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The thrilling follow up to the last place you look, starring troubled and determined private investigator, roxane wearymarin strasser has a secret. Its a twisty mystery featuring roxane weary, a pi struggling with the death of her father, a cop killed in the line of duty. Her debut book was called the last place you look and it won the shamus award for best first p. Our february pick for our mystery book a month 2018 is the last place you look by kristen lepionka. Kristen lepionka is the shamus awardwinning and anthony and mcavity awardnominated author of the last place you look and what you want to. Jun 21, 2017 the last place you look by kristen lepionka a solid, wellwritten debut mystery with a likable main character, 4 stars like like leave a reply cancel reply. The thrilling follow up to the last place you look, starring troubled and determined private investigator, roxane weary. Her fiance thinks her secret is that shes having an affair, and he hires p. As soon as i knew that writer was a job, said lepionka with a laugh. This is a remarkably accomplished debut mystery, with. But fans of this outstanding series will know better than to place their money against joe. Roxane agrees to look into danielles claim that one of brads alleged murder victims, sarah cook, is actually alive and well. The last place you look is a sharp, timely, and assured debut.
Ive lived in columbus for most of my life, so it was a natural place to set my mystery novel when i decided i wanted to write one. Kristen lepionka, author of the last place you look, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. Sarah cook, a beautiful blonde teenager disappeared fifteen years ago, the same night her parents were brutally murdered. The last place you look by kristen lepionka is a gripping debut and the first book in the new roxane weary series. The last place you look kristen lepionka s 2018 anthony award nominee for best first novel, the last place you look is a headon collision between an allegedly closed case and a tenacious, troubled private investigator who doesnt know when to quit.
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