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    A Small Case of Murder
    A Small Case of Murder
    A Small Case of Murder
    Audiobook15 hours

    A Small Case of Murder

    Written by Lauren Carr

    Narrated by Kevin Foley

    3.5/5

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    A Small Case of Murder is set in the quaint town of Chester, West Virginia, where everyone knows everyone, and there is never a secret that someone doesn’t know. In such a small intimate village, how many disappearances can be left unquestioned? Following the death of his wife, Joshua Thornton moves into his ancestral home across country with his five children. While clearing out the attic, the children find a 34-year-old letter to their grandmother that implicates a local minister in an unreported murder. Today a double homicide has the whole town under a microscope. The state attorney general appoints Joshua special prosecutor to solve the crimes. In a place where gossip flies as swiftly as a spring breeze it is impossible to know who to trust. Asking simple questions about events long ago could prove to be deadly for Joshua and his family.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks in Motion
    Release dateDec 15, 2008
    ISBN9781605481531
    A Small Case of Murder
    Author

    Lauren Carr

    Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Thorny Rose, Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, Chris Matheson Cold Case, and Nikki Bryant Cozy Mysteries-over twenty-five titles across five fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns! Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor. Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. The owner of Acorn Book Services, Lauren is also a publishing manager, consultant, editor, cover and layout designer, and marketing agent for independent authors. She lives with her husband, and two spoiled rotten German shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.

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    • 4/5
      I enjoyed reading a Small Case of Murder. It was full of murders and sucides over a long period of time. I wondered if I would like it as well as Lauren's later books.Yes I liked her later books best but while saying that I did like this book.I had a hard time putting this book down once I started it. Thier are a lot of characters in this story. I especially liked meeting Joshua Thornton and his family. Joshua moved his family after his wife's death back to his hometown of Chester, West Virginia. Joshua left JAG because he now was a single parent to his 5 children. He plans to open up his own law practice. Joshua bought a old building that the town doctor owned and it came with a lot of books and patients files.His cousin Tad was the town doctor now and was interested in the records and asked for them.During the move Joshua found a letter written from his parents friend Lulu that had died on the same day as his parents had. The letter was never opened till now.It talked about the dead body the four of them found on thier prom night that disappeared before they could get back with the Sheriff to show him. The sheriff did not believe them.Joshua and his family were interested that his parents found a dead body and did not know who it was. Lulu's letter mentioned that she saw the dead guy in a picture of Reverend Rawling,Sheriff DeLaney and some other guys in army uniforms. She asked Reverend about the picture.Lulu died of a drug overdose the same day she mailed the letter also the same day Joshua lost his parents.Thier are a lot of murders that happened in the past and again now that have not been solved. Everyone knows who the leader of drugs in the area but no proof. Joshua quiet life that he moved back for doesn't last for long even in church.I like all the plot twists and turns that kept me from putting the book down till i finshed reading it.I was given this ebook to read from Lauren and in exchange to write a honest review of it.Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (April 26, 2011) 324 pages.
    • 5/5
      When Joshua Thornton, a recent widower and former Jag Commander returns to his hometown with his five children all hell breaks loose. When Josh finds a twenty year old letter addressed to his deceased mother in the attic, he sets into motion a chain of events that put him,his cousin and inquisitive children in danger. We have murders, crazy women, bad cops, drugs and a crazy drug lord preacher. This is a mystery worth reading, it is a fast read because you can't put it down. I definitely want to read Book 2 in the Joshua Thornton series.Thanks to CreateSpace and Net Galley.
    • 2/5
      This story was pretty boring. The writing was awkward and stilted, the characters clichéd, and the whole thing came off preachy. Don't waste your time on this one, as there are plenty of well-written murder mysteries set in small towns out there...