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A Killer Plot: A Jane Hepburn Mystery

by E. C. Nevin

A literary party becomes Jane Hepburn’s next mystery

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A literary party becomes Jane Hepburn’s next mystery

Jane Hepburn hopes a London book launch will offer a break from sleuthing and her own writer’s block. Instead, after a high-profile editor goes missing and Jane discovers a body in a bookshop cellar, the gathering becomes the setting for another investigation. The literary world is woven into the mystery through Cecil Court’s bookstores and a guest list of writers, editors, and agents. Jane works the case with her friends Natasha Martez, a debut novelist, and Daniel Thurston, a publicity assistant, amid partygoers with secrets to protect. The setup connects questions of authorship and literary fame with a classic detective premise.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fans of mysteries featuring women sleuths
  • Readers interested in book-world settings and literary gatherings
  • Those who enjoy amateur investigations involving a small group of friends

Themes

Literary fame and authorshipSecrets and deceptionAmateur sleuthingThe publishing world

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Book overview

In the follow-up to A Novel Murder, mystery author Jane Hepburn is back and determined to keep her sleuthing skills in the pages of her novels. That is, until she's invited to a prestigious literary party in London--where the gathering of glamorous attendees may be hiding a killer.

Jane Hepburn has almost made it. After solving the murder of her literary agent at last season's crime-book festival, Jane receives a burst of internet fame that lands her an invite to a splashy book launch in London. Visiting beloved bookstores along the winding alleyway of Cecil Court, and brushing shoulders with famous writers and the editors and agents who made them stars, Jane is looking forward to a fun, murder-free weekend and a distraction from her own writer's block. The party might not be for her novel, but still, Jane's happy to celebrate her far more successful friend with free wine and plenty of books.

However, things take a turn for the worse when the hotshot editor is nowhere to be seen. And they really go south after Jane discovers a body in the bookshop cellar.

To ensure that another event isn't overshadowed by an unsolved murder, Jane and her two friends--debut novelist and star of the party Natasha Martez and clumsy publicity assistant Daniel Thurston--must put their sleuthing skills to the test. But nothing is as it seems at a party full of attendees with secrets they'd do anything to keep.
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