Bookish Thursday - A Hush at Midnight by Marlene Bell
This is a fun one. Not only does it take place in the state I grew up in, Texas, but there is also a giveaway for this book. And it's another review for WOW-Women on Writing! But, as usual, let me get the 'business' out of the way before I render my opinion. Book Summary Celebrity chef Laura Harris dwells on the horror of finding her mentor’s body in the groundskeeper’s disheveled bed—pillow and bedding half covering her open eyes—purple bruising around her mouth. A grisly snapshot in time revealing the Texas woman’s last moments during her attack. The elderly matriarch from the small town of Stenburg has left the physical world, and Laura is shattered. She is catapulted headlong into the pursuit of a casual executioner, one bold enough to come and go from the crime scene with ease, dropping bizarre crumb trails designed to mock the deceased. But Laura herself doesn’t go unnoticed. As she digs deeper, she is followed and bombarded by warnings to leave the state. When th
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