Dr. Sydney Warner becomes a key witness to a murder of a local self-proclaimed paparazzo who was blackmailing local townsfolk who is killed during the Fourth of July fireworks display.
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Star Spangled Mysteries
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these eBook and eAudiobook mysteries!
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Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County


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- "A peaceful Maine town erupts in fireworks over nudists, lobster poachers, and a fatal hit-and-run..."
- "As sunny South Cove, California, gears up for their annual Fourth of July celebrations, a local murder threatens to kill the fireworks . . . "
- "The fireworks started early but this ain't their first rodeo. The annual Star-Spangled Rodeo in Lake Falls, Texas is supposed to be a 4th of July celebration, but this year, bad luck is in the air."
- "The Crested Peaks Annual 4th of July Festival starts with a bang and ends with a body. It isn't a holiday in Crested Peaks without a mystery! If you like short cozy mysteries that you can read in an afternoon, complete with a little witchcraft,…
- "President-elect Paul Bulgrando boldly moves the inaugural events to Hearst Castle in California. But instead of triumph and adulation, he's assailed with skeletons, arson, murder, blackmail and a family secret so astounding it could topple his…
- "It's time for red, white, 'n blue cupcakes, fireworks, and a side of murder… The Yesterday Radish Queen, who's meant to wave to the crowd from the back of the silver tractor float, has been murdered. The festivities will have to be canceled, the…
- "Barbecue, festive cocktails, fireworks and … a dead body? During a 4th of July beach party, reporter Roland "Beanie" Bean enjoys the display of firecrackers exploding into the night sky - until he hears three bangs that sound more like gunshots…
- "Mae West, owner of Happy Trails Campground located in the Daniel Boone National Forest, is no stranger to the twists and turns of life in Normal, but she never expected her community's knitting circle to unravel into chaos. When local knitting…
- "At home on Sanpere Island, Maine, caterer and amateur sleuth Faith Fairchild discovers that real estate can be murder, especially when it's all in the family."
- "The fiery festivities of the Symphony's annual Fourth of July extravaganza feature cannons, liberty bells, and fireworks. But the noise covers gunshots which leave a shifty Board member dead and Emily Wilson's friend, KC, the prime suspect. Can…
- "When a firecracker becomes a murder weapon, Emily Westhill pursues a killer with a short fuse … But a twisted killer has found another use for Emily's treats. At the picnic, a firecracker is hidden in a stack of raspberry-filled donuts and aimed…
- It's all paws on deck as Claire Noble and her pawtner Baron open the Posh Pup Pawtisserie in the midst of North Haven's Fourth of July festivities. Just when she thinks she has everything under control, the harried baker's friend is arrested for…
- "Nothing worse than getting ants at your picnic...unless it is vampires. It's the 4th of July and the nation is celebrating the United States' independence. Except someone dressed like George Washington has figured out a way to turn the revelers…
- "Santa Louisa's Independence Day celebrations lead to a case of cold-blooded murder in the latest highly entertaining Mary McGill dog mystery. It's the 4th of July and the town celebrations have gone off without a hitch. Except for the body in the…
- "Emily Benton has won the office of president but as she waits to assume that office, her closest adviser, Kate Rosen, is plagued with doubts. As a Christian, Kate owes her allegiance to a higher power. When a scandal brings the president to the…
- "When a notorious playboy is killed during a Revolutionary War battle reenactment, catering sisters Bernie and Libby have their plates overloaded with suspects"-- a mystery with recipes
- "It's the summer season in Chilson, Michigan, and the town is packed with merrymakers, ready for Fourth of July fireworks. But during the grand finale of the fireworks display, Katrina discovers a body. Minnie recognizes the victim as one of the…
- "Reporter-turned-mixologist Samantha Warren has already thwarted one murder. Now, her world is shaken--definitely not stirred--once again as another killing throws her world into chaos."
- "A young girl is killed in crossfire after a routine arrest goes terribly wrong, and Lt. Lindsay Boxer has to defend herself against a charge of police brutality."
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