Rich, Radiant Slaughter (The Patience McKenna Mysteries #4)

By: Jane Haddam and Orania Papazoglou

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Synopsis: A &“tour de force&” mystery in the Edgar Award–nominated series featuring a writer who not only covers murder cases, but cracks them too (Publishers Weekly). An exhausted Patience McKenna is attending a benefit at a Baltimore bookstore as part of a ten-city tour arranged by a do-gooder publicist and a mega-rich donor. It&’s for a good cause, but she&’s more than ready to head back home to New York and hit the sack. At least they&’re serving refreshments. Then, as she&’s chatting with a fan, McKenna&’s foot bumps the body of a priggish local bibliophile hidden beneath the book-signing table. The deceased woman had been widely disliked, but would a literary luminary have actually gone to the trouble of killing her? Fortunately, McKenna&’s background as a true crime writer will enable her to examine the evidence and help the police turn the page on this case, in a twist-filled, witty mystery by Orania Papazoglou, aka Jane Haddam, author of the Gregor Demarkian Holiday series. &“Sophisticated adventure edged with terror. . . . [A] smash finale.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Patience is likably wry company.&” —Kirkus Reviews