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Well read, then dead

by Terrie Farley Moran (2014)

About this book

"Fort Myers Beach Read 'Em and Eat bookstore café is known for its delicious treats and colorful clientele. There's Miss Augusta Maddox, who enjoys lecturing tourists on the rumors of sunken treasure among the islands, and her cousin Delia Batson, a regular at the Emily Dickinson table who is painfully shy ... which makes the news of her murder all the more shocking. No one is more distraught than Augusta. She wants Delia's killer found - and she's not taking no for an answer. Now Sassy is on the case, and she'd better act fast before there's any more trouble in paradise."--Back cover.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreWell read, then dead Lead Character

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