Can't Never Tell: A Southern Fried Mystery (Southern Fried Mysteries featuring Avery Andrews) - Hardcover

Pickens, Cathy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312354444 ISBN 13: 9780312354442

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2009

Synopsis

It's another Fourth of July in Dacus, South Carolina and the carnival fright house isn't impressing Avery's 7-year-old niece Emma. That is, until the leg falls off a mannequin posed with a chainsaw. Then even Emma recognizes the human leg bone protruding from the wizened limb. The next day, Avery joins her sister Lydia and her brother-in-law at a faculty picnic up on the mountain. The festivities are interrupted when one of the faculty wives disappears off the waterfall.Between the owners of the fright house wanting Avery to help them get reopened before they miss out on the holiday crowd, and the widower's new protective lady friend insisting that someone needs to be safeguarding his financial interests, Avery has her work cut out for her. She finds herself following the money as she pieces together a very cold case and a very cold-blooded murder. Cathy Pickens's signature wit and verve are in full force as she spins the most enjoyable yarn yet in this delightful Southern cozy series.

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From the Back Cover

Avery Andrews's small Southern hometown is where the heart is. But this big-city lawyer is about to enter a house of horrors...

It's another Fourth of July in Dacus, South Carolina, and the carnival fright house isn't impressing Avery's seven-year-old niece Emma. That is, until the leg falls off a mannequin posed with a chainsaw. Then even Emma recognizes the human leg bone protruding from the wizened limb. The next day, Avery joins her sister at a college picnic up on the mountain, but the festivities are interrupted when one of the faculty wives disappears off the waterfall. Now, between the owners of the fright house needing help in reopening for the high season and the new widower's even newer lady friend seeking legal protection of his financial interests, Avery has her work cut out for her. She finds herself following the money as she pieces together a very cold case―and a very cold-blooded murder...

"Enough Southern eccentrics to satisfy the most devoted fans."―Kirkus Reviews

"A very engaging and wonderfully imperfect heroine."―Mystery News

About the Author

Cathy Pickens, an attorney who specialized in complex civil litigation, teaches law and ethics at the McColl School of Business, Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina. She grew up in South Carolina, where her family has lived for generations. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0312354444
• ISBN 13: 9780312354442
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 244