-down in the creek!
A few days before her death, Lynnelle Hames was telling everyone she’d found her long-lost birth mother.
Has someone killed her to keep her silent?
Professor Carena may specialize in math, but something about her story doesn’t add up.
Then a second body surfaces, in an equally watery grave, and Susan realizes the clock is ticking to catch a ruthless killer . . .
Fans of Kate Carlisle, Ellery Adams, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Eileen Brady, Cathy Pickens and Dorothy Cannell will be hooked from the very first page!
Readers can’t get enough of the Kansas Cozy Mysteries:
‘Strong plotting and a contemporary, vulnerable heroine . . . could form a strong nucleus for a series. A writer to watch.’ Kirkus
‘An impressive debut by a very talented writer.’ Marcia Muller, bestselling author
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Great characters and . . . gives a fine picture of the land and people of Kansas.’ Nikki
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I would read the next book . . . as this was really good and I want to know what happens next.’ Susan
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The ending was a great surprise and suspenseful.’ Gloria, Goodreads
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The Winter Widow flows and is constructed in such a way that I didn’t want to put it down. I was lured from chapter to chapter.’ Lawrence
MEET THE DETECTIVE
A career cop from San Francisco, Susan Donovan never expected to fall in love. Especially not with a small-town police chief like Dan Wren. But when they meet at a conference, Susan knows he’s the one. After a whirlwind romance, they marry and move to Hampstead, Kansas, Dan’s tiny hometown. She thought she’d got her happy ever after. But that all changed one winter’s day, six weeks later — when Dan was gunned down by a sniper. What will her future in the Midwest hold without him?
ALSO BY CHARLENE WEIR
THE KANSAS COZY MYSTERIES
Book 1: THE WINTER WIDOW
Book 2: A LESSON IN MURDER