Handbook for Homicide

Tricia Miles must swim against the tide to catch a killer when Haven't Got a Clue's assistant manager is accused of murder in the latest entry to Lorna Barret's New York Times bestselling Booktown series. Haven't Got a Clue bookshop owner Tricia Miles's relationship is on the rocks. After a not-so-fun vacation with her on-again-off-again lover, Marshall Cambridge, Tricia's hoping for smooth sailing back in Stoneham. Unfortunately Booktown greets her not with blue skies but with another body.When Tricia's assistant manager, Pixie, finds homeless veteran Susan Morris's body behind the store, Pixie's checkered past makes her the prime suspect. Tricia sets out to clear Pixie's name armed with only an anchor insignia earring found at the scene of the crime.As Tricia digs deeper, she discovers Susan was involved in a scandal right before retiring from the Navy-but since nobody in the village knows Susan, even Tricia's one lead is in danger of drying up. With family drama brewing in the background and all of Stoneham convinced her employee is a murderer, Tricia knows she has to get to the bottom of the case soon before Pixie's future is sunk.Story Locale: Stoneham, NHSeries Overview: Bookstore owner Tricia Miles and her sister, Angelica, solve murders in Booktown, a town devoted to book-loving tourists.