Dead by Design
A New Mexican cozy mystery
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4.4 • 16 Ratings
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
It wasn’t a life or death situation until someone found a body.
Maddie Swallows had always thought of her hometown as unremarkable, until space tourism set up shop nearby. Now, real estate developers have set their sights on the small town, determined to have a piece of the lucrative pie. Too bad the residents of Amor want nothing to do with the fancy hotels and high-priced restaurants, and they are ready to fight back.
Maddie is determined to keep her family out of the drama, but when one overzealous developer gets in over his head, he shows up on her doorstep asking for help. Reluctant, she agrees to meet with him the following day. Just to talk, mind you. No promises.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t soon enough.
When his body is discovered the next morning, Maddie finds herself in the middle of another murder investigation. And she isn’t completely convinced her neighbors are innocent.
Dead by Design is the fifth book in the Maddie Swallows mystery series. If you like small town drama, intriguing plots, and humorous whodunits, you’ll love this cozy mystery.
Pick up Dead by Design and be swept up in this New Mexican mystery today!
Customer Reviews
A development of murder
The town of Amor is in an uproar due to recent influx of developers some shady some not. One in particular has been rather over the top obnoxious and the town wants him gone yesterday. In a case of be careful what you wish for he ends up dead at his building site in an arson scene. When one of Benji’s friends is arrested even though Maddie has sworn to the sheriff she’s not getting involved she can’t let him go it alone. So the whole family mobilizes and starts sleuthing. This one will be a hard case to crack because the most obvious culprits are friends. So will they have to turn in one of their own to save another or is there someone else behind all this trouble?
This is a real doozy of a mystery. It’s fun, funny, at times completely wacky and yet still had me scratching my head trying to figure out who done it. Loved the insanity that can only come from a small town and the twist of an ending was fantastic. Love, love, loved the personal development for Benji and Maddie! Can’t wait to see what’s next for this family!.
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Interesting mystery with quirky cast of characters!
Dead By Design is an interesting mystery with the usual quirky cast of characters! Once again Maddie, Benji and her family are embroiled in solving Amir’s latest murder. This well plotted mystery.captured my attention and kept me reading far into the night. I highly recommend any book by Ms. Bellemore!
Dead by Design
Dead by Design is Book 5 of A Maddie Swallows Mystery series written by Kat Bellemore. This is a great mystery with wonderful characters and storyline. This is a standalone book but best is to read it from the beginning.
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