Buford the Bullfrog is dead. And that's only the beginning. Connor Westphal, the feisty deaf publisher of the weekly "Eureka!," jumps into the annual Jubilee festivities when her sidekick and main squeeze, private eye Dan Smith, is retained by Buford's jockey to find the murderer. With the help of Sheriff Elvis Mercer and the eccentric denizens of Flat Skunk, Connor and Dan think it'll be a snap, until the sheriff's son Jeremiah comes under suspicion and a human body surfaces in Crifter's Creek, along with a lot more dead frogs. Connor, with the aid of a new blind friend, sets about finding out who is killing the frogs and people of Calaveras County.
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DEAF GOLD COUNTRY JOURNALIST INVESTIGATES
Connor Westphal, the feisty deaf publisher of the weekly Eureka! jumps into the annual Jubilee festivities when her sidekick and main squeeze, private eye Dan Smith, is retained by Buford’s jockey to find the “murderer.” With the help of Sheriff Elvis Mercer and the eccentric denizens of Flat Skunk, Connor and Dan think it’ll be a snap, until the sheriff’s son Jeremiah comes under suspicion--and a human body surfaces in Critter’s Creek, along with a lot more dead frogs. Connor knows her assistant, Miah Mercer, is innocent, and with the aid of a new blind friend, sets about finding out who is killing the frogs--and people--of Calaveras County.
Blind Side is Connor Westphal’s fifth adventure. In this book and in Dead Body Language, Sign of Foul Play, Right to Remain Silent, and A Quiet Undertaking the intrepid deaf sleuth has investigated the mortuary business, family secrets, mining, the construction trade, overdevelopment, health care scams, and other ills of small-town life in the Gold Country. Warner has many devoted deaf fans, and her hearing readers have learned much about the deaf world. Blind Side similarly explores the world of the unsighted. But the most valuable lesson of the series is Connor’s fierce determination not to let her disability rob her of the fullest possible life.
Croaked in Calaveras
Buford the Bullfrog is dead.
And that’s only the beginning....
Connor Westphal, the feisty deaf publisher of the weekly Eureka! jumps into the annual Jubilee festivities when her sidekick and main squeeze, private eye Dan Smith, is retained by Buford’s jockey to find the “murderer.” With the help of Sheriff Elvis Mercer and the eccentric denizens of Flat Skunk, Connor and Dan think it’ll be a snap, until the sheriff’s son Jeremiah comes under suspicion--and a human body surfaces in Critter’s Creek, along with a lot more dead frogs. Connor knows Jeremiah is innocent, and with the aid of a new blind friend, sets about finding out who is killing the frogs--and people--of Calaveras County.
Advance Praise for Blind Side
“Hurrah for Connor Westphal, the warmest, funniest, and most likable amateur sleuth in mystery writing today! Every trip back to Penny Warner’s town of Flat Skunk is always worth the price of admission, but Blind Side is my favorite so far. With an amazing cast of colorful characters, laugh-out-loud humor, chili-covered frogs, and the best literary treatment of a jumping amphibian festival since 1867, this book has it all. Mark Twain would be proud!” --Rick Riordan, Edgar winner and author of The Last King of Texas
“With a colorful cast of characters, a quick-paced plot, and a resourceful heroine who’s as unusual as she is appealing, Penny Warner delivers another winner. Blind Side is lively entertainment that both surprises and satisfies.” --Jonnie Jacobs, author of Murder Among Strangers and Witness for the Defense
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