A Cover for Murder (The Bookstore Mystery Series, Book 4)She loved writing the perfect murder mystery, but she never wanted to be written into one . . . Just as amateur sleuth Jen gets to work on her next book, the owner of the towns rival bookstore is found murdered. Suspicions quickly turn to Jen, and she is forced to get back to sleuthing to clear her own name. To make matters worse, customers for Ravenous Readers are slipping away as they hear of Jen's alleged misdeeds. Time is ticking for Jen to prove

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and she is not happy about leaving her friends behind

forced to lead his friends to safety

she’s on her way to college at San Diego State University

When they’re all legally emancipated

until a smart-mouthed local who is too quick with his tongue and his car ruins her shirt and her first day

to Claude Debussy to MFK Fisher to Francois Mitterrand