Death Makes the Cut
A Jocelyn Shore Mystery
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Publisher Description
Humor, romance, and murder abound in Janice Hamrick's follow-up to her Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award--winning debut, Death on Tour, and make Death Makes the Cut a charming addition to this outstanding new series.
The first bell of the new school year hasn't even rung, and Texas high school teacher Jocelyn Shore is already at the scene of a murder. Friend and fellow teacher Fred Argus has been found dead on campus, and it isn't long before the annoying, albeit attractive, Austin police detective Colin Gallagher uncovers evidence that Fred might have been selling drugs to students. Shocked by her loss as well as the insinuation that Fred was a dealer who got what he deserved, Jocelyn starts asking the kinds of questions guaranteed to set fellow teachers, administrators, and parents on edge.
With the school serving as the setting for a big-time director's latest film, her investigation could hardly have come at a worse time. Jocelyn, however, finds clearing her friend's name far more important than the needs of a pesky movie crew and doesn't care who knows it. But it's only when she's attacked while on set that she realizes someone is determined to make sure the secrets hidden by Fred's death remain hidden no matter what the cost.
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Hamrick's winning sequel to her 2011 cozy debut, Death on Tour, finds French and history teacher Jocelyn Shore preparing for opening day at James Bonham High School in Austin, Tex. Alas, the first day of school she's greeted by sobbing students, who lead her to the tennis shed, where her friend and fellow teacher, tennis coach Fred Argus, is lying dead on the floor amid scattered tennis balls. While the police investigate, the principal asks Jocelyn to temporarily take over the tennis team. Meanwhile, Jocelyn is under pressure from her tour guide boyfriend to join him on a trip to Italy, but to accept would mean the loss of her teaching job. Determined to expose Fred's killer, Jocelyn adds sleuthing to her already hectic schedule. Credible characters and a realistic look at school politics bolster the fast-moving humorous plot.