April Fools (A Murder by Month Romcom Mystery) - Softcover

Lourey, Jess

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1948584824 ISBN 13: 9781948584821

Publisher: Toadhouse Books, 2019

Synopsis

"I laughed, gasped, and cried (all out loud)." -Catriona McPherson, author of Scot and Soda

Librarian and aspiring PI Mira James has discovered one corpse a month for each of the eleven months she's lived in Battle Lake, Minnesota. She'd give her left foot to break that streak this April.

Then she stumbles across that disturbing note, and a Battle Lake girl vanishes.*

She follows the note's trail and is horrified to discover that it leads to her father, who died 13 years earlier. It's a race against the clock to crack the secret he carried to his grave in time to save the girl. Meanwhile, chiseled police chief Gary Wohnt is scrutinizing her every move, aching to finally put her behind bars, and Johnny, her sweet and sexy boyfriend, is planning a surprise for her.

Problem is, she doesn't know if it's a marriage proposal or an intervention.

As Mrs. Berns and Mira take on their final case together, Mira discovers it's more personal than she could have imagined, and that she holds not only the life of the vanished girl but the fate of all Battle Lake in her hands.

*There's also a surprise "guest" appearance.

April Fools is a suspenseful, laugh-out-loud comic caper mystery, perfect for readers who enjoy the humorous mysteries of Janet Evanovich, Deborah Coonts, Jana DeLeon, and Denise Grover Swank. If you love to laugh while reading a page-turning mystery, this series is for you!

April Fools is the twelfth in an ongoing series featuring Mira James, an urban woman with rural Minnesota roots. The books can be read in any order; each novel stands alone. Get all the Mira James mysteries today!

May Day
June Bug
Knee High by the Fourth of July
August Moon
September Mourn
October Fest
November Hunt
December Dread
January Thaw
February Fever
March of Crimes
April Fools

Or, if you love to sink into a satisfying binge read, check out the smart-priced bundles!

Mira James Mysteries Summer Bundle, Books 1-4 (May, June, July, and August)
Mira James Mysteries Fall Bundle, Books 5-7 (September, October, November)
Mira James Mysteries Winter Bundle, Books 8-10 (December, January, February)

PRAISE FOR APRIL FOOLS

"Couldn't put it down." ―Linda (five stars)

"I read this out of order. It made no difference and I absolutely loved it...What sets this book apart that it is both lighthearted and edgy! It doesn't feel like your average vanilla, 'the librarian is the sleuth' mystery...this is a fast-paced page turner." ―Jane B. (NetGalley)

"What a fun, cheeky, cleverly-plotted book! This is well-constructed and kept me interested throughout. I'm not the typical 'mystery reader' but the cover drew me in and I was very glad I gave it a chance. Recommend!" ―Jenna H. (NetGalley)

"Deeply satisfying, funny, moving, as tightly plotted as ever. The end of Mira's adventure gives us exactly what we want and yet still leaves us thinking." ―Catriona McPherson, award-winning author of Scot and Soda

About this title

About the Author

Jessica (Jess) Lourey writes about secrets.

She's the bestselling Lefty, Agatha, and Anthony-nominated author of nonfiction, YA adventure, magical realism, suspense, and thrillers. Jess is a tenured professor of writing and sociology, a recipient of The Loft's Excellence in Teaching fellowship, a Psychology Today blogger, and a TEDx presenter. Check out her TEDx Talk to discover the surprising inspiration behind May Day, her first published novel.
She lives in Minneapolis with her family and her foster cats (and occasional foster puppies, but man those goobers are a lot of work). You can find out more at jessicalourey.com.

Review

"Mira James along with her sidekick, Mrs. Berns, and the rag-tag denizens of Battle Lake are in their usual hilarious and increasingly heart-wrenching tricks.  Please say it's an April Fool's joke and not goodbye! The world needs Mira and her soulful search for love, light, lawless losers, and, of course, Bigfoot." ~Linda Joffe Hull, author of The Big Bang and The Mrs. Frugalicious Mysteries

Edition details

• Publisher: Toadhouse Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1948584824
• ISBN 13: 9781948584821
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 316