Murder at Mabel's Motel
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4.4 • 16 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Stella “Granny” Reid’s youth wasn’t the only thing changed by time in tiny, nondescript McGill, Georgia. Except even back in the 1980s, the Southern town still had a way of attracting downright dubious characters—some with a talent for murder.
As quirky as McGill’s residents can be, they usually welcome society’s oddballs and outcasts into the community with open arms. But the three members of the Lone White Wolf Pack are a different story. Townsfolk aren’t feeling the least bit neighborly toward the gang widely believed to have orchestrated several hate crimes in the area. When the group’s leader Billy Ray Sonner is found dead in an abandoned motel, most assume it was the result of an accidental overdose. An unfortunate yet predictable end for a man who lived the way Billy did. Only Stella and the sheriff have witnessed the crime scene in person, and suspect something more disturbing happened in that ramshackle room . . .
While Stella wades through a flood of potential culprits, one thing becomes clear—this wasn’t an impulsive act of revenge. There’s a sophisticated killer on the loose, and Stella must expose deep-rooted fears and dark pasts if she wants to crack a carefully planned murder and stop McGill from descending into chaos.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in McGill, Ga., sometime in the 1980s, McKevett's bittersweet third Granny Reid mystery (after 2019's Murder in the Corn Maze) finds Stella Reid preparing for her first date with Sheriff Manny Gilford, much to the amusement of the seven grandchildren she's raising alone. The rare night out for the overworked grandmother is interrupted when Manny is called to investigate an assault on 19-year-old Yolanda Ortez by local lowlife Billy Ray Sonner and his racist gang. The attack was interrupted before the worst could happen, but Manny is anxious to find Billy Ray before he does more damage, or Yolanda's outraged father gets to him. When Billy Ray's ravaged body is discovered at an abandoned motel outside of town, no cause of death is apparent, but the door is duct-taped from the outside. Stella knows only too well that even good people are capable of diabolical acts. McKevett poignantly evokes how difficult and all-consuming raising seven children can be, but in Stella she has created a woman strong and loving enough to do it. Readers will hope this series has a long run.
Customer Reviews
Quirky Murder Mystery
When Billy Sonner is found dead. We join Stella (granny) and the sheriff ( granny’s romantic interest) on one one wild race to find out what really happened. To find out what really happened to their town leader. Only Sheriff and Stella can unmask the truth with what they witnessed.
I absolutely just loved the story from granny’s POV. There is some romance in the story which only added to the quirkness. Cannot wait for the next one!
***I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.***.
Trite and full of malapropisms
This is so laden with colloquial phrases that it becomes a turn off to those of us who are actually from the South and never speak like this nor know anyone who speaks this way. It’s too heavy-handed.