On Borrowed Crime
A Jane Doe Book Club Mystery
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4.4 • 24 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
A shoe-in read for fans of Ellery Adams and Kate Carlisle, On Borrowed Crime is the first in Kate Young's new Georgia-set, sweet tea filled, Jane Doe Book Club mysteries.
The Jane Doe book club enjoys guessing whodunit, but when murder happens in their midst, they discover solving crimes isn't fun and games...
Lyla Moody loves her sleepy little town of Sweet Mountain, Georgia. She likes her job as receptionist for her uncle's private investigative firm, her fellow true crime obsessed Jane Doe members are the friends she's always wanted, and her parents just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. But recently, with her best friend Melanie on vacation, and her ex-boyfriend and horrible cousin becoming an item and moving in next door to her, her idyllic life is on the fritz. The cherry on top of it all is finding Carol, a member of the club, dead and shoved into a suitcase, left at Lyla's front door.
Unusual circumstances notwithstanding, with Carol's heart condition, the coroner rules Carol's death undetermined. But when they discover the suitcase belongs to Melanie, who had returned from her vacation the following morning, Sweet Mountain police begin to suspect Lyla's best friend. Determined that police are following the wrong trail, to clear her friend's name, and to not allow Carol become one of the club's studied cold cases, Lyla begins to seek out the real killer. That is, until she becomes the one sought after. Now, finding the truth could turn her into the killer's next plot twist, unless she wins the game of cat and mouse.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Lyla Moody, the 31-year-old narrator of this amusing series launch from Young (the Marygene Brown mysteries), works for her uncle Calvin as a receptionist at Cousins Investigative Services in the "Mayberry-esque" town of Sweet Mountain, Ga. Her mother would rather see her working behind the makeup counter at a department store. Indeed, as Lyla observes, "Here in Sweet Mountain... old southern families resided. Our tea was sweet, our accents were sweeter, and our ladies were expected to be the same. Murder didn't quite fit in." One afternoon at work, she gets a call from Judge David Timms, who tells her his wife, Carol, a friend of Lyla's and a fellow member of the Jane Doe book club, has been missing for four days. Back home, Lyla finds a large suitcase on her doorstep, and inside is Carol's body. Carol, as it turns out, had been investigating a local cold case murder. Agatha Christie like clues and a witty narrator who knows how to handle herself enhance the subsequent sleuthing. This skillful blend of detective work and chick lit will appeal to cozy readers.
Customer Reviews
Great New Series!
What a great start to a new series! I loved the small town vibes of this book and can’t wait to read the next book. Lyla and her friends in Sweet Mountain, Georgia’s Jane Doe Book Club are rocked when one of their own is murdered. Did she get to close to a serial killer who’s murders remain unsolved or was she the victim of someone close her? Join the ladies as they try to solve the murder of their friend. With endearing characters and a setting that will entrance you, Kate Young has created another world of wonderful cozy characters you will love to read about. I highly recommend this to all the cozy mystery lovers out there!